DetectX Swift
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DetectX Swift overview
DetectX Swift is an on-demand security and troubleshooting tool that uses a combination of hardcoded search definitions along with live updates and predictive heuristics to detect both known and unknown threats and issues.
DetectX Swift provides you with multiple analytical capabilities regarding both your system's current state and changes to its state over time related to its ongoing security and performance.
What’s new in version 1.0982
Updated on Nov 29 2021
Version 1.0982:
- Internal search criteria updated
- Malware search heuristics updated
- DetectX Swift no longer repeatedly asks for the admin password when launching on macOS 12 Monterey.
- DetectX Swift no longer uses the Sparkle update framework. See the Notes below.
Note: Version 1 of DetectX Swift is not supported on macOS 12 Monterey
Information
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- Mac OS X OS X 10.11 or later
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Jun 24 2020
Version: 1.095
This is a very useful - and now FREE - malware detector for the Mac. Great effort by the programmer to keep this updated and relevant. I will buy the update when it is available because this is a product I trust (and I paid for v1 too).
Jan 2 2019
Version: 1.082
WARNING! DetectX Swift is not free, it is trial so using it few times you will end up PAYING.
Aug 12 2018
Version: 1.076
Miraculously, the app completes a scan in 3 seconds after opening!
Subsequent scans take twice as long at 6 seconds.
It said "no threats or problems found."
Hard to believe it’s doing a thorough job in so little time.
Here’s the entire log, sure doesn’t look very thorough:
macOS: Version 10.12.6 (Build 16G1510)
File System: hfs
Temp: The thermal state is within normal limits.
Boot time: Fri Aug 10 12:28:03 2018
Uptime: 1 day, 5:55
Spotlight status for /:
Indexing enabled.
System Integrity Protection status: enabled.
Gatekeeper status: disabled. Caution! Allowing apps downloaded from anywhere.
FileVault is Off.
Internet: Reachable
Search definitions are up-to-date.
Subsequent scans take twice as long at 6 seconds.
It said "no threats or problems found."
Hard to believe it’s doing a thorough job in so little time.
Here’s the entire log, sure doesn’t look very thorough:
macOS: Version 10.12.6 (Build 16G1510)
File System: hfs
Temp: The thermal state is within normal limits.
Boot time: Fri Aug 10 12:28:03 2018
Uptime: 1 day, 5:55
Spotlight status for /:
Indexing enabled.
System Integrity Protection status: enabled.
Gatekeeper status: disabled. Caution! Allowing apps downloaded from anywhere.
FileVault is Off.
Internet: Reachable
Search definitions are up-to-date.
Jun 27 2018
Version: 1.074
applehelpwriter,
With the unfortunate demise of Critical Updates, has it's features been incorporated into DetectX Swift?
Always recommended that little app…
With the unfortunate demise of Critical Updates, has it's features been incorporated into DetectX Swift?
Always recommended that little app…
Jan 22 2018
Version: 1.01
You folks have this app listed as "Free", however the program asks for a registration key.
Is it free or not?
Jan 13 2018
Version: 0.121
I have several apps by this developer. They're all free/shareware and he gives great customer support. DetectX Swift repeat some of the functionality of other apps of his that I use, but it looks better and offers some extra functionality, so I'll probably ditch the others when this is no longer beta software.
Jan 13 2018
Version: 0.121
I didn't like the launch agent warning either. It seemed to give too many alerts so I disabled it in the app's prefs. I still run the app on a daily basis though as it's good for showing what's changed in the background. Its also very fast and light on system resources.
Jan 12 2018
Version: 0.121
This app is garbage and very possible malicious.
It list files that are 100% save and even list files from CleanMyMac as dangerous. WTF?
But the worst of all, this app installs a Launchagent which could be your worst nightmare, especially from a developer who creates an app to mark similars apps as dangerous. That’s bad practice to say the least and should be avoided at all times. Shame on you!!
My advice, stay away from this malicious app !
Jan 12 2018
Version: 0.121
Seems to work well, but it flagged an app as troublesome; but no clue as to why! 4 stars instead of 5 for this.
Dec 20 2017
Version: 0.117
detected remnants of problematic files that were still on my computer ... Bravo! job well done ...
Dec 14 2017
Version: 0.113
The app might still be in β, but it’s running perfectly fine on my Mac at this point.
A very good tool to run on your Mac these days…
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