JK213 wrote:
Hi
I was wondering if there were any smart heads in our Apple community who knows more about apples products security/antivirus named Protect X.
We only see any of it when having to accept new apps from known or unknown developers.
i am a big fan of antivirus software because they tend to speed up the system when it comes to working with pictures, video and gaming and so on.
Protect X doesn't have a user interface like other normal security software, assuming it is that built in.
My question is, can it be controlled or is it completely automated in our Apple products?
There is no user interaction required.
Third party AntiVirus is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apples own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/
Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
more—https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1902/en_US/apple-platform-security-guide.pdf
XProtect, the anti-malware system on the macOS.
Apple uses its Software Update service— as a mechanism for installing “background and critical” updates that are installed silently in the background with no notifications to the user.
The macOS uses these to combat malware:
Gatekeeper mechanism, central to security services, which tries to ensure that any code loaded is ‘safe’. Code signatures are only part of this.
XProtect checks the security and integrity of files, including in broader ways too, vulnerable document types, such as JPEG images, are also screened to ensure that they’re not malicious.
Apple’s Malware Removal Tool (MRT) an app which often complements XProtect’s signature-based screening, and can automatically remove all traces of many different species of malware.
System Integrity Protection (SIP) which ensures that nothing can tamper with key system files, or even Apple’s bundled apps.
