Kernel panic on MacBook Pro (15" 2018) - Sonoma 14.1.1

"macOSPanicString" : "panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8007388fb3): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800736add0, type 14=page fault,

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Microsoft Defender or Cisco Anyconnect appear to have caused a page fault "to protect you"

The sooner you use the maker's Un-installer to remove that un-necessary junk, the sooner your problems will be reduced.

Antivirus software: Apple and Microsoft Defender

System Extensions:

[Not Loaded] Microsoft Defender Network Extension - version 101.23102.0015 (Microsoft Corporation - 2023-11-18)

Application: /Applications/Microsoft Defender.app - version 101.23102.0015 (Microsoft Corporation - 2023-11-19)

Description: MdAtp Network Filter extension

[Running] Microsoft Defender Endpoint Security Extension - version 101.23102.0015 (Microsoft Corporation - 2023-11-18)

Application: /Applications/Microsoft Defender.app - version 101.23102.0015 (Microsoft Corporation - 2023-11-19)

Description: MdAtp Endpoint Security extension

[Running] Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension - version 4.10.07061 (Cisco - 2023-04-28)

Application: /Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter.app - version 4.10.07061 (Cisco - 2023-10-14)

Description: This system extension provides socket filter capabilities.

Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Cisco/AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

[Not Loaded] acsock.kext - com.cisco.kext.acsock (4.10.10 - SDK 12)

Although MalwareBytes has the best respected virus SCANNER, no senior contributors here suggest it should be run in the background, ONLY on demand.

By far the easiest way to cause poor performance, instability, overheating and crashing is to install ANY third-party speeder-uppers, Cleaners, Optimizers, or Virus scanners. or a VPN that you installed yourself. The main reason is that they are relentless in scanning your files, non-stop, looking for things virus-like patterns in Everything. When completed, they do it all again.

The idea that a third party, with no special knowledge of the inner workings of MacOS, can somehow find a simple way to protect your computer — that is not already being done by MacOS itself — suggests that the MacOS developers are somehow "holding out on you". That is absurd.

 You should remove any and all (other than Apple built-in) virus scanners, speeder uppers, optimizers, cleaners, App deleters or VPN packages you installed yourself, or anything of that ilk.

Third-party file Sync-ers such as DropBox, BackBlaze, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive can ruin performance, but are not inherently dangerous.

Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community

To determine whether added software is the problem, run in Safe Mode, where no third-party items are loaded.

"Works in Safe Mode, Fails in regular mode" implies, "it's something you added."

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

First,. start the MacBook in the safe mode to see if the issue persists.

Start up your Intel-based Mac in safe mode

1. Turn on or restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key until you see the login window.
2. Log in to your Mac.
3. You might be asked to log in again.
4. On either the first or second login window, you should see “Safe Boot” in the menu bar.

If the issue is not persisting in the safe mode, it is caused by an external piece of software.

You also want to scan the MacBook with the free version of malwarebytes anti malware, as this could be a malware thing going on

this application or add-on paper to be badly crafted:

2023-11-22 12:25:11 LaunchMunbyn Crash (4 times)

Executable: /Library/Printers/Munbyn/launch/LaunchMunbyn

Details:

libsystem_c.dylib: detected buffer overflow

this appears to be an iOS app, that never should even be on your Mac:

2023-11-18 15:48:51 iOSScreenCaptureAssistant Crash (6 times)

Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/iOSScreenCapture.plugin

Details:

libdispatch.dylib: API MISUSE: Resurrection of an object

Macs have always used Swap aggressively when a new App is launched. Unless actual FREE RAM is available they tend to Swap now and discard old cached files later.

Chrome is the biggest resource hog that is not blatant malware. Nobody over there seems to care about treading lightly. If you used a different browser, it might be faster and less trouble.

EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.3 (68032)

Report generated: 2023-11-23 23:42:04

Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 6:09

Performance: Below Average

that is really surprisingly slow. That might be down to Virus scanners along with File sync-ers at the same time

File providers:

Google Drive - /Applications/Google Drive.app

OneDrive File Provider - /Applications/OneDrive.app

Share services:

OneNote - /Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app

MacOS completely changed how you should think about malware. The System Files are on a separate locked volume, not writeable. if something, somehow, manages to modify anything on that locked Volume, it is detected quickly. Applications are all sand-boxed with a list of the resources they require, and they cannot ask for anything outside their sandbox without crashing.

So you could store just about every malware known to mankind on your Mac, and your Mac would not get infected spontaneously. Scanning for virus-like patterns might make you feel a little better now, but it is outdated nonsense.

Nothing can become Executable Unless/Until you supply your Admin password to "make it so".

At that moment, the candidate to become executable WILL be scanned for virus patterns Apple keeps frequently updated, provided you allow:

[√] install system data files and security updates

System Software:

macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 (23B81)

Time since boot: About an hour

>>That must have been a wild hour, you ran through all of available RAM and spilled 4 MB into the Swap file on disk.

Virtual Memory Information:

Physical RAM: 16 GB

Free RAM: 3.80 GB

Used RAM: 6.49 GB

Cached files: 5.71 GB

Available RAM: 9.51 GB

Swap Used: 4 MB

I mean you no harm.

Please just ignore my suggestions if they are not applicable, including this one if it does not apply:

There is also no time machine backup.

if there are other computers on the same network, Time Machine can use a "shared backup destination" on another Mac, and just do its background backups without having to cable up an external drive. I use that on my wife's laptop, and backup up to an external drive on the Mac server in the basement.

Back up to a shared folder with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support