Updated 14-Sep-2023
By rogue I mean those processes which are not beneficial (at least for my configuration). To start with there are those processes which actual communicate over the network.
View Processes on OSX with nettop
nettop
Nettop is a built in process communication display utility, useful, especially with seeing what network interfaces are being used (for example, if requests are tunneled or not when using a vpn).
CIJScannerRegis
Unbelievable that a canon scanner registeration process is always running, especially since I've never owned a Canon scanner, nor installed this software.
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Image Capture/Support/LegacyDeviceDiscoveryHelpers/CIJScannerRegister.app"
AddressBookSourceSync, aka AddressBookSour
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AddressBook.SourceSync.plist
To undo, use:
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AddressBook.SourceSync.plist
Source: Apple Stackexchange
apsd - Apple push notification
Disable:
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.apsd.plist
Enable:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.apsd.plist
simbl Agent
See: Apple Stackexchange
rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/SIMBL
netbiosd
If you don't do file and print sharing or accessing named resources over the local internet, then you don't need NetBIOS
sudo launchctl disable system/netbiosd
kdc
Kerberos 5 server, mostly not needed. Disable:
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.Kerberos.kdc.plist
Enable:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.Kerberos.kdc.plist
ardagent
Remote desktop agent
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -configure -access -off
calendaragent
Remove:
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist
Re-enable:
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist