Unwanted exec file in "Allow in the Background" list

Can someone please explain to me, how to delete exec file "open" that somehow appeared on the "Allow in the Background" list. File is located in: MacintoshHD/usr/bin. I am running Sonoma 14.0.

Thank you very much.

Posted on Oct 20, 2023 4:25 AM

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