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Understanding Little Snitch??
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Were you downloading something from the app store when you got that request? I'm going to assume you were ;-)
It's usually fairly obvious what is trying to access the internet as it correlates with something you are doing at the time.
For example, if you are trying to block an app from calling home then when you open that app you can block any requests you get at that time.
Google is also your friend when trying to identify processes etc.
It's usually fairly obvious what is trying to access the internet as it correlates with something you are doing at the time.
For example, if you are trying to block an app from calling home then when you open that app you can block any requests you get at that time.
Google is also your friend when trying to identify processes etc.
I've been using LS for some time now and it's still pretty danged informative/maddening/overwhelming...
A tip: enable the Network Monitor, and you'll see a list of active and past network connections with a URL-type address to the right of the process name. Pick a random process then click on that URL-type address to the right of the process, and the Monitor will offer a drop-down menu with other hostnames with the same IP address - with some processes you could see quite a number of related hostnames. There's also a search field (which might take some time to filter), if you opt to search for something specifically.
The phobos-related processes I've seen are related to iTS and MAS connections.
A tip: enable the Network Monitor, and you'll see a list of active and past network connections with a URL-type address to the right of the process name. Pick a random process then click on that URL-type address to the right of the process, and the Monitor will offer a drop-down menu with other hostnames with the same IP address - with some processes you could see quite a number of related hostnames. There's also a search field (which might take some time to filter), if you opt to search for something specifically.
The phobos-related processes I've seen are related to iTS and MAS connections.