Apple adds daily definition checks

After a recent increase in malware targeting Mac OS X, Apple has stepped up its security offerings by adding functionality to its XProtect program that will check for new malware definitions on a daily basis.

The daily updating feature will be added to XProtect when the most recent security update – which adds detection for the MacDefender trojan – is applied. Until now, Apple has dealt with security incidents on a case-by-case basis, pushing OS changes as and when needed to address specific issues. The new move towards automatic updates should give Mac users better protection – at least until new Mac malware starts to appear on a more frequent basis.

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