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Remove defunct Little Flocker reference
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drduh committed Aug 19, 2017
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See [Methods of malware persistence on Mac OS X](https://www.virusbtn.com/pdf/conference/vb2014/VB2014-Wardle.pdf) (pdf) and [Malware Persistence on OS X Yosemite](https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/agenda/sessions/1591/malware-persistence-on-os-x-yosemite) to learn about how garden-variety malware functions.

You could periodically run a tool like [Knock Knock](https://github.com/synack/knockknock) to examine persistent applications (e.g. scripts, binaries). But by then, it is probably too late. Maybe applications such as [Block Block](https://objective-see.com/products/blockblock.html) and [Ostiarius](https://objective-see.com/products/ostiarius.html) will help. See warnings and caveats in [issue #90](https://github.com/drduh/OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide/issues/90) first, however. Using an application such as [Little Flocker](https://www.littleflocker.com/) can also protect parts of the filesystem from unauthorized writes similar to how Little Snitch protects the network (note, however, the software is still in beta and should be [used with caution](https://github.com/drduh/OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide/pull/128)).
You could periodically run a tool like [Knock Knock](https://github.com/synack/knockknock) to examine persistent applications (e.g. scripts, binaries). But by then, it is probably too late. Maybe applications such as [Block Block](https://objective-see.com/products/blockblock.html) and [Ostiarius](https://objective-see.com/products/ostiarius.html) will help. See warnings and caveats in [issue #90](https://github.com/drduh/OS-X-Security-and-Privacy-Guide/issues/90) first, however.

**Anti-virus** programs are a double-edged sword -- not useful for **advanced** users and will likely increase attack surface against sophisticated threats, however possibly useful for catching "garden variety" malware on **novice** users' Macs. There is also the additional processing overhead to consider.

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