What is webfilterdnsd process running on my machine? Its started by user "nobody". Not able to find any other information on it online. How can I get more information on processes running on my mac?
Webfilterdnsd process
activity-monitor
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Best Answer
Although it doesn't answer your question directly, the excellent
http://triviaware.com/macprocess/all
is a web resource that describes many Mac processes.
It describes webfilterDNSd as:
"Process is part of clean OS X install however there is no description available from credible sources at this moment. Use supplied link for related google search."
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