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

Wired
By Lily Hay NewmanAug 12, 2023, 4:23 pm525 ptsHot
The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. But at Defcon, a researcher says it has troubling flaws.

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