Don't do unless required.ĥ) When the Web Socket you see under Network Config on macOS shows minus sign grayed, check if you (or your company) enforced it from a profile or from MDM/EMM/UEM solution, related to Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter, because this is most likely what is installing and locking the nefarious Socket Filter.Ħ) If you uninstall the System Extension, or Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter app, The socket will disappear OR will move into 'Not Running' status, which is basically good for you.ħ) if it shows null at the top of the Socket Filter, it means that the profile related (not the app) is still present (most likely sent by company) while App is already uninstalled, or was never installed. Select Remove Select Remove Again Use the Command Prompt This option is useful when you need to uninstall the module from multiple endpoints through a software management system (SMS) like Microsoft SCCM. Then run systemextensionsctl uninstall DE8Y96K9QP .acsockextĤ) Only reset System Extensions container as a last resort as it can make other apps to break. On Cisco An圜onnect Network Access Manager Setup window, select Remove and then Next. List extension and match it on next command with systemextensionsctl list command Any of them will fix the issue as well but you will need to disable SIP on macOS before to run command to unload SE. It's usually Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter App and it have its own uninstaller.ģ) You can unload the System Extension related to this app manually.

I've run in 1 day into all the stages of troubleshooting and I think I can drop some light with all the findings so if anyone else end up here don't feel lost.ġ) Cisco Anyconnect doesn't require Socket Filters to run VPN properly, so the first thing to understand is that you can perfectly decline System/Network Extension prompt on macOS, and avoid any issue related.Ģ) When you see that the Socket Filter is running (green), that means that app behind is still running. By coincidence I've been facing internal DNS resolution issues since Cisco An圜onnect (along with Socket Filters) was enforced to my Mac, and I ended up here. Click once on the extension you want to remove.

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