A guide on CrowdStrike Falcon installed via BigFix for macOS system
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Click Take Action
The installation will run in the background and it will take a few minutes before you see the next window. You can click on the Progress tab in BigFix to see the status.
2
ClickAllowto the popup saying "com.crowdstrike.falcon.app would like to filter network content"
OR
ClickAllowto the popup saying "Falcon would like to filter network content"
Note:you may see this popup more than once
3
macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey:
Click OpenSystem Preferences
macOS 13 Ventura:
Click OpenSystem Settings
macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey
macOS 13 Ventura
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macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey:
Click Security & Privacy
macOS 13 Ventura:
On the left column, select Privacy & Security
macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey
macOS 13 Ventura
5
macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey:
Select the General tab and look for "System software from application "Falcon" was blocked from loading". Click Allow and type in your computer password
macOS 13 Ventura:
On the right-hand column, look for "System software from application "Falcon" was blocked from loading". Click Allow and type in your computer password, if asked
macOS 11 Big Sur/12 Monterey
macOS 13 Ventura
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Click Dismiss
7
BigFix will prompt you to restart the computer, click Take Action
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A Restart Now window will appear asking you to save all your work before restarting. Be sure to save all your work then click Restart Now
1
Launch the Terminal app from the Utilities folder
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Run sudo /Applications/Falcon.app/Contents/Resources/falconctl uninstall -t
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Type in your computer password and hit Enter key on your keyboard
4
Copy and paste in the maintenance token you received
Note: nothing will show up as you input the maintenance token, so be sure to only paste it once and hit enter
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You will see a confirmation saying "Falcon is uninstalled"
Note: you must restart the computer to complete the uninstallation process