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For macOS 13 (Ventura) and macOS 14 (Sonoma)

  1. Click Continue in the "Set Up Required Permissions" window.
  2. Allow System Extension.
    • For macOS 13.3 and above:

      Module state

    • For macOS 13.2 and lower:

      Module state

  3. Allow Full Disk Access.

    Allow Full Disk Access

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    Full Disk Access blocks applications without permission from accessing files on the drives. This will give the Endpoint Security extension privileges to read and write on the disks for scanning.


For macOS 11(Big Sur) and macOS 12(Monterey)

  1. Click Continue in the "Set Up Required Permissions" window.
  2. Allow System Extension.

    Allow System Extension

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    Apex One (Mac) uses the Endpoint Security and NetFilter extension. These need to be added under System Extensions to use functionality of the MacOS.

  3. Allow Full Disk Access.

    Allow Full Disk Access

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    Full Disk Access blocks applications without permission from accessing files on the drives. This will give the Endpoint Security extension privileges to read and write on the disks for scanning.


For macOS 10.14(Mojave) and 10.15(Catalina)

  1. Click Continue in the "Set Up Required Permissions" window.
  2. Allow the Trend Micro Certificate.

    Allow Certificate

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    Apex One (Mac) uses Kernel Extension. Trend Micro Certificate needs to be allowed for the kernel extension to be loaded to the system.

  3. Allow Full Disk Access.

    Allow Full Disk Access

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    Full Disk Access blocks applications without permission from accessing files on the drives. This will give the Endpoint Security extension privileges to read and write on the disks for scanning.


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