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Dev tools · August 22, 2016

BlockBlock

Block persistently installed apps and services.

BlockBlock launched on August 22, 2016 with 84 votes, #563 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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What it does

Protection Against Persistent Mac Malware

Malware often installs itself persistently to ensure it is automatically executed upon restart or login. BlockBlock monitors common persistence locations and alerts whenever a new persistent component isfrom objective-see.org

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