• Mac OS X,  Mac Security

    SIP-Protected Apps In macOS

    The following is a list of application bundles that come pre-installed with macOS that are protected by SIP: /Applications/App Store.app /Applications/Automator.app /Applications/Calculator.app /Applications/Calendar.app /Applications/Chess.app /Applications/Contacts.app /Applications/DVD Player.app /Applications/Dashboard.app /Applications/Dictionary.app /Applications/FaceTime.app /Applications/Font Book.app /Applications/Game Center.app /Applications/Image Capture.app /Applications/Launchpad.app /Applications/Mail.app /Applications/Maps.app /Applications/Messages.app /Applications/Mission Control.app /Applications/Notes.app /Applications/Photo Booth.app /Applications/Photos.app /Applications/Preview.app /Applications/QuickTime Player.app /Applications/Reminders.app /Applications/Safari.app /Applications/Siri.app /Applications/Stickies.app /Applications/System Preferences.app /Applications/TextEdit.app /Applications/Time Machine.app /Applications/Utilities /Applications/iBooks.app /Applications/iTunes.app /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app /Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility.app /Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.app /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth File Exchange.app /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app /Applications/Utilities/ColorSync Utility.app /Applications/Utilities/Console.app /Applications/Utilities/Digital Color Meter.app /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app /Applications/Utilities/Grab.app /Applications/Utilities/Grapher.app /Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access.app /Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant.app /Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app /Applications/Utilities/System Information.app /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app /Applications/Utilities/VoiceOver Utility.app /Applications/Utilities/X11.app Note: Files located in /System, /usr, /bin, and /sbin are recursively protected as well.