In today’s post, We’ll explore the process of designing and developing malware for macOS, which is a Unix-based operating system. We’ll use a classic approach to understanding Apple’s internals. To follow along, you should have a basic understanding of exploitation, … Read more
In addition to bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough, you can instantly add playful, animated effects to any letter, word, or phrase in iMessage. Or let macOS suggest effects to apply as you type. Whether you want to emphasize some major … Read more
A bug in the release version of macOS Sonoma 14.4 causes Java processes to terminate unexpectedly, so Mac users who need to run Java should delay updating. The new issue is affecting all versions of Java from version 8 on … Read more
Native performance Tart is using Apple’s native Virtualization.Framework that was developed along with architecting the first M1 chip. This seamless integration between hardware and software ensures smooth performance without any drawbacks.
macOS Containers Initiative Containers have fundamentally changed the way that modern software is developed and deployed. Containers are supported by a wide range of operating systems including FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux and even Windows, but are not natively supported by macOS. … Read more
The macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly. As a result, our app does not work. During the macOS 14 Sonoma beta period Apple introduced a bug in … Read more
I am currently not able to change the ulimit on my machine. As of the newest MacOs releases (11.7.9, 12.6.8, and 13.5) I am no longer able to increase the ulimit of my computer using the strategies outlined here: https://wilsonmar.github.io/maximum-limits/ … Read more
Running a lightweight macOS VM on an Apple silicon Mac shouldn’t be a heavyweight task. While there are times when you want to change the number of cores it uses, which folders it shares, and other settings, much of the … Read more
Whenever there’s a macOS update, I give estimates here of its total download size. This isn’t only important for those who don’t have the benefit of high bandwidth connections, but it also provides an indication of how much has changed … Read more
macOS Catalina and later include an anti-malware scanning service, XProtect Remediator (XPR), that periodically checks your Mac for known malware. If it detects anything untoward, it tries to remove it in a process Apple terms remediation. Because this is all … Read more