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Do not forget opensnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch for Linux. Fist program to be installed. If you never used, you don't know what is "going" on the pc.

comment by roscas · 2026-10-30 · in Little Snitch Shows Who Your Mac Talks To

…a specific kernel with a specific feature. How do you think programs like open snitch even work? https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/wiki/monitor-method...

comment by hparadiz · 2026-07-18 · in LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

…now, though even then I see phoning home (or attempts to) happening (opensnitch is useful for that https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch ) - I've paid for some titles 2-3x over which is frustrating, admittedly I don't have the physical…

comment by mnahkies · 2026-06-27 · in The case for physical media ownership

…similar attack was reported and I think that there have been similar campaigns reported this year: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/1290#di... - This is a new repository, not a fork - All repositories have different…

comment by gus_ · 2026-06-18 · in I found 10k GitHub repositories distributing Trojan malware

…ecosystems stop working. =3 There are also adaptive application firewalls that are user friendly. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by Joel_Mckay · 2026-06-16 · in A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer

…current IOCs and common tactics of malicious npm/pip/plugins/VS extensions. Something like this: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/1119 Or use OpenSnitch (or Lulu, Glasswire, ZoneAlarm anyone?:D etc) to actually analyze…

comment by gus_ · 2026-05-20 · in GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

…malware evolved on Microslop for years. But for the time being, the common entry vector is clear: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/1119 > 2) trigger a tab open to attacker's website be sure not to use extra cli…

comment by gus_ · 2026-05-20 · in Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 314 npm Packages Compromised

There's https://github.com/obdev/littlesnitch-linux , and https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch and probably many others.

comment by zahlman · 2026-04-09 · in Little Snitch comes to Linux, but the core logic is closed source

You mean “how can I donate?” https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch?tab=readme-ov-file#...

comment by righthand · 2026-04-09 · in LittleSnitch for Linux

…Would be worth contributing patches to OpenSnitch to bring it up to parity with Little Snitch. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by Dig1t · 2026-04-09 · in LittleSnitch for Linux

How does it compare to opensnitch? https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by Bromeo · 2026-04-09 · in LittleSnitch for Linux

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Gnome calculator pings the International Monetary Fund website

story by programd · 2026-01-05 · 5 comments

1. Linux → https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch 2. Windows → https://www.glasswire.com/ 3. Windows (open source) → https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall 4. Windows → https://safing.io/

comment by guessmyname · 2025-12-23 · in Snitch – A friendlier ss/netstat

it sounds like you want https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by khimaros · 2025-11-30 · in Show HN: Network Monitor – a GUI to spot anomalous connections on your Linux

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Show HN: I made a Rust Terminal UI for OpenSnitch, a Linux application firewall

story by quadrophenia · 2025-11-21 · 0 comments

probably no: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/1290 that malware campaign is still active.

comment by gus_ · 2025-10-31 · in NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86k times

specially interpreters: python, perl, npm, etc. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/wiki/Rules#best-pra...

comment by gus_ · 2025-10-15 · in I almost got hacked by a 'job interview'

…ps://github.com/zoidyzoidzoid/awesome-ebpf#tools opensnitch is an egress firewall that displays PIDs: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch edgeshark: https://github.com/siemens/edgeshark : > Discover and capture container network…

comment by westurner · 2025-10-14 · in Wireshark 4.6.0 Supports macOS Pktap Metadata (PID, Process Name, etc.)

…Luckily there are things like opensnitch that can block some of these issues: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by pabs3 · 2025-08-12 · in StarDict sends X11 clipboard to remote servers

…profiles and scheduling though, so I hope you can build a viable alternative to switch to! [1]: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by a022311 · 2025-08-06 · in Show HN: Sinkzone DNS – Forwarder that blocks everything except your allowlist

For Linux you have OpenSnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch This is priceless. Install it, start the service, put it to start at boot. You can use this in two ways: let it ask for every connection or add some you trust and want…

comment by roscas · 2025-08-01 · in First Contact – New in Little Snitch Mini 1.8

…a useful tool for this ( https://github.com/netblue30/firejail ), and additionally use opensnitch ( https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch ) to monitor for unexpected network requests. For CI/CD using something like ArgoCD let's you…

comment by mnahkies · 2025-03-15 · in Tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action Compromised – used by over 23K repos

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Ransomware malware targeting Linux Desktop users spotted in the wild

story by gus_ · 2025-03-11 · 2 comments

…On Android there is NetGuard [1] which is awesome (not affiliated, just a happy customer). [0] https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch [1] https://netguard.me/

comment by bornfreddy · 2025-02-02 · in Sniffnet – monitor your Internet traffic

…Objective-See ( https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html ), and for Linux, there’s OpenSnitch ( https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch )

comment by ck45 · 2025-02-02 · in Sniffnet – monitor your Internet traffic

opensnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by akimbostrawman · 2025-02-02 · in Sniffnet – monitor your Internet traffic

Anyone using Linux can also try OpenSnitch, which is free to own: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by talldayo · 2024-12-30 · in Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

…and when or one dodgy NPM library could rue the day. [1] - https://github.com/tks98/snoopy [2] - https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by LinuxBender · 2024-10-11 · in 5th Circuit rules ISP should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy

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OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall

story by dp-hackernews · 2024-08-10 · 101 comments

Have you seen OpenSnitch? https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch It's a Linux project that's replication what Little Snitch does on macOS - it doesn't decrypt TLS secured data but it does show and allow blocking of network connections…

comment by bigiain · 2024-07-12 · in Capturing Linux SSL/TLS plaintext without a CA certificate using eBPF

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OpenSnitch: GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch

story by pocketarc · 2024-06-19 · 0 comments

…aren’t as straightforward to operate. [0]: https://objective-see.org/products/lulu.html [1]: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by jwells89 · 2024-02-20 · in E2EE on the web: is the web that bad?

…include LuLu ( https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu ) On Linux you can use Opensnitch ( https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch )

comment by 72deluxe · 2023-12-05 · in Windows users report appearance of unwanted HP app

opensnitch has existed for a while now. I've never used it, so I can't comment on how well it works. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by extraduder_ire · 2023-10-26 · in Safari share menu now violates privacy

…[7] https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/wiki/Libbpf-1.0-migration-g... [8] https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/blob/master/ebpf_pr... [9] https://isovalent.com/learning-ebpf/ [10] (e.g.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3_AOFSNK

comment by cookiengineer · 2023-06-23 · in eBPF Verification Is Untenable

For a Little Snitch alternative on Linux have you tried OpenSnitch? https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by stereopixels · 2023-06-02 · in Witch – macOS window switcher replacement

…many of you are curious about CLI-only support (I was). I spotted this old, closed issue [1]. [1] https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/issues/511

comment by heybrendan · 2023-03-23 · in Little Snitch Mini

On Linux you can use OpenSnitch [0] instead anyway. [0] https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by pantalaimon · 2023-03-22 · in Little Snitch Mini

Oh, that is fair. I assume https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch doesn't work for you?

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2023-03-10 · in What does "Copy clean link" mean?

…conversion purposes. I really don't want the International Monetary Fund in my calculator app. [0] https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by vmoore · 2023-02-13 · in Debian Privacy Issues

I'm a happy user of Opensnitch, but there's one important feature I miss: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/issues/406 Suppose `curl` makes an outbound connection. I can add a rule for `curl`, but the rule cannot make use of the…

comment by rom-antics · 2023-02-12 · in After Snowden, we quit our jobs to build privacy software. It reached 1.0

Sounds like it uses Linux firewall stuff like iptables/nftables/eBPF. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/wiki/Dependencies-a... Seems like the Linux kernel enforces the firewall rules: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/wiki/Why…

comment by pabs3 · 2023-01-23 · in Opensnitch, application level interactive firewall, heading into Debian

Little Snitch was a must have when I used a Mac. Open Snitch for Linux is still being maintained. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by celtoid · 2023-01-15 · in Apple Has Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent

…machine or on a different machine (bonus) Consider setting up mitmproxy (bonus) Follow OpenSnitch (https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch) and consider trying it when you feel it is mature enough

comment by hayst4ck · 2022-11-09 · in Ask HN: Reasonable Linux distro that balances security, privacy and usability?

…security+privacy. All of the distributions can be stripped down to be as lean as you want. [1] - https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch [2] - https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js [3] - https://github.com/netblue30/firejail

comment by LinuxBender · 2022-11-08 · in Ask HN: Reasonable Linux distro that balances security, privacy and usability?

…some occasional desktop slowdowns even after training it to open everything for trusted programs. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch I still recall the old days of Windows when I tried Kerio Personal Firewall and realized how much…

comment by squarefoot · 2022-11-07 · in Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

you can try opensnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

comment by fhaldridge7 · 2022-09-09 · in Ask HN: What is best way to block internet per application basis in Linux

…figure out a way to get connection alerts anywhere but in one of them, as also described here https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/issues/388 ) Little snitch does not have this issues and you can have multiple users logged in with fast…

comment by tetraodonpuffer · 2022-06-26 · in OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall

…confirmation" does not happen inside eBPF. The eBPF does not need to block waiting for user input. https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/blob/4ce8b0e57cfb25... https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/blob/d9e0c59158ddf6...

comment by yencabulator · 2022-06-26 · in OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall

it hasn't been updated because the ebpf module from it landed in opensnitch https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/tree/master/ebpf_pr...

comment by emrtuerthjnu · 2022-06-25 · in OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall