Apple's software update is a convenient way to locate and install patches for OS X and supported applications from Apple. For the most part, it is an automatic feature that works in the background, ...

Following the huge backlash (Techmeme) that erupted in the wake Apple's decision to push Safari to all Windows users via the Apple Software Updater, the company has made some tweaks to the UI in an ...

A "huge" number of third-party Mac apps are under threat of man-in-the-middle attacks due to a recently discovered vulnerability in Sparkle, an open source framework used to facilitate software ...

Microsoft is warning software vendors to protect their updater processes after discovering a "well-planned, finely orchestrated" attack that hijacked an unnamed editing tool's software supply chain.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Nokia is starting afresh, giving its existing customers exactly what they need. Today, the Finnish mobile manufacturer has announced the release of its new Nokia Software Updater for Mac, a tool ...

If you’re one of the many Mac OS X users who received an installation dialog for Google Earth Update Helper asking you to enter your password, it wasn’t malware. Instead, it seems to be a bad update ...

Software Updater is an potentially unwanted program that is installed as a Windows service by adware bundles. When this service is created it will be configured to start automatically when Windows ...