The new macOS Sequoia has paralyzed the work of many antiviruses on Mac

Apple’s new version of its operating system for Mac computers, macOS Sequoia, has introduced some unexpected problems. Users and developers have reported widespread crashes in popular antivirus and other security tools.

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Apparently, macOS Sequoia was not compatible with software from companies such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft and ESET. According to TechCrunch, on social networks and on specialized forums, users complain about problems with connecting to the network, incorrect operation of firewalls and other failures, and blame antivirus developers for everything.

«As a developer of security tools for macOS, it’s incredibly frustrating to keep seeing frustrated users who blame our tools for breaking their Macs, when in fact it’s Apple’s fault,” says Patrick Wardle, founder of security startup DoubleYou. development of security tools.

On the day of the release of macOS Sequoia, the well-known company CrowdStrike announced in a Slack channel for Mac administrators that they had to postpone support for the new version of the operating system altogether. A company spokesperson noted that it “very much regrets that it was not possible to support Sequoia’s security from day one, despite a previous track record of responding quickly to new Apple updates.” CrowdStrike has sent a technical alert to its customers indicating forced changes to the security environment on macOS.

Problems with Apple’s new operating system affected not only corporate users. Security researcher Will Dormann wrote in Mastodon that he was having trouble getting DNS and the firewall running on his Mac. Another security expert, Wacław Jacek, encountered access to web browsers being blocked after an update. According to a Reddit thread, macOS Sequoia has also caused problems for Firefox browser users.

SentinelOne, ESET and SentinelOne Agent also experienced network connectivity issues after upgrading to macOS Sequoia. At the moment, Apple has not commented on the situation and has not responded to requests from journalists. Antivirus software developers are working on a solution to the problem, but it is unclear how soon macOS Sequoia users will be able to breathe easy.