![]() ![]() Sudo rm -rf /Applications/AvastCleanup.app/ ![]() The command rm to delete the application software and data: This directory contains sub-directories that has to be deleted also. On my Mac the leftover Avast Cleanup resides in the directory /Applications/AvastCleanup.app This command shows all the directories in which Avast software resides. Sudo find / -iname "*Avast*" -print | grep -v denied Sudo will ask for the administrator password of the Mac. Unexperienced shell users should study shell commands.įind the directories with the application software and data to delete: The shell commands find and delete the directories and their contents.īe very carefull, because you have to use root permission to execute them!Īny executed mistype results in a corrupt OS! The only way to get rid of undeletable apps is to use Terminal and use a couple of shell commands. So 'Avast Cleanup' cannot be closed or quit. And a force quit does not work.Ĭommand-Option-Escape shows the current apps and 'Avast Cleanup' is not displayed. You can show that it is running in the Activity Monitor. This app is a daemon process and it is not possible to trash it, because MacOs reports that it is 'open'. So I used their Avast Uninstall.app to remove the programs.Īfter a restart there was a leftover: 'Avast Cleanup'. Stupid move of Avast, because their free program never asked to install the full Avast suite. Due to continuously asking to install the full program suite, I decided to uninstall the Avast software. Several corresponding programs were installed. I once installed Avast software (anti malware, cleanup, security). ![]()
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