How do I find or download XProtect on iMac?

?, how to download Xprotec(from apple). I don't find it in my system. Is it additional security?


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iMac 27″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Jan 26, 2026 12:13 PM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2026 3:12 PM

Tamlouie wrote:

I need to know how to get it back. A supposed apple agent removed it over the phone as a “security protocol” when looking for bugs. I am in a fix now as I have been duped.


No, you don’t.


Erase the entire install, restore from a prior-to-breach backup (if one exists), and change all passwords and passkeys, enabling two-factor authentication where available and not already enabled.


Efforts to identify and remediate breached components and to identify potential backdoors is a doomed strategy.



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How do I find or download XProtect on iMac?

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