![]() 'Report malware (to Apple) to protect others' might be Windows-style wording, if it were genuine. 'from an unknown source' might work - though usually, that's macOS or its affiliates being over-zealous and "warning" the poor User about something that matters not at all. 'this file was downloaded on… an unknown date' is not a detail Apple or HP would be interested in, even if it was their wording. If it were genuine, that would at best be Windows-style wording… doubly interesting since malware-merchants tend to wean themselves on Windows. ' "HP Scanner 3" will damage your computer…' is not wording Apple or HP use. If you have support contracts call Apple and HP and ask them to ignore the general meaning and explain the specific wording.įailing that, here in the UK you might take the same Question somewhere like Stormfront… next-best thing to an Apple Store but with reasonable prices. 123.hp.com - HP Printer Software SW Download Complete setup using HP Easy Start HP. The meaning is exactly as speculated but the wording did not come from either Apple or HP HP Smart Stay productive and organized with HP Smart Print, scan. I've been providing tech support to both Apple and HP users since before there were Macs, let alone macOS, and I've never seen or heard of that wording. ![]() Prolly, the scam will involve an instruction/suggestion to replace the "suspect" software. ![]() That wording is so clearly wrong, it indicates someone is trying to scam you. That particular message does not indicate macOS has decided to block anything. If you want to check your software, here are two apps I love and use to check certificates and signing status. Run software updates and you should see updates for HP or worst case see if you can get support from them (they will be very busy the next few days while this all sorts out) Here is the package we pushed to thousands of Macs around noon yesterday to address yesterday’s specific certificate revocation. You are correct in scanning software will not work unless you ignore revoked signed apps or update your software. With features such as automatic photo detection, multi-page document processing, text recognition (OCR)1, and PDF file output, HP Easy Scan will help you. The vast majority of HP apps for macOS (which are slightly different than the driver stubs needed for printing) were signed by now revoked certificates. Things are working technically how they should, but from a support and culture perspective, I am certain thousands (perhaps millions) of people are realizing “suddenly” that this is built into their OS. The OS does check for revocations online so yes it blocks apps even if you don’t update the apps or the OS.įor HP printers and scanners, the problem is the revocation of the certificates HP used to sign their software, not that macOS checks for revoked certificates. like other antivirus programs, depends on you updating a list of virus definitions from their Web site frequently and scanning your hard drive to spot. This message happens when the certificate used to sign software gets revoked.
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