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allesroger Author

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Delete System Extension

I found a System Extension in my Library folder with this name:

com.macpaw-labs.snitch.filter-extension.systemextension

At first I thought it would be part of the app LittleSnitch. It is not. I found, that it belongs to Spybuster, an app for iOS. However there is this System Extension sitting in my system and I don't know, what it does. And: I never installed Little Snitch, CleanmyMac or something else from MacPaw.

Unfortunately I am not able to delete this extension. Wether in Terminal, nor in Safe Mode.

Any suggestions how to get rid of it? Or can anyone tell me, why this extension is needed? when I check the information of the file, it has a copy right of Apple 2019. But again, why is it a Macpaw Extension?

I hope you can help.

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 2:24 AM

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etresoft

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50,962 points

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 8:14 AM

allesroger wrote:

Unfortunately not everything is answered. Mainly the inital question, how this system extension can be deleted. But it seems, I have to wait for an answer from MacPaw if no one else has a suggestion.

P. Phillips seems to have seen through my little joke. Well played, P. Phillips, well played.

Unfortunately, the jokes on you. Once an app has been incorrectly uninstalled, leftover System Extensions can be very difficult to remove. Here are some things you can try:

1) Reinstall the software. Make sure to install and authorize all features in System Preferences/Settings. Try using the official uninstaller, if one is provided.

2) If that didn't work, try reinstalling the software yet again. Same as before. Only this time, instead of using the official uninstaller, manually drag the "SpyBuster" app to the trash. In theory, it should ask if you want to remove the included System Extension. You do.

Unfortunately, neither of these methods may work once a System Extension has been orphaned like this. I need to fix those profiles, so I'll go ahead and try this again. But they are definitely something to try.

3) Erase your hard drive and reinstall the operating system. When you restore from backup, make sure to restore only your "user accounts" and user files. Do not restore any applications, software, or "other files".

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