How to find if your apps are affected by the Sparkle hijack

Mac Kung Fu
By mcfFeb 10, 2016, 11:57 am827 pts
As reported by MacRumors and various other sources, Mac apps that use the Sparkle back-end software to auto-update are potentially vulnerable to a hack attack.

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