| Developer(s) | Objective Development Software GmbH |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 4.5 (March 30, 2020; 18 days ago[1]) [±] |
| Written in | Objective-C |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Available in | German, English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian |
| Type | Firewall |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch |
| Usage | |
Little Snitch is a host-based application firewall for macOS. It can be used to monitor applications, preventing or permitting them to connect to attached networks through advanced rules. It is produced and maintained by the Austrian firm Objective Development Software GmbH.
Little Snitch starts capturing immediately while you choose a name for the file. Little Snitch can run any number of simultaneous traffic captures. To stop a running capture, you can either click Little Snitch’s status menu item (where a red recording indicator is blinking) and choose Stop Capture of or right-click the connection being captured in the Connection List and choose Stop Capture from the context menu.
Unlike a stateful firewall, which is designed primarily to protect a system from external attacks by restricting inbound traffic, Little Snitch is designed to protect privacy by limiting outbound traffic.[2] Little Snitch controls network traffic by registering kernel extensions through the standard application programming interface (API) provided by Apple.[3]
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If an application or process attempts to establish a network connection, Little Snitch prevents the connection. A dialog is presented to the user which allows one to deny or permit the connection on a one-time or permanent basis. The dialog allows one to restrict the parameters of the connection, restricting it to a specific port, protocol or domain. Little Snitch's integral network monitor allows one to see ongoing traffic in real time with domain names and traffic direction displayed.
The application (version 4) received a positive 4.5/5 review from Macworld.[4]
References[edit]
- ^'Release Notes – Little Snitch'. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^'Little Snitch 4'. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^Little Snitch 3 - Documentation. Objective Development Software GmbH. 2013.
- ^Fleishman, Glenn (September 8, 2017). 'Little Snitch 4 review: Mac app excels at monitoring and controlling network activity'. Macworld. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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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…