Enable/Disable Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension on MacOS

acdisable

#!/bin/sh

echo Disabling vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl disable system/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd

echo Tearing down vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl bootout system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist

echo Deactivating Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension...
/Applications/Cisco/Cisco\ AnyConnect\ Socket\ Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco\ AnyConnect\ Socket\ Filter -deactivateExt

acenable

#!/bin/sh

echo Enabling vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl enable system/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd

echo Bootstrapping vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl bootstrap system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist

Thanks so much, @jasmas! I've found this content filter can altogether block an internet connection for some of us on Macs when working remotely. I've disabled this within network prefs, but sometimes the only thing that has worked has been to uninstall the filter from apps. I look forward to trying this script the next time it happens on a Mac.

Are you aware of a similar content filter on Windows?

Thank you 🙏

Thank you so much. Hopefully that allows to deactivate this junk permanently.

THANK YOU. Omg this was so annoying, blessed are you who has freed me from this pop-up.

It's not working with Secure Client 5.1.3.62. Please help!

Thank you!

It's not working with Secure Client 5.1.3.62. Please help!

For Secure Client 5.1.x try
'/Applications/Cisco/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter' -deactivateExt

It works! Thank you!

Glad everyone is still enjoying this. I wrote it quite a while ago and unfortunately am no longer as embedded in the Cisco ecosystem.
If it deserves a proper repo and anyone is interested in submitting pull requests, let me know.

I actually quit using command line and had a BitBar script I was using on the Mac to enable and disable it visually from the menu bar.

will I get in trouble for disabling and can I safely enable it back without repercussions?

What view is this?

What view is this?

VPN & filters

Hi, I have create a script like this:

#!/bin/sh

echo Disabling vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl disable system/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd

echo Tearing down vpnagentd...
sudo launchctl bootout system /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist

echo Deactivating Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension...
'/Applications/Cisco/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter' -deactivateExt

but when I restart the mac the extension is active again and the pop-up appears again.
How can I permanently disable this extension?

very helpful tnx!

Hello, I don't know much about coding but I'm trying to completely remove cisco from my personal device as it interferes with eduroam (wifi at my university) and can't get rid of the socket filter.



I don't seem to be able to remove any of these from my network area of settings and when I tried the above script in terminal this was the output "Disabling vpnagentd...
Tearing down vpnagentd...
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist: No such file or directory
Boot-out failed: 2: No such file or directory
Deactivating Cisco AnyConnect Socket Filter Extension...
zsh: no such file or directory: /Applications/Cisco/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter.app/Contents/MacOS/Cisco Secure Client - Socket Filter"
I'm not sure what to do about this and would appreciate some help!