CrowdStrike Falcon® for macOS protects against a broad spectrum of attacks from commodity and zero-day malware, ransomware, and exploits to advanced malware-free and fileless attacks - stay ahead of the rapidly changing tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).Click Finish to close the dialog box.Unmatched next-gen endpoint protection technologies You will see the below screen once CrowdStrike Falcon has been successfully installed.CrowdStrike Falcon will now begin installing on your machine.Read the agreement and click Install to accept and continue installation.Alternatively, on older versions of Windows, you will have to check the 'I understand the risk and want to run this app' check box and then click Run Anyway.

If prompted by Windows SmartScreen, allow the app to run either by clicking More Info and then Run Anyway as shown below. Once logged in, click on Falcon Antivirus for Windows.

To have full protection with CrowdStrike Falcon, you will need to grant full disk access to the Falcon process. If you do not allow the System Extension to be loaded, you will see the message shown below and the installer will not complete until the system extension is allowed. You may need to unlock the padlock in the lower left-hand corner to make changes. Inside Security Preferences, ensure you are on the General tab and click the Allow button in the bottom right to allow the CrowdStrike Falcon software to load. (Catalina) or Falcon (Big Sur or Monterey). The message will reference CrowdStrike Inc. Next you will see a message that a System Extension is blocked. On macOS Big Sur or newer, you will receive a pop up asking to allow Falcon to filter network content. Review the license terms and press Continue to proceed through the installation wizardĬlick Install and in the following prompt enter the password for your computer. Once the installer is downloaded, click on CSFalcon.pkg to open and launch the installation. Once logged in, click on Falcon Antivirus for macOS.Ĭlick on Download File to start downloading the installer.

Navigate to the Software Download page and login with your netID and password.

If you need assistance upgrading, please contact the Help Desk. If you have an older version of macOS installed, you will need to upgrade your Mac first in order to install Falcon.

The version of macOS will be listed in the pop up window that appears. To check what version of macOS you have installed, click on the Apple icon on your Mac and choose About This Mac. MacOS 10.15 Catalina or newer is required.

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