The question of whether or not Mac users need antivirus programs is quite ambivalent. On the one hand, additional protection for Mac security is not bad. On the other, antivirus programs are usually heavy programs and may make your Mac run slower. In case you face such a problem, we recommend that you uninstall the antivirus app on your Mac. In our previous articles, we have already told you.
In this article, we will share 2 ways of how to remove Malwarebytes on a Mac. Contents:. Uninstall Malwarebytes Manually If you have Malwarebytes 3.1 or later, the uninstalling process is not difficult; but it has some disadvantages we will tell you about later in this article.
Here are several steps you need to follow to uninstall Malwarebytes on Mac:. Open the Malwarebytes window.
Go to the Menu and click Help → Uninstall Malwarebytes. In the window that appears, click Yes to confirm the removal. Enter your admin password to allow the uninstalling process to start. In a few seconds, the Malwarebytes cleaner will uninstall itself from your Mac. At first glance, it seems easy. But we decided to check whether all the Malwarebytes files were removed completely.
The inbuilt Malwarebytes Uninstaller helps you remove the program from your Mac with easily. Here are the steps about how to uninstall Malwarebytes on Mac (Learn How To Uninstall Programs on Mac). Step 1: Open Malwarebytes for Mac > On the menu bar, click Help > Click Uninstall Malwarebytes.
To find Malwarebytes files, we used a free app which allows you to find system hidden files on Mac. On the screenshot below you can see, that Malwarebytes left some files related to the app. They are scattered in a different system folder.
Luckily, you can remove them using Funter. Thus, the Malwarebytes uninstaller doesn’t remove the app completely. That’s why we recommend that you use a special software tool, which finds all the service files and removes the apps completely. How to Delete Malwarebytes from Mac Using App Cleaner & Uninstaller App Cleaner & Uninstaller is a special program to uninstall applications completely and safely.
It provides a for 7 days. Here’s how to use it:. Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Find and select Malwarebytes from the list of apps in the left section. Click the Uninstall or Remove button. Confirm the removal of Malwarebytes.
Here on the screenshot, you can see that App Cleaner & Uninstaller removes apps with all their service files and doesn’t leave remains. Also, if you have already deleted Malwarebytes using the first way, you can easily find its leftovers with App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
Just switch to the Remains section and you will find the leftovers of Malwarebytes.
Click on finder Applications right click on Malwarebytes Anti - Malware.app & move to trash, if it is in download folder, remove it from there also. Again click on go to go folder & type /Library Find folders: Launch Daemons com.malwarebytes.Helpertool.plist PrivilegedHelperTools com.malwarebytes.Helper.Tools Again click on go to go folder & type /Library Find folders: Application support Malwarebytes Caches com.malwarebytes.antimalware com.malwarebytes.Malwarebytes-xpc- service Preferences com.malwarebytes.antimalware.plist Right click on these items inside the folders and move to trash. Restart the computer & empty the trash.
The MalwareBytes anti-malware instructions (also within help in app) include uninstall; see the link to.pdf guide from the maker site to read more about it, or look into the Help Menu in open MalwareBytes application to choose Uninstall MalwareBytes. You can find the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware application in the LaunchPad in Dock, or in Applications folder via GO in the Apple Menu bar in the Finder desktop window header. It can be launched from either location to see the application & use removal instructions. From the PDF above, about Uninstall Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: 'In addition to the helper tool, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will add an item named 'com.malwarebytes.services' to the keychain during installation. This is used to store data which identifies your system to our update servers, and is a pre-requisite for downloading of database updates. This is not something you will be aware of unless you go looking for it, and be aware that adding an item to the keychain does not mean that the app has access to anything else in your keychain; it does not.
If you wish to remove Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, as well as the helper tool and all data and settings files, simply open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and choose Uninstall Malwarebytes Anti-Malwarefrom the Help menu.' Hopefully this helps somewhat; should you choose to use it again after uninstalling, go to the maker site for the latest update version. There are other copies now that this has been somewhat successful in removal of adware &/or malware. Good luck & happy computing!
Click on finder Applications right click on Malwarebytes Anti - Malware.app & move to trash, if it is in download folder, remove it from there also. Again click on go to go folder & type /Library Find folders: Launch Daemons com.malwarebytes.Helpertool.plist PrivilegedHelperTools com.malwarebytes.Helper.Tools Again click on go to go folder & type /Library Find folders: Application support Malwarebytes Caches com.malwarebytes.antimalware com.malwarebytes.Malwarebytes-xpc- service Preferences com.malwarebytes.antimalware.plist Right click on these items inside the folders and move to trash. Restart the computer & empty the trash. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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