com.objective-see.ransomwhere
Universal version latest seen at v2.1.3 · Reported by 8 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (2):
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RansomWhere is a launchDaemon component from Objective-See that monitors the filesystem for suspicious encryption activity and potential ransomware attacks on macOS. It runs in the background to detect when processes are rapidly encrypting files — a hallmark of ransomware — and can alert the user or take preventive action. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community. RansomWhere is typically installed as part of Objective-See's security products and operates as a system-level monitor rather than as a standalone app.
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1 suggestionRansomWhere is a system component (launchDaemon) that comes as part of Objective-See's security tools and is not updated independently. To get the native Apple Silicon build, you need to update the parent Objective-See product that contains it. Visit the Objective-See website (objective-see.com) and download the latest version of the security tool hosting RansomWhere — typically this is part of BlockBlock, LuLu, or another Objective-See utility. Run the vendor's installer and it will automatically replace the Intel launchDaemon with the native Universal Binary version. The system will need to restart or you may need to manually reload the daemon, but the installer handles this as part of the setup process. Once updated, RansomWhere will continue monitoring ransomware activity in the background with better performance and battery efficiency than the Intel build under Rosetta.
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