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    From Tom Elam@[email protected] to comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sat Apr 18 13:07:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.advocacy

    Maria brags about Android updates some OS modules but ignores how Apple handles those silently.

    In Terminal: grep Installed /var/log/install.log

    to get a list of all updates. For my Air this is the record since
    purchase on Feb 16. It includes both user initiated and silent app and security updates. Quite the long list as there has been only one minor
    OS update since purchase.

    thomaselam@Thomas-MacBook-Air ~ % grep Installed /var/log/install.log 2026-02-16 18:40:23-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[632]: Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5329)
    2026-02-16 18:40:25-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[632]: Installed "XProtectPayloads" (156)
    2026-02-16 18:40:27-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[632]: Installed
    "Gatekeeper Compatibility Data" (1.0)
    2026-02-16 18:40:28-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[632]: Installed "MRTConfigData" (1.93)
    2026-02-16 18:58:47-05 MacBook-Air installd[638]: Installed "" ()
    2026-02-16 22:19:57-05 MacBook-Air installd[638]: Installed "Microsoft
    365 and Office for Mac" ()
    2026-02-16 22:20:02-05 MacBook-Air installd[638]: Installed "Microsoft OneDrive" ()
    2026-02-16 22:20:56-05 MacBook-Air installd[638]: Installed "Microsoft AutoUpdate" ()
    2026-02-16 23:09:30-05 MacBook-Air installd[638]: Installed
    "OneCalendar" (6.901.0)
    2026-02-17 08:14:04-05 Thomass-MacBook-Air installd[1115]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (Continuous)" ()
    2026-02-17 18:14:32-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[871]: Installed "MRTConfigData" (1.93)
    2026-02-17 18:14:32-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[871]: Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5330)
    2026-02-17 18:14:32-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[871]: Installed
    "Gatekeeper Compatibility Data" (1.0)
    2026-02-17 18:14:32-05 MacBook-Air system_installd[871]: Installed "XProtectPayloads" (157)
    2026-02-18 03:24:12-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft AutoUpdate" ()
    2026-02-18 03:24:52-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft
    Excel" ()
    2026-02-18 03:25:23-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft OneNote" ()
    2026-02-18 03:25:40-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-02-18 03:26:07-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-02-18 03:26:36-05 MacBook-Air installd[869]: Installed "Microsoft
    Word" ()
    2026-02-22 07:08:43-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[956]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (25.001.21223)" ()
    2026-02-22 07:22:58-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[956]: Installed
    "Microsoft OneDrive" ()
    2026-02-24 13:01:38-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[924]: Installed
    "Microsoft OneNote" ()
    2026-02-24 13:02:02-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[924]: Installed
    "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-02-24 13:02:31-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[924]: Installed
    "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-02-24 13:02:52-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[924]: Installed
    "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-02-24 13:03:14-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[924]: Installed
    "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-02-25 06:19:52-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[925]:
    Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5331)
    2026-02-26 21:43:16-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[918]: Installed
    "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-02-27 06:44:32-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installer[2500]: Installed "MacKeeper" ()
    2026-02-27 06:44:34-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "MacKeeper" ()
    2026-03-04 06:15:10-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Microsoft OneNote" ()
    2026-03-04 06:15:35-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-03-04 06:16:05-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-03-04 06:16:28-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-03-04 06:16:49-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-03-04 06:35:17-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[910]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (25.001.21265)" ()
    2026-03-04 18:10:01-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[913]:
    Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5332)
    2026-03-04 18:21:11-07 Thomas-MacBook-Air softwareupdated[551]: +[SUOSUInstalledUpdateJournal addDescriptorsToInstalledUpdateJournal:]:
    Set install date for <SUOSUProduct:
    MSU_UPDATE_25D2128_patch_26.3.1_minor> (buildVersion = 25D2128)
    2026-03-10 14:09:54-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (25.001.21288)" ()
    2026-03-10 21:51:44-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed "Microsoft OneNote" ()
    2026-03-10 21:52:26-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-03-10 21:53:13-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-03-10 21:54:02-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-03-10 21:54:43-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[10291]: Installed "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-03-11 07:09:08-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[6746]:
    Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5333)
    2026-03-13 17:12:18-04 Thomas-Air system_installd[80646]: Installed "RosettaUpdateAuto" ()
    2026-03-13 17:13:08-04 Thomas-Air installd[80648]: Installed "Google
    Earth" ()
    2026-03-17 23:26:10-04 Thomas-Air installd[96522]: Installed "Microsoft
    Excel" ()
    2026-03-17 23:26:36-04 Thomas-Air installd[96522]: Installed "Microsoft OneNote" ()
    2026-03-17 23:30:16-04 Thomas-Air installd[96522]: Installed "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-03-17 23:30:40-04 Thomas-Air installd[96522]: Installed "Microsoft
    Word" ()
    2026-03-17 23:31:08-04 Thomas-Air installd[96522]: Installed "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-03-18 11:38:01-04 Thomas-Air system_installd[96520]: Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5334)
    2026-03-18 23:38:24-04 Thomas-Air softwareupdated[96517]: +[SUOSUInstalledUpdateJournal addDescriptorsToInstalledUpdateJournal:]:
    Set install date for <SUOSUProduct:
    MSU_UPDATE_25D771280a_patch_26.3.1_rsr> (buildVersion = 25D771280a)
    2026-03-24 13:02:15-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[935]: Installed
    "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-03-24 13:02:52-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[935]: Installed
    "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-03-24 13:03:17-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[935]: Installed
    "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-03-24 13:03:39-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[935]: Installed
    "Microsoft Outlook" ()
    2026-03-24 17:00:51-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air softwareupdated[551]: +[SUOSUInstalledUpdateJournal addDescriptorsToInstalledUpdateJournal:]:
    Set install date for <SUOSUProduct: MSU_UPDATE_25E246_patch_26.4_minor> (buildVersion = 25E246)
    2026-03-24 17:04:55-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[895]:
    Installed "RosettaUpdateAuto" ()
    2026-03-26 05:46:43-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[14354]:
    Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5335)
    2026-03-31 17:39:37-04 Thomas-Air system_installd[922]: Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5336)
    2026-03-31 22:54:04-04 Thomas-Air installd[919]: Installed "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-03-31 22:54:32-04 Thomas-Air installd[919]: Installed "Microsoft
    Excel" ()
    2026-03-31 22:54:57-04 Thomas-Air installd[919]: Installed "Microsoft
    Outlook" ()
    2026-03-31 22:55:21-04 Thomas-Air installd[919]: Installed "Microsoft
    Word" ()
    2026-04-03 23:41:18-04 Thomas-Air system_installd[33071]: Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5337)
    2026-04-05 07:18:21-04 Thomas-Air installd[42260]: Installed "Adobe
    Acrobat" ()
    2026-04-08 03:54:14-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[913]: Installed
    "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-04-08 03:54:37-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[913]: Installed
    "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-04-08 03:54:57-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[913]: Installed
    "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-04-09 21:01:12-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[912]:
    Installed "XProtectPlistConfigData" (5338)
    2026-04-09 21:02:36-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air softwareupdated[602]: +[SUOSUInstalledUpdateJournal addDescriptorsToInstalledUpdateJournal:]:
    Set install date for <SUOSUProduct:
    MSU_UPDATE_25E253_patch_26.4.1_minor> (buildVersion = 25E253)
    2026-04-09 21:05:27-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air system_installd[801]:
    Installed "RosettaUpdateAuto" ()
    2026-04-10 19:40:57-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[1335]: Installed
    "Google Earth" ()
    2026-04-14 19:08:38-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[28042]: Installed "Microsoft Excel" ()
    2026-04-14 19:09:13-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[28042]: Installed "Microsoft PowerPoint" ()
    2026-04-14 19:09:53-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[28042]: Installed "Microsoft Word" ()
    2026-04-14 19:59:36-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[28042]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (26.001.21411)" ()
    2026-04-17 01:50:57-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[68080]: Installed "Microsoft AutoUpdate" ()
    2026-04-17 22:16:25-04 Thomas-MacBook-Air installd[68080]: Installed
    "Adobe Acrobat (26.001.21431)" ()
    thomaselam@Thomas-MacBook-Air ~ %

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