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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.2

The update prevents MacBook Pro (2019 or later) and MacBook Air (2020 or later) models from incurring damage when they are connected to certain third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C hubs and docks. Apple Info You Should Know

What Do Blue Dots Mean on an iPhone or iPad Home Screen?

If you see a blue dot beside an app name on your iPhone or iPad home screen, it means that the app has recently been updated. In this way, the blue dot suggests that there might be new features added to the app since you last ran it. It encourages you to check the app out again. In fact, the same thing happens when you update apps on your Mac. If blue dots are appearing beside your app names when you don’t expect it, that means you have automatic app updates enabled on your iPhone or iPad. If you’d like to disable automatic app updates, visit Settings > App Store and flip off the switch beside “App Updates.” But in general, having this feature enabled is a good thing. Apple Info You Should Know

An Estimated 30,000 Macs infected with new Silver Sparrow • ~/Library/._insu • /tmp/agent.sh • /tmp/version.json • /tmp/version.plist • /tmp/verx • ~/Library/Launchagents/verx.plist • ~/Library/Launchagents/init_verx.plist

Perhaps you have heard or seen stories about the latest malware written to attack Macs. The malware is called “Silver Sparrow“. If you want to check for the presence of “Silver Sparrow“, see if any of the files on the right are on your Mac. An easier solution is to run or any other malware detector software (Clean My Mac X, for Mac, Kaspersky for Mac, Airo). My understanding is that most will find and eliminate it.

To have become infected, you likely installed something named “update.pkg“ or “updater“. Gullible people may have thought that these are legitimate updaters. NEVER DOWNLOAD FILES FROM UNKNOWN SORCES OR FILES THAT WHOSE PURPOSE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. When possible stick with the Apple app stores for your software needs and updates. Apple Info You Should Know

Malwarebytes Reports on the State of Mac Malware in 2020

Malwarebytes Labs has published its 2021 report on DOES MACOS EVER CHECK MY DISK FOR malware, reflecting on the state of malware threats in MALWARE? 2020 based on detections in the Malwarebytes apps and services. Overall malware detections decreased 38% on XProtect (an internal macOS program) the Mac, though Mac malware in businesses increased checks for malicious software. In 10.15 and 31%. It’s worth keeping in mind that actual malware—the later. It checks all software you open, not truly malicious stuff—accounted for just 1.5% of all Mac just recent downloads, against its list of detections in 2020, with the rest being and so- known malware, which is updated every called potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), which is couple of weeks. It will notify you of just a nice term for crapware like browser toolbars that potential problems. clutter your browser, display ads, and track you. Apple Info You Should Know

Apple now selling refurbished M1 MacBook Air units starting at $850

Apple has gold, silver, and space gray M1 MacBook‌ Air ‌ models with an 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, and 8GB RAM available to purchase, along with one higher-priced $1,019 model that has 16GB RAM. Pricing is approximately 15 percent less than retail, which is standard for refurbished devices… Apple Info You Should Know

Google fnally reveals the huge amount of data Gmail collects on iPhone

App Store screenshots show diferences between Gmail (left) An App Store screenshot of Gmail’s summary App Privacy label in iOS 14. and YouTube (right) for the “third-party advertising” section. Image Apple Info You Should Know Apple Info You Should Know

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