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1. #Block outgoing connections for adobe products mac how to#
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It was while blocking IP addresses that Norton crashed. I then began to block outgoing traffic to IP associated with malware based on a review of ThreatCrowd and similar sites. The same attempt was made on my home network in November.

#Block outgoing connections for adobe products mac software#

In October I was on a commercial hotel network, and the Norton software blocked an ARP Cache Poison attempt. I did a thorough scrub of my Norton Log files. I was notified a few weeks ago that my government data was part of the OPM hack. Are these a signature or source of possible malicious activity? I run MS office, and a browser, and norton, and not a lot of other software. I did a safe install, and have done a spreadsheet that compares this with a normal install.

#Block outgoing connections for adobe products mac how to#

At this point, am specifically interested in how to identify spyware rather than adware. The Norton software did detect and quarantine a trojan last year. I have worked for the government, and worked overseas. I've used Norton, but see references here to "little snitch."

I do need an application that logs incoming and outgoing traffic.

Am less worried about virus than spyware, trojans or hacks. If there is something that might explain connections to "servers known to be associated with malware", it may show it.ĭisclaimer: Although EtreCheck is free, there are other links on my site that could give me some form of compensation, financial or otherwise. it will list all of the software running on your machine, both good and bad. EtreCheck is perfectly safe to run, does not ask for your password to install, and is signed with my Apple Developer ID. Download EtreCheck from, run it, and paste the results here. If you are concerned about what software is running in the background on your machine, I wrote a little diagnostic program to show it to you. There are an awful lot of scams and an awful lot of misinformation being spread these days.Īt this time, the only effective, reliable, and recommended 3rd party security software is MalwareBytes for Mac. Internet servers are bulk commodities and any particular server may host all kinds of services, from government sites to malware. I would need to see the exact criteria that it uses for "servers known to be associated with malware". All too often here on Apple Support Communities, I see people who are running anti-virus software while being infected with adware. I'm skeptical about your anti-virus software.