Malware Blocked: “com.docker.vmnetd” was not opened because it contains malware

[minkey27]

Reinstalling worked for me. After rebooting it will give another Malware blocked message, but Docker Desktop keeps working.

[oscarvgg (Oscar Vicente Gonzalez Greco)]

The question mark button at the top right corner only takes you to the Tips app

[yaroon]

This where the question mark leads to on macOS Sonoma 14.7.2

The app has been modified or damaged

The app has been modified, and its code does not match the original signed code. The app may be broken or corrupted, or it may have been tampered with. If you think that an app has been damaged or tampered with, you should delete it by dragging it to the Trash.

Some apps and tools, such as AppleScript or JavaScript applications and some legacy tools, modify themselves after signing. These types of apps cannot be opened unless you override the security settings on your Mac. See Open an app by overriding security settings.

To learn how to protect your Mac from harmful software, see Protect your Mac from malware.

[hansaz0ne (Hans Schiessl)]

Finallty, it fixed the issue! Thanks @benmuiruri

[henryallen04 (FIFTY FIVE AND FIVE)]

Just come into work today received the same error message installed and uninstalled docker recieving the same error.

[bytezorvin (Mehul Chauhan)]

I had delete the said file and could not open docker now

[mrprocessor999]

Any idea when it will be solved ? as making something PrivilegedTools which is identified as malware for any reasons doesn’t seems like good idea.

[daniking (Daniel Niskhizov)]

After reaching out for Apple support and installing Docker from Safe Mode it solved the problem

[rimelek (Ákos Takács)]

I can’t tell that, but Docker is working on it. You can watch the GitHub issue as well to see the progress and the recommended workarounds

[Workaround in description] Mac is detecting Docker as a malware and keeping it from starting

[a969295028]

thanks. It works for me.

[poty69]

you are god man! thanks a lot

[poty69]

Malware Blocked: “com.docker.vmnetd” was not opened because it contains malware

There are several workarounds on the Github Issue What worked for me is the following Close Docker and kill all docker processes docker kill $(docker ps -q) Check if vmnetd processes are running and kill if exists ps aux | grep vmnetd - that will list any processes that are running. Remove the problematic vmnetd sudo rm /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.* Download the latest dmg Restart our Mac. Very important… if you do not restart you will get endless popups that docker is damaged. A…

this worked for me

[aiaf]

Note that you have to also remove Docker.app from Trash completely to suppress the warnings.

[jeanphilippebriend343 (Jean-Philippe Briend)]

copy the 2 files indicated in the Github issue, then start Docker Desktop: the installation wizard should start.

I faced the same configuration, it solved my problem.

[fernandogarciadev (Fernando Carvalho Garcia)]

I use Colima and Docker as a service. Installed it all via Homebrew.

I started having the same issue today and deleting /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.* and reinstalling Docker via Homebrew (brew resintall docker --force) fixed the issue. At least for now.

[pandeptwidyaop]

Me too

[bas94]

This worked for me!
Thank you

[umamad (Mohammad Saadati)]

Try this: [Workaround in description] Mac is detecting Docker as a malware and keeping it from starting · Issue #7520 · docker/for-mac · GitHub

[chustonai]

Same errors (3x vnetd, socket, Docker.app) blocking “malware.”

M3Max MacBook, OS 15.3beta2

[yavorprism (Yavor Dimov)]

thank you benmuiruri this fixed it for me