I’ve always thought the most nefarious attack vector would be for the bad guys to get a list of all the installed AV software from one of the major vendors, then send out an evil automatic “update.” What safeguards are in place to prevent this from happening?
I get auto update all the time for Apple macOS, IOS, for Adobe Apps, every app I’ve bought on the app store and more. Many of these are auto-installed in the background. Who protects the safety of these updates?
>>”PC now useless.”
almost like a troll, Pabiance is on here several times a year with his computer emergencies, and no your PC is not useless!
They used a Windows Update Trojan Horse.
Since that was publicly revealed, Microsoft has changed its update protocol.
I don't know what they changed, but updates now take longer, and they usually involve one or two auto-restarts, which requires new log-ins, of course.
If anyone on this thread does know how MSFT changed their protocol, I'd be interested in hearing a summary.
Any updates that flow through the App Store are vetted before released. The REAL danger, even on a Mac, is non App Store software. While most is ok/safe, there are trojan bits out there - as well as vectors for other nefarious actions.
Very few (and further shrinking) Apple-related software installs use pop-ups or emails to remind one to update to a new version. In fact - other than JAVA (if you have it actually installed) and MS Office (and only after you launch one of the suit’s apps when it auto-checks for updates).