[Swordmaker]

I recall that some time ago you posted instructions on how to turn On Apple’s anti-malware downloader that software like Intego turns off.

Would you mind posting that again?

Glad to do it, Jim

You can check the status of the OS X Gatekeeper protection by invoking your Terminal (use Spotlight and merely type Terminal and hit return). Then at the UNIX™ prompt type:

spctl --status

Note the double N-Dash before the command status.

That will report either "assessments enabled" or "assessments disabled".

If it is disabled, you can turn Gatekeeper back on by entering the following command:

sudo spctl --master-enable

It will require entering an Administrator Name and Password to activate Sudo. That will reactivate Gatekeeper. To turn it off, if for any reason you want to, enter the following:

sudo spctl --master-disable

Also requiring an Administrator permission.

[jimtorr]

Thanks, Swordmaker. Assessments are enabled.

There is another Apple “thingie” (I was a career corporate security type, so that is sometimes my level of expertise) that downloads malware blocking code from Apple in the background. I can never remember the name.

Should I be concerned that that function might be turned off, as well?