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title	CrowdStrike Falcon Install Instruction for Mac

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label	macOS 13 Ventura

Note
The CrowdStrike Falcon macOS installer is a universal binary and will work on Intel and Apple Silicon (M1, and M2) chipsets

1	Go to https://software.lbl.gov/swSoftwareDetails.php?applicationID=259 and download CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for macOS 12 and 13	no image
2	Browse to the location where the file LBL_CS_MacOS_12_13 is downloaded, and right-click on it
3	Click Open
4	Click Open to the popup saying "macOS cannot verify the developer of LBL_CS_MacOS_12_13. Are you sure you want to open it?"
5	Click Continue for the "Introduction" and "Read Me" section
6	Click Install
7	Type in your computer password
8	Click Install Software
9	Click Allow to the popup saying "'Faclon' would like to filter network content"
10	A "System Extension Blocked" popup will appear, click Open Security Preferences
11	Select Privacy & Security
12	Look for "Look for "System software from application "Falcon" was blocked from loading"
13	Click Allow
14	Type in your computer password
15	Click Unlock
16	click OK on the popup saying "Installer would like to modify apps on your mac"
17	Installation is done. Click Close
18	Click Move to Trash Note: if you have Sophos, you will need to restart the computer for Sophos to finish uninstalling.
19	If you want to confirm CrowdStrike Falcon is installed and running, see Is CrowdStrike Falcon Running?	no image

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label	macOS 12 Monterey

Note
The CrowdStrike Falcon macOS installer is a universal binary and will work on Intel and Apple Silicon (M1, and M2) chipsets

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1	Go to https://software.lbl.gov/swSoftwareDetails.php?applicationID=259 and download CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for macOS 12 and 13	no image
2	Browse to the location where the file LBL_CS_MacOS_12_13 is downloaded, and right-click on it
3	Click Open
4	Click Open to the popup saying "macOS cannot verify the developer of LBL_CS_MacOS_12_13. Are you sure you want to open it?"
5	Click Continue for the "Introduction" and "Read Me" section
6	Leave the default destination as it is and click Continue Note: if you do not see this screen, continue to the next step.
7	Click Install
8	Type in your computer password
9	Click Install Software
10	Click Allow to the popup saying "com.crowdstrike.falcon.app" would like to filter network content"
11	A "System Extension Blocked" popup will appear, click Open Security Preferences
12	Select Security & Privacy
13	Click the Lock icon on the bottom left
14	Type in your computer password
15	Click Unlock
16	Look for "System software from application "Falcon.app" was blocked from loading", and click Allow
17	If you are using macOS 13 Ventura, you will see an additional popup saying "Installer would like to modify apps on your mac", click OK
18	Installation is done. Click Close
19	Click Move to Trash Note: if you have Sophos, you will need to restart the computer for Sophos to finish uninstalling.
20	If you want to confirm CrowdStrike Falcon is installed and running, see Is CrowdStrike Falcon Running?	no image

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label	macOS 11 Big Sur

Note

The CrowdStrike Falcon macOS installer is a universal binary and will work on Intel and Apple Silicon (M1, and M2) chipsets

If you have Sophos Antivirus:

If you have Sophos Antivirus on the computer, the CrowdStrike Falcon installer will uninstall it for you
If you have Sophos Antivirus on the computer, a restart will be required to finish the Sophos uninstallation process

1	Go to software.lbl.gov and download CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for macOS 11	no image
2	Browse to the location where the file LBL_CS_MacOS11_vX.X is downloaded, and double-click on it
3	It will extract a folder called LBL_CS_MacOS11_vX.X, open it. Leave this folder open, you will return to it.
4	Right-click on the GovLagger... file
5	Select Open With
6	Select Installer
7	Click Continue for the "Introduction" and "Read Me" section
8	Click Install
9	Type in your computer password
10	Click Install Software
11	Click Close
12	Return to the LBL_CS_MacOS11_vX.X folder from step 3 and right-click on the file configuration.command
13	Select Open With
14	Select Terminal
15	Click Open to the popup saying "macOS cannot verify the developer of "configuration.command". Are you sure you want to open it?"
16	In the terminal window that pops up, type in your computer password and hit enter Note: no character will appear when you type the password here.
17	Click Allow to the popup saying "Falcon would like to filter network content"
18	A "System Extension Blocked" popup will appear, click Open Security Preferences
19	Select Security & Privacy
20	Click the Lock icon on the bottom left
21	Type in your computer password
22	Click Unlock
23	Look for "System software from application "Falcon" was blocked from loading", and click Allow
24	This process may take between 3-8 minutes. Once done you will see it say [Process Completed] You are done Note: if you have Sophos, you will need to restart the computer for Sophos to finish uninstalling.
25	If you want to confirm CrowdStrike Falcon is installed and running, see Is CrowdStrike Falcon Running?	no image

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