Hello, Thanx for the explanation. On my system, the last date is from today, so, I am safe and it works I think. But, something strings, the checkbox: "Automatically update safe downloads list" box"is checked but is disabled so I can't change it. I don't know what can be wrong.
Also another remark about the command: if you add | rep 'GMT', you will see directly the line with the date. Kind regards, William Windels Op 3-jun-2011, om 16:13 heeft Hai Nguyen Ly het volgende geschreven: > > http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?newsid=3283838&olo=rss > > Fri, 03 Jun 2011 How to force your Mac to update its malware definitions > > Malware-fearing Mac users have been able to breathe easier since Apple > released Security Update 2011-003 earlier this week. The key elements of the > Security Update were that it successfully detected and removed a couple > variants of the Mac Defender Trojan horse, and also added a daily check for > new malware definitions. > > Not even 24 hours later, some malicious folks released a new version of the > Mac Defender Trojan horse into the wild--a variant that Apple's initial > update couldn't detect. The antivirus folk refer to the new incarnation as > the "C" variant. > > > If you haven't yet installed that Security Update and do so now, you'll > automatically get Apple's up-to-date security definitions, which include the > new C variant of Mac Defender. But if you--like me--installed the update back > on May 31 then your definitions might still be out of date. > > Even if you leave the new Security preference to "Automatically update safe > downloads list" checked, your Mac might not have run that check itself yet. > And if you--again, like me--would prefer that your Mac go grab the latest > definitions right this second, it can be done. > > > > First, check to see whether you're already up to date or not. Launch > Terminal, and paste this command: > > more > /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/XProtect.meta.plist > > What do you see? At this writing, some folks (with the old definitions) will > see (among some other data) a "last modification date" listed as Thu, 26 May > 2011 02:24:41. (If you see any later date, you're more current than this > tutorial, but the instructions below will still help ensure that you have the > latest malware definitions.) > > Now, to force your Mac to update, follow these steps: > > 1. Launch System Preferences > > 2. Go to the Security preference pane > > 3. Uncheck the "Automatically update safe downloads list" box > > 4. Re-check that box. > > Ta-da! Now, if all goes well, and you re-run that Terminal command from > above, you'll see that the timestamp has changed. As of this writing, the > "last modification date" should be Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:19:15 GMT. > > You needn't run this command every day; your Mac should automatically update > that list as long as you leave the checkbox checked. But if you want to make > sure you're current because you've heard about new, unpleasant malware on the > loose that might harm your Mac, now you know how to force an update. > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
