KnockKnock Reviews and details

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• Any idea what apps these login items are related to?

  The easiest one is to use Knock Knock ! Source: about 1 year ago

• How do I uninstall respondus lockdown browser from Mac

  You can also use Patrick Wardle's KnockKnock utility to scan for any hidden autostart items. Source: about 1 year ago

• Suspicious process on my Mac

  A nice free tool to check these kind of things is KnockKnock by Patrick Wardle (who’s a well-known Mac security researcher). It scans all the persistent-app areas and checks them against VirusTotal, will warn you about anything shady: Https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html. Source: about 1 year ago

• App for VirusTotal malware scanning

  You can try KnockKnock from Objective-See - I see in another response you're already using Lulu from the same developer. Source: about 1 year ago

• Unidentified Developer 'open'

  For the record, you can dive a little bit more into what is calling "open" using Knock Knock. Source: about 1 year ago

• Unidentified Developer folder.

  To find out what is calling "open", use Knock Knock . Source: about 1 year ago

• macOS Ventura Massive Battery consumption

  As far as I can see these are some artefacts I can only get rid off if I boot the Mac in recovery mode and delete some files. Yes, I deleted all the hidden files and yes I used AppCleaner and even KnockKnock to find every related file. Source: over 1 year ago

• Hello everyone, I'm new to macos. How do I stop these notifications from appearing randomly?

  Use the KnockKnock app for mac to delete such entries and then reboot. Source: over 1 year ago

• How to do I prevent Applications from opening on Startup?

  KnockKnock is a good app for seeing all these things (as well as some other stuff) in one place without having to navigate between all the different folders. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is it normal 14" M1 Pro base model to drain this fast? Only opening bunch of tabs in Edge.

  Download KnockKnock https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html. Source: over 1 year ago

• What are these apps? How to get rid of them?

  KnockKnock is a nice app (from a macOS security researcher) that lists the macOS extensions and all sorts of auto-run apps/scripts. Source: over 1 year ago

• Why does Cleanmymac fail to remove malware from my mac and how to remove them ?

  For things that even it can't remove I would suggest the free KnockKnock app from https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html. Source: over 1 year ago

• Any idea how to identify Allow in Background apps? I have this weird name as a app and have no idea what it is. Searching for it in tinder brings up nothing.

  One of the best ways of checking what is automatically starting on your Mac is with KnockKnock https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html application. This will list pretty much everything that is being started through various methods. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ventura Settings: Login Items > finally can see the ‘background items’

  Btw KnockKnock does something similar. Unfortunately it just lists so you’ll have to disable services yourself with launchctl, but it’s good for finding out what’s going on. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is this bad? If so how do I fix it?

  Do you have any 3rd party kernel modules loaded? I had this problem with some bs apps like Boxcryptor. Download KnockKnock, it will show you everything. Source: over 1 year ago

• How To Remove Uninstalled Apps from ‘Allow in Background?’

  I’d recommend this app https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html it checks these folders for you and a couple more where leftover stuff might be. Source: over 1 year ago

• Icon quickly disappearing from dock when logging in

  You could try https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html. Source: over 1 year ago

• hello reddit users, is this normal for imac, or do i have a virus, and do you know how i can get rid of it?

  KnockKnock by Objective See can help you find and uninstall persistent malware like this. It’s free. Source: almost 2 years ago

• AVG price increase from $32 to $98!

  What should be needed? Like I said, at most checking some strange launchd entries with free software like KnockKnock. Source: almost 2 years ago

• The Art of Mac Malware: Volume I: Analysis

  Actually a tool by the author of the book: https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html Recommend all of the tools that Patrick has created: https://objective-see.org/tools.html. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Is this file malicious?

  What you can do is check with KnockKnock if there are any unexpected autostarting programs: https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html. Source: almost 2 years ago