Re:Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoo...
by hunter2_ on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @08:59PM
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I suppose that depends on the application of the transitive property of English grammar: "Install (system) (data files and security updates)" or "Install (system data files) and (security updates)"
Re:Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoo...
by lonelappde on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:06PM
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Removing a malware app is installing a system security update.
Re:Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoo...
by hunter2_ on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:37PM
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Would you happen to have any examples outside of this particular update where an OS security update goes and changes something that the OS didn't itself create? Genuinely curious if this is a thing. The word "system" can be scoped any which way (see system of systems) but typically means "part of the OS" in this context.
Re:Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoo...
by johnhart on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:58PM
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Microsoft does this monthly with the Malicious Software Removal Tool which comes down as part of Windows Update.
Re:Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoo...
by HelloNurse on Thursday July 11, 2019 @08:44AM
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Isn't it a security update of a system data file (the malware removal tool configuration)?
And it is a security update meant to annihilate a serious malware threat, not to mess with legitimate third party software.
The setting is called "Install system data files and security updates": it's not just system components.