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Q: Just did security update, but not in list of updates?

Hello,

     My mac just told me to install a security update and restart and i did it because its a security update, but when I logged back in and checked the official list for updates (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222), there are no official security updates for around the 10th of febuary. What should I do, is this bad? Is it a virus or hack?

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Posted on Feb 10, 2012 5:26 AM

by WZZZ,Solvedanswer
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Yes. All that looks OK. There were two security updates. The first one was buggy, so a v1.1 was released a few days later. If you have SU set to check weekly, that would explain the delay in seeing the notification for the second one.

 

BTW, next time just use the camera icon in the toolbar above your reply window to post a screenshot.

Posted on Feb 10, 2012 6:31 AM

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  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Feb 10, 2012 6:01 AM in response to theirf
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:01 AM in response to theirf

    Go to System Preferences>Software Update>Installed Software. What's the update? The latest Snow Leopard update was Security Update 2012-001 v1.1 Also, If this is 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, from the Menubar>Go>Go to Folder, enter "/private/var/db/receipts" (no quotation marks.) Scroll through looking for February 10, 2012. You should find

     

    com.apple.pkg.update.security.2012.001.snowleopard.1.1.plist

     

    BTW, your information doesn't make any sense. You can't possibly be running OS 8.6. Did you mean 10.6.8?

     

    Message was edited by: WZZZ

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Feb 10, 2012 6:06 AM in response to theirf
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:06 AM in response to theirf

    theirf wrote:

     

    ... but when I logged back in and checked the official list for updates (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222), there are no official security updates for around the 10th of febuary.

    How often do you have the Software Update system preference set to check for updates? The most recent one has a release date of Feb. 1 (& is probably what you got) but Software Update won't tell you about it until your Mac checks for it. If you have not set it to check automatically, or set it to a monthly check, this could explain what you saw.

     

    BTW, you should see the list of updates in the "Installed Software" tab of the Software Update system preference if you don't want to go looking for receipt files.

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Feb 10, 2012 6:11 AM in response to WZZZ
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:11 AM in response to WZZZ

    If this is Snow Leopard, in that same location you should also see

     

    com.apple.pkg.update.security.2012.001.snowleopard.1.1.bom

  • by theirf,

    theirf theirf Feb 10, 2012 6:12 AM in response to R C-R
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:12 AM in response to R C-R

    well i got one on the 2nd of febuary too. was there an update to that update?

  • by theirf,

    theirf theirf Feb 10, 2012 6:17 AM in response to WZZZ
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:17 AM in response to WZZZ

    you are right my information does not make any sense. i will change it

     

    I am running Snow Leopard.

     

    Here is a sreenshot of installed software, it shows the update on the second as well as the security update I just got today: http://i.imgur.com/JeCbK.png

  • by WZZZ,Solvedanswer

    WZZZ WZZZ Feb 10, 2012 6:31 AM in response to theirf
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    Feb 10, 2012 6:31 AM in response to theirf

    Yes. All that looks OK. There were two security updates. The first one was buggy, so a v1.1 was released a few days later. If you have SU set to check weekly, that would explain the delay in seeing the notification for the second one.

     

    BTW, next time just use the camera icon in the toolbar above your reply window to post a screenshot.

  • by theirf,

    theirf theirf Feb 10, 2012 1:37 PM in response to WZZZ
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    Feb 10, 2012 1:37 PM in response to WZZZ

    oh okay. i didn't see that icon. thank you for the help!