I apologize for any inconvenience caused. I think our option is to wait Broadcom / Symantec to fix it, however, their response is very slow, and no follow up email from them. I have received followup email from Cisco below. Try this at your own risk, ideally on a test Mac first.
Perhaps Cisco technical support's reaction to me removing part of their An圜onnect software will push Cisco and Symantec to fix this issue properly.
I'll update the article on Cisco's support forum tomorrow morning too. I'll add screenshots to this post in the morning, because everybody likes pictures, and I'll proofread it properly, because nobody likes spelling mistakes. Now, it's approaching midnight here in Europe, so I'll leave it there for tonight. so far, the Cisco An圜onnect client works, and SEP still works and has not displayed the warning. These extensions will be removed if you continue. MacOS displayed a warning that the application "Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter" is hosting System Extensions. yes, very dangerous, I know, but trust me, I'm a professional. What I did this time, was manually delete the "Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter" from the \Applications\Cisco An圜onnect folder. I then removed (not just disabled) the three Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filters that were present in System Preferences -> Network, and the warning screen stopped appearing. and then immediately the SEP warning appeared. until I rebooted.Īfter the reboot, the Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter kept prompting me until I gave in and enabled it. There were no Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filters present under System Preferences -> Network, and my SEP installation did not displayed the warning prompt for over 30 minutes (it never managed more than 10 minutes before).Ĭisco An圜onnect VPN client still worked. When the An圜onnect installer prompted me to enable the Socket Filter, I ignored the prompt, and I let the An圜onnect installation continue. So what I did instead, was to reinstall the Cisco An圜onnect client, but this time I did NOT allow the Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter to run. I tried disabling all three Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filters that were present in System Preferences -> Network, but that did not fix the problem. SEP and Cisco An圜onnect continue to function correctly Removing the "Cisco An圜onnect Socket Filter" application from the \Applications\Cisco An圜onnect folder stops the SEP warning from appearing. Your dedication in trying to resolve the issue is appreciated, and has inspired me to take matters into my hands to find an unofficial solution.