is org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist a part of the OS?

[dacoolest]

I was uninstalling private eye application and wondering whether the file "org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist" is a file installed by the Private Eye application or is it a part of the operating system?

The file is found in /library/LaunchDaemons/

 

[chas_m]

All I can tell you is that I don't have it in mine. I'm running the latest everything.

 

[dacoolest]

All I can tell you is that I don't have it in mine. I'm running the latest everything.

Thanks for your reply. Then it must have come from the app I have installed.

 

[vansmith]

It comes with libpcap (as you can see here). It's used for capturing tcp traffic. It's very possible that it was installed with something but I can't tell you if it was installed with your app since quite a few apps are named "Private Eye" (which one did you use?).

If you're concerned about safety or security, note that the launch daemon is trying to execute /usr/local/bin/chmod_bpf. If that binary isn't available, it will fail and nothing will happen. This is what the Apple libpcap plist file has as the program argument - yours might be different however.

 

[dacoolest]

It comes with libpcap (as you can see here). It's used for capturing tcp traffic. It's very possible that it was installed with something but I can't tell you if it was installed with your app since quite a few apps are named "Private Eye" (which one did you use?).

If you're concerned about safety or security, note that the launch daemon is trying to execute /usr/local/bin/chmod_bpf. If that binary isn't available, it will fail and nothing will happen. This is what the Apple libpcap plist file has as the program argument - yours might be different however.

Thanks for your reply. The application I had installed was written to capture network transmission data. So, it seems then pcap thing seems to be installed by this software.