Mac OS X Folk: Run Software Update to Protect Against MacDefender

Apple rolled out the new Mac Security Update 2011-003 to address threats posed by the latest family of malware under the MacDefender moniker. Keep your system up-to-date with Apple’s built-in Software Update program (Apple menu > Software Update), and if your system is infected by MacDefender, the security update will helpfully nuke it. After you …

Recent Apple Software Updates

If you don’t religiously follow MacUpdate.com or refresh Apple’s Software Update once a day, you may have missed some of the recent software updates for Mac OS X and iPhone/iPad: Safari 5.0.4 (available for Leopard and Snow Leopard) iTunes 10.2.1 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4 iOS 4.3 for iPhone and iPad (plug …