A Windows 10 firewall that works like Little Snitch? For those of you that don't know what Little Snitch is, it's a Mac program that detects outbound connections and lets you set up rules to block connections.
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- How to block Little Snitch from calling home and killing numbers:
- 1. The first step is to block Little Snitch with Little Snitch. Create two new rules in Little Snitch as below:
- a) Deny connections to Server Hostname http://www.obdev.at in LS Configuration. The address that will appear if you do it correctly is 80.237.144.65. Save.
- and the next is:
- b) Deny connections in LS Config to the application Little Snitch UIAgent (navigate to /Library/Little Snitch/Little Snitch UIAgent.app, any server, any port.
- 2. After that is done, open the Terminal (in your Utilities) and paste in:
- sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts
- (Hit return and type in your admin password). A TextEdit window will open behind the Terminal window. Command+Tab to it - this is your hosts file.
- 3. Place your cursor at the end of the text there, type or leave one vertical space and paste in the following:
- # Block Little Snitch
- 4. Close TextEdit, hit Command+Tab to return to the Terminal window, and paste in the following:
- sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
- 5. Hit the Return key and quit Terminal. You're finished now.
- 6. Easy, isn't it. If only everyone would do this, the developer would cease and desist from killing the number that you personally are using successfully on your Mac. At least until the next version is released…
Starting with macOS 10.15.4 the above “Legacy System Extension” message will be shown when Little Snitch is installed.
→ Please read this blog post to learn more about why this message is shown.
Will there be an update of Little Snitch that’s compatible with macOS 10.16?
Yes. We are going to release Little Snitch 5 later this year, which will be compatible with macOS 10.16. → Learn more…
Will I get the update for free?
Yes. All licenses sold now include a free upgrade to Little Snitch 5. In addition, customers who purchased Little Snitch 4 within a one-year period prior to the final release of Little Snitch 5 will also get a free upgrade. → Learn more…
Will Little Snitch 4 run on macOS 10.16?
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Little Snitch 4 will not be loaded on macOS 10.16 by default, but there will still be an option to allow the loading. → Learn more…