Blog - Archived Entries - August 2024
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August 28, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5272 for
OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID:
062-59184)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5272 for
macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 062-59183)
- Apple XProtect Payloads version 142 (Update Product ID: 062-54041)
- Allow List for Macintosh firmware security checks
(“EFI Check”), version 151 (Update Product ID:
062-53561)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
August 20, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Payloads version 142 (Update Product ID: 062-54041)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
August 7, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- macOS 14.6.1 Sonoma
- macOS 14.6.1 Sonoma Update for macOS 10.12 and later (Update Product ID: 062-58676)
- macOS 13.6.9 Ventura (Update Product ID: 062-53088)
- BridgeOS Customer Update 14.6.1 (Update Product ID: 062-53951)
The updates address critical security issues in the
operating systems. They additionally resolve a problem
with the “Advanced Data Protection for iCloud” feature.
August 6, 2024:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5271 for
OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID:
062-53777)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5271 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 062-53776)
- Apple XProtect Payloads version 141 (Update Product ID: 062-42315)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.