Security Bite: Here's what malware your Mac can detect and remove on its own

Security Bite: Here's what malware your Mac can detect and remove on its own

Ever wonder what malware macOS can detect and remove without help from third-party software? Apple continuously adds new malware detection rules to Mac’s built-in XProtect suite. While most rule names (signatures) are obfuscated, with a bit of reversing engineering, security researchers can map them to their common industry names. In this edition of 9to5Mac Security Bite, I revisit a story I started working on in May of 2024. Because Apple is co…