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Mac malware can easily bypass Apple’s Background Task Manager, says security researcher

Apple has a three-layer system for protecting Macs against malware. First, it seeks to prevent installation of malware. It does this by vetting apps in the Mac App Store, and using Gatekeeper with ...
Wired

An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass

One of your Mac's built-in malware detection tools may not be working quite as well as you think. At the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, longtime Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle ...
AppleInsider

Bugs in macOS Background Task Manager keeps apps hidden

The Background Task Manager in macOS Ventura isn't as effective as it could be, as a security researcher claims it can be easily bypassed. Apple introduced the Background Task Manager as part of macOS ...
MacTech

Security researcher says the macOS Background Task Manager tool has troubling flaws

The macOS Background Task Manager tool was introduced with macOS Ventura in October 2022. It’s supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine, but a researcher says it has troubling ...
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A bizarre bug in the latest Windows 11 update allows endless copies of Task Manager to run in the background and can even impact system performance

As peculiar Windows bugs go, this one is a doozy. It seems Task Manager in the latest October update for Windows 11 (update KB5067036, which is both currently and mercifully optional) is determined to ...