![]() This morning (Japan Time), after seeing Agen’s TidBITS Talk message, I let the App Stare app install a newly released I can tell you that it’s not at all unusual as I see it with just about every update. Again, I don’t know that this was an error or there was some underlying reason for using an older version. ![]() A separate package called “FullBundleUpdate.pkg” is part of each update with the intent of gathering those disparate items into the update. Examples are Safari, iTunes, MRT, Gatekeeper, XProtect, etc. There are several projects that are managed by individual development teams that operate independently of the main macOS engineering team. They have a special package included with each update designed to do exactly that. I have no idea why Apple chose not to include the latest versions. I am able to verify that the version of MRT that comes with Security Update 2019-004 for Sierra is 1.35, and since you had an older version before, it was updated. ![]() I was in Mojave, so had to reboot to High Sierra to figure out what was going on. So, my question is: why did Apple fail to update those versions? Security Update 2019-004 certainly updated my system this morning (and did modify the MRT app), and why didn’t it make them “up to date”? Howard Oakley’s SilentKnight app (version 1.1 (2)) complains Gatekeeper is version 135 which should be 173, and MRT is version 1.35 which should be 1.47. That app is what was installed with the Security Update, so you are now fully up-to-date.įinder says that the version number of the MRT application (currently in my //System/Library/CoreServices) is 1.35 (created on June 14, 2018, 9:02, and modified today, at 9:50. Yes, you have been looking in the wrong place for your current version number. I’ve checked System Preferences’ App Store tab right now, and the settings are indeed set as you said. Go to System Preferences->App Store and make sure you have checked both the “Automatically check for updates” and “Install system data files and security updates” enabled. That would seem to indicate to me that you don’t have your System Preferences properly configured to receive updates. There is a Terminal command you can use to see what version you have, but a much easier way is to download Howard Oakley’s SilentKnight or LockRattler app from and run it when you hear there has been an update. That app is what was installed with the Security Update, so you are now fully up-to-date. System Information only shows you the dates when a particular package is installed, so it will show you that Security Update 2019-004 was installed, but not the individual components like MRT. The security updates mentioned here are not the same as the update you manually installed today, rather they are critical background (silent) installs. I’ve been checking the System Information app’s “Installations” list, but the “MRTConfigData” item still says “1.28, 7, 15:59.” However, there is an application named “MRT” in /System/Library/CoreServices, and its last modified date is today, July 23, 2019, 9:50 AM (Japan time), that was when Security Update 2019-004 was being installed. Howard Oakley’s page says High Sierra should have MRT Config Data version 1.47, 18 July 2019, but my iMac’s High Sierra system doesn’t have that! It says only version 1.28 of January 2018. ![]() I searched for files that has the text string “METConfigData” in the name, and EasyFind found two files named …, one ending with".plist", and another ending with “.bom”, and both are in /System/Library/Receipts, and are dated 7, 15:59. This morning (Japan time) I installed Security Update 2019-004 into my iMac’s High Sierra 10.3.6, but System Information still says the same thing about MRTConfigData. Since I read your article, I’ve been checking the System Information app’s “Installations” list, but the “MRTConfigData” item still says “1.28, 7, 15:59.”
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