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Why some Mac apps launch slowly: A follow-up
Last year I wrote a blog post Mac app launches slowed by malware scan: I discovered that the slow launches are caused by the syspolicydprocess, specifically DispatchQueue "com.apple.security.syspolicy.yara". The backtrace showed syspolicydcalling the yr_rules_scan_filefunction.
Previous: Google Chrome 136 automatically upgrades your accounts to use passkeysArticles indexJeff Johnson( My apps, PayPal.Me, Mastodon) I discovered that the slow launches are caused by the syspolicyd process, specifically DispatchQueue "com.apple.security.syspolicy.yara". At first he claimed it was too difficult for anyone except an "expert" like me, but I simply selected "Spindump" from the action menu in Activity Monitor and then did a text search of the resulting file. It's also worth noting that Oakley's discussion of hashing performance ignores a key detail: the apps that he examines are universal binaries, with both Intel and ARM architectures.
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