Hello,

I am trying to install Sonarworks Reference 4 for Mac and the instructions and it tells me I need to block access to:

activation.sonarworks.com
updates.sonarworks.com
analytics.sonarworks.com

Can anyone tell me how to do this or recommend software?

 

edit your hosts file in Terminal: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/software/how-to-edit-your-hosts-file-on-a-mac/

I suggest LuLu instead of Little Snitch. it is lighter and free. (sort of a firewall) https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html

 

Open

Code:

Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.app

Type or paste:

Code:

cp /etc/hosts ~/Desktop/hosts.bck; printf "127.0.0.1 activation.sonarworks.com\n127.0.0.1 updates.sonarworks.com\n127.0.0.1 analytics.sonarworks.com\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

Explanation:

Code:

cp /etc/hosts ~/Desktop/hosts.bck

Backup your /etc/hosts file into ~/Desktop/hosts.bck (in your Desktop),just in case.

Code:

printf "127.0.0.1 activation.sonarworks.com\n127.0.0.1 updates.sonarworks.com\n127.0.0.1 analytics.sonarworks.com\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

Append "127.blah blah blah" to your /etc/hosts file

Restoring backup file:

Code:

sudo cp ~/Desktop/hosts.bck /etc/hosts

WARNING: Check, double check, triple check the spelling.

 

Last edited: Sep 27, 2021

You talk of a naughty 'cracker', not LS.
Buy it!

No they don't because it isn't.
Thus nobody abuses any vulnerability either.
It works fine.
But why not put your trust in a freebie, yeah...

 

all you are "trusting" it for is to block outbound solicitation and traffic. "privacy concerns". ie: home calling.

 

Copy one at a time in the terminal, you may be able to enter your user password, this is invisible, just write it and press enter

sudo -- sh -c -e "echo '127.0.0.1 activation.sonarworks.com' >> /etc/hosts";

sudo -- sh -c -e "echo '127.0.0.1 updates.sonarworks.com' >> /etc/hosts";

sudo -- sh -c -e "echo '127.0.0.1 analytics.sonarworks.com' >> /etc/hosts";

Have a nice day

 

Radio Silence

 

OP will 100% not buy the software. I should've said the crackers, yes, didn't think I needed to clarify. But then again we both are known for having terrible english (or was it Gyro?), we should shut our fucking mouths. I will :P

https://audiosex.pro/threads/beware...little-snitch-mixed-in-key.54506/#post-486660
It's a malware infected firewall. That's the closest you can get to Cyber AIDS.

 

BS. No it's not! You talk of malware! Period.
Don't use that crack of LS!
Buy it.
There is nothing better.

@GreyMakesMusic
Little Snitch put up a transparent window on a website and warned me that if I chose to land on the web page I would download an executable file.
Malware driveby.
Saved me with its realtime network monitoring, which is what it does.
So, good luck with your Host file et cetera.

Nope. Incoming too.
It is a network monitor...

 

Last edited: Sep 29, 2021

I use Little Snitch myself and can recommend it, but i would recommend LuLu because it's free and offers most of the functionality of Little Snitch

 

But I would not use Lulu specifically because it's free, and it doesn't have all the funcionality of Little Snitch. Go figure.
But that's just me.