What has happened to Apple?

Yes, it says file:///Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext/ but it always has. Only EtreCheck listed it as at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050) which is what was confusing. Am I OK?

Thank You! this is a fun learning experience that is helping me avoid doing a dreaded clean install that I have done quite a few times over the years, & learn more about the system & how to make it run more smoothly. Many can benefit from this thread.

Is it true that I shouldnt mess with the other 234 kexts in /System/Library/Extensions/?

Heres the latest report. (I recognize everything except

com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist &

com.leadertech.PowerRegister.LGT2.c59807af95d106639fca8f10676ced62.plist)

Hardware Information:

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

16 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:33:21

Disk Information:

TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk1 : (500.11 GB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 459.25 GB

Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

BOOTCAMP (disk1s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 40 GB (27.77 GB free)

Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series disk0 : (128.04 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 127.69 GB

Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

USB Information:

Logitech USB Receiver

Griffin Technology, Inc iMic USB audio system

HP Officejet 4500 G510n-z

Terratec Cinergy HT USB PVR (US)

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2 TB

EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 1.36 TB

Boot OS X (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

disk3s4 (disk3s4) <not mounted>: 639.52 GB

Boot OS X (disk3s5) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

Apple Inc. iPhone

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Kernel Extensions:

at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)

com.Logitech.Control Center.HID

com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.5D2C3C1D-CAE0-4056-9E25-CFE40C88145F.plist

[loaded] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist

[loaded] com.elgato.EyeConnect.plist

[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist

[loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist

[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[loaded] com.robohippo.HippoConnectAgent.plist

[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

[loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist

[loaded] com.leadertech.PowerRegister.LGT2.c59807af95d106639fca8f10676ced62.plist

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist

[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

Mail

CopyPaste Pro

EyeTV

Notes

Messages

Dropbox

1Password

Keychain Access

EyeTV Helper

Air Video Server HD

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Java

Logitech Control Center

Internet Plug-ins:

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Destinations:

2 TB Seagate - Time Machine [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 1.36 TB

Total number of backups: 53

Oldest backup: 2013-10-02 10:18:29 +0000

Last backup: 2013-11-11 00:09:02 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 1.36 TB > (Disk size Zero KB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:

7% EyeTV

6% WindowServer

2% SystemUIServer

1% ccchelper

1% EtreCheck

0% fontd

0% Little Snitch Network Monitor

0% Dropbox

0% configd

0% TeamViewer_Desktop

Top Processes by Memory:

295 MB rsync

279 MB Safari

197 MB mds_stores

164 MB EyeTV

147 MB WindowServer

115 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

98 MB Finder

82 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

82 MB System Information

82 MB Mail

Virtual Memory Statistics:

8.88 GB Free RAM

4.89 GB Active RAM

474 MB Inactive RAM

1.76 GB Wired RAM

913 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

No, I have used it for years, want to continue to use it & just wanted to make sure everything was up to date.

Then ignore what I said, although a fresh install of it wouldn't have hurt anyway.

I'll leave it to Drew from here on,

Good Luck

Pete

You still have the old version of the little snitch kext !

I don't know how many times to explain this …

Delete /Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext & reboot.

THIS at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050) << MEANS THIS >> /Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext

Is that any clearer?!?

Yes you are right petermac87 🙂

He should just use the uninstaller !

Also in anwser to the other question Time-Bandit, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING INSIDE /System, this is a one off ok?

OK, I will not touch anything in /System. I have already uninstalled & reinstalled Little Snitch. I ran EtreCheck after the uninstall & restart & "at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)" was not on the report. I also checked "/Library/Extensions/" & "LittleSnitch.kext" was not there. They came back the same way after the reinstall. Is that any clearer? LOL!

Great,

So kick the tyres, see how it works. If it feels sluggish or crashes or freezes create a new EtreCheck report & see what is going on.

Good luck

🙂

So far so good! I definetly can tell an improvement! I have 7 extensions on in Safari with many windows & tabs open & the CPU is behaving. I think part of the adjustment is that 10.9 uses CPU more with Safari when previously it used mostly RAM. Thanks for your help!

I thought it might be helpful if I post the reply to a question I asked the Little Snitch developer (Obdev);

Hello,

...Is the Kernel Extensions: "at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4050)" the
correct & latest version?

Yes, that looks correct. Note that there is also a version 4052 when you download Little Snitch from our website, but the only difference between 4050 and 4052 is a minor enhancement in the install procedure, so there is no difference in the kernel extension itself.

If you want to display additional details about the kernel extension’s code signature, use the following command:

codesign --display -vvv -- /Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext

To check if the code signature is valid, use this command:

codesign --verify -v -- /Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext

Regards,

Marco

--

Objective Development Software GmbH

http://www.obdev.at/

It isn't so much an issue with reliability, it is more of an issue with usabilty. Macs just aren't that user-friendly anymore. They are still far ahead of MS, and most definately light-years ahead of Linux. But as long as Apple keeps stripping useful features from it's software, customers will continue to drift away. It just seems to be all about image for Apple now.

I can't help but read this and remember my frustrating days with Microsoft...a level of technicality that apple never used to subject us to. Seems apple has morphed into, well, one of those systems that requires all this jargon-laced tech talk, resulting in total cluelessness for the typical end user. Didn't apple products once upon a time "just work"?

In my opinion, Mountain Lion was the last stable OS that Apple did right and I am truly sorry that I upgraded my computer. Mavericks trashed my 2011 macbook pro (I won't even get into the later attempts at an up?grade from Apple) and I feel like I'm on my W7P work computer with a virus. The sheer joy of coming home to my mac is gone. Now that they are bugging up the iPhone and iPad OS as well, there is nothing left for me at apple except for Apple TV. That rocks. Simple and no need for computing power. I get that time marches on, but you have to trust updates for your equipment if only to patch security holes. So you pay the extra money, expecting a professional response, and what you receive is a sloppy, cheap and extremely unprofessional company playing planned obsolescence with you. Too bad Apple. I thought you were a grade above all of that.

Mountain Lion was complained about far more than Mavericks or Yosemite. In my opinion, ML was rubbish.

Apple seem to be doing OK with their direction.

Cheers

Pete

ps.if you are going to add input to an ancient thread after a three month idle period, you could at least add technical input and not just a little unfounded whinge.

Why don't you start your own, new thread and post and Etrecheck report to see if you have any incompatible, legacy or unnecessary junk on your Mac, instead of whinng?

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

I have a late 2009 iMac and OS X Mavericks has been working great for me, to date.

OS X Yosemite is a completely different collection of issues, though.

Make that P.S. 2 years and three months !!!

(Don't feed the troll )

7:59 pm Tuesday; February 17, 2015