Program information 
- Softonic Rating:
- License:
- Evaluation
- Added:
- September 5, 2007
- Updated:
- April 7, 2008
- Publisher:
- Website
- File size:
- 2.2 MB
- Downloads:
- 777
“Alerts you on outgoing network connections”
If you have a firewall you can block any external application from intruding on your Mac. However what can you do to monitor traffic coming from your Mac? Little Snitch informs you of all outgoing connections.
The latest version benefits from a significant redesign, which makes the information much more clearer and accessible. You can see what connection has been allowed or denied for each application, giving you a quick overview of outgoing connections. You can block applications from phoning home, which means contacting the internet without your consent.
Little Snitch lets you give permissions to certain programs, create rules and filters, add notes and search directly from the Little Snitch window. If you want more specific information on a particular connection you can even use the new Network Monitor. This will show all recent connections and the path to the given application.
In all, Little Snitch, is a very useful tool to monitor connections from applications on your Mac.
Languages:
English, German
Recent changes in Little Snitch:
- Several improvements of the Little Snitch Installer. The installer manages to safely upgrade from versions prior 2.0.2.
- Improved support for OS X 10.5 Leopard FileVault accounts.
- Improved support for OS X 10.5 Leopard screen savers.
- Fixed a bug with VoiceOver on OS X 10.5 Leopard.
- Fixed a bug which could cause a kernel panic.
- Fixed a bug which could lead to a very large log file.
- Fixed occasionally crash when using BitTorrent clients and alike.
- Fixed "freeze" problem after running Windows.
- Changed the text color of the selected process for better readability.
Limitations:
Totally functional for 3 hours
OS requirements for Little Snitch:
- OS: Mac OS X
Minimum requirements:
- Processor: PPC/Intel MHz
- Mac OS X 10.2 or later
- Monitor apps which phone home
- Create rules
- Clear interface
- Network monitor
- None
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From the publisher of Little Snitch
Little Snitch tells you when a program tries to send info to the internet so you can see whats going on in the background! You start an application that tells you that a new version is available. You suddenly realize that with every start this application connects to the developer's server. Even statistics information about your computer may be sent this way. Little Snitch helps you avoid this situation. Trojan horses - i.e. programs transmitting unconsciously data stored on your computer - can be detected by Little Snitch and prevented on the transmission of data.
Features:
- Prevents applications from "phoning home"
- Protects you from trojans, worms, and other network parasites
- Shows which applications send information over the internet
- Provides a higher level of security for the paranoid
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Reviews for Little Snitch in other languages
- Little Snitch (Testbericht auf Deutsch)
- Little Snitch (Análisis en español)
- Little Snitch (Le test en français)
- Little Snitch (Recensione in italiano)
User Rating
4 ratings- Usability
- Stability
- Installation
- Functionality
- Appearance
