Mcafee For Mac Uninstall
The following are instructions designed to guide you through removing the Enterprise edition of McAfee Endpoint Security from self-managed, university-owned machines running Mac OS only.
I am trying to fully remove McAfee Endpoint Security from my Mac via Terminal. I have done the command /usr/local/McAfee/uninstall EPM and received 'Product has been uninstalled successfully.' However, when I type the following commands, I get 'Permission denied.' 'cd /usr/local/' 'rm -rf McAfee. McAfee LiveSafe™ is a premium antivirus solution for your computers, mobile devices, and tablets—all in one easy-to-use subscription. Defend against the latest viruses, ransomware, malware and spyware with our 2020 internet security, and keep identity thieves at bay with our VPN and ID Theft Protection. Furthermore, apps like McAfee may have processes working in the background. Learn below how to uninstall McAfee correctly or read our previous article about the complete removal of applications on Mac. If, working with Terminal is quite problematic for you, here is also another way to remove the Mcafee – with App Cleaner.
Note: If your computer is managed by UMass Amherst IT, do not attempt to remove the client on your own. Please contact your administrator.
These instructions are technical. If you are not comfortable with any of the following steps, please contact IT User Services or visit the Help Center before proceeding:
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Uninstall Mcafee For Mac
- In the upper right corner of your screen, click the Spotlight Search icon in the menu bar. Type Terminal and press Enter to launch a Terminal window.
- In the Terminal window, type 'sudo su' and press Enter. Enter your computer's administrator password.
- In the Terminal window, type '/usr/local/McAfee/uninstall EPM3' and press Enter.
Note: 'EPM3' refers to the product version. If EPM3 doesn't work, try EPM, EPM1, and/or EPM2 for earlier versions. If these do not work, try EPM4, EPM5, etc. until the command runs succesfully. - In the Terminal window, type 'sudo /Library/McAfee/cma/scripts/uninstall.sh' andpress Enter. Enter your computer's administrator password.
- Fully reboot the computer.
- After rebooting, follow step 1 again to launch a Terminal window.
- In the Terminal window, type each of the following commands, pressing Enter after each:
- 'cd /usr/local/'
- 'rm -rf McAfee/'
- 'cd /Library/LaunchDaemons/'
- 'rm -rf com.mcafee.*'
- 'cd /Library/LaunchAgents/'
- 'rm -rf com.mcafee.*'
- 'cd /Library/Preferences/'
- 'rm -rf com.mcafee.*'
- Fully reboot the computer.