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Enable/Disable Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension on MacOS
#!/bin/sh
echo Disabling vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl disable system/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd
echo Tearing down vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl bootout system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
echo Deactivating Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension...
/Applications/Cisco/Cisco\ AnyConnect\ Socket\ Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco\ AnyConnect\ Socket\ Filter -deactivateExt
#!/bin/sh
echo Enabling vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl enable system/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd
echo Bootstrapping vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
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adifahmi commented Aug 8, 2023

Thank you 🙏

@mixmixmix
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Thank you so much. Hopefully that allows to deactivate this junk permanently.

@ThomasJWZ
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THANK YOU. Omg this was so annoying, blessed are you who has freed me from this pop-up.

@snookie86
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It's not working with Secure Client 5.1.3.62. Please help!

Thank you!

@michaelnaumann
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It's not working with Secure Client 5.1.3.62. Please help!

For Secure Client 5.1.x try
'/Applications/Cisco/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter' -deactivateExt

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It works! Thank you!

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