Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about how Apple is going to infuse its products with artificial intelligence (AI) at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. But there’s another way the company might be putting AI to good use – and it could help keep your Mac safe from malware and other digital nasties.
As spotted by macOS developer and blogger Howard Oakley, Apple has just updated its XProtect anti-malware system with 74 new rules aimed specifically at the Adload adware virus, which hijacks your browser and forces you to visit malicious sites. XProtect is a built-in macOS feature that detects malicious code in third-party apps and prevents them from running, and an update to its definitions is not particularly unusual.
