Apple releases 'Mac Defender' security update

Apple has now released a security update for Mac OS X ‘Snow Leopard’ users to protect them from ‘mac Defender’ and associated variants. Problem over, right?Wrong!

Apple has released an advisory that describes how to both avoid and remove Mac Defender malware from affected systems.

With Lion set to debut next month, Apple has released updates for Snow Leopard and Leopard. Mac OS X 10.6.8 could be a prerequisite for Lion.

It’s clear that Apple really doesn’t want users to think about security that much. So much so that the Cupertino giant is resorting to stealthy security updates.

Today Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 to fix the ‘Locationgate’ bug. While this update is offered to a whole raft of devices, users running the iPhone 3G, released under three years ago, won’t be getting an update. Is it time for Apple to publish an ‘End of Life’ roadmap for iOS devices?

The latest security update for Mac OS X can be seen as an indication of just how many people have fallen victim to the MacDefender malware.

Apple has released updates for the versions of Java running on Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 (Leopard and Snow Leopard). The updates include security fixes.

Over on Apple’s support forum some owners of the new 2011 MacBook Pro have been complaining that their notebooks are locking up or ‘hard freezing’ under heavy load. Yesterday Apple released a Mac OS X update 10.6.7 which, amongst other things, improves graphics stability. But does the update fix the problem?

After weeks of '10.6.3 is imminent' stories, Apple has finally released the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with a substantial list of improvements including more than 50 security fixes.