Click the Avast Cleanup Premium icon in the menu bar, then select Open Avast Cleanup Premium. Click Go in the menu bar and select Applications, then double-click the Avast Cleanup icon. After opening Avast Cleanup Premium, if you see a message prompting you to allow full disk access, refer to the following article for instructions.
*Click Uninstall. If prompted, use your Touch ID or enter your administrator User Name and Password, then click OK. Avast SecureLine VPN is now uninstalled from your Mac. If you need to reinstall Avast SecureLine VPN, refer to the following article: Installing Avast SecureLine VPN.
*Re: Can't uninstall mac free version 14.2 avast security « Reply #13 on: April 22, 2020, 12:14:48 AM » Hello, i had the same problem. There is not need to reinstall mac os.
Anti-virus programmes cannot be deleted successfully just by dragging the app to the trash and emptying it. Apps like these spread files throughout your Mac and need to be uninstalled thoroughly. The only way to do this is to refer to the developers of such apps and use their uninstall instructions. The next thing you should know it is not recommended to run any anti-virus software on your Mac, there are no viruses that affect the Mac OS, anti-virus apps run in the background using up resources and often flag up files as a problem when in fact they are vital to the running of your Mac. The same can be said of apps that claim to clean and optimise your Mac, these are not needed, the Mac looks after itself pretty well. If you want to keep a handle on malware/ adware install Malwarebytes, there is a free version.
Re: Can't uninstall avast antivirus Jump to solution I found that in SAFE mode (PressF8 at startup) I could go to c:program files Avast and uninstall it without the 'need permission' issue. Avast Cleanup Premium is now installed on your Mac and can be used in scan-only mode. To unlock all features, either activate an existing subscription or click Buy Cleanup Premium, then follow the on-screen instructions to purchase a subscription for Avast Cleanup Premium.
Jan 13, 2019 10:36 PM
I once installed Avast software (anti malware, cleanup, security). Several corresponding programs were installed. Due to continuously asking to install the full program suite, I decided to uninstall the Avast software. Stupid move of Avast, because their free program never asked to install the full Avast suite.
So I used their Avast Uninstall.app to remove the programs.
After a restart there was a leftover: 'Avast Cleanup'.
This app is a daemon process and it is not possible to trash it, because MacOs reports that it is 'open'.
You can show that it is running in the Activity Monitor. And a force quit does not work.
Command-Option-Escape shows the current apps and 'Avast Cleanup' is not displayed. So 'Avast Cleanup' cannot be closed or quit.
The only way to get rid of undeletable apps is to use Terminal and use a couple of shell commands.
The shell commands find and delete the directories and their contents.
Be very carefull, because you have to use root permission to execute them!
Any executed mistype results in a corrupt OS!
Unexperienced shell users should study shell commands.
Find the directories with the application software and data to delete:Avast Won't Uninstall Mac
sudo will ask for the administrator password of the Mac.
sudo find / -iname '*Avast*' -print | grep -v denied
This command shows all the directories in which Avast software resides.
On my Mac the leftover Avast Cleanup resides in the directory /Applications/AvastCleanup.app
This directory contains sub-directories that has to be deleted also.
The command rm to delete the application software and data:
sudo rm -rf /Applications/AvastCleanup.app/
The -rf keys: -r 'recursive' -f 'force' (suppress confirmation messages)
After a restart, there is no trace of 'Avast Cleanup' and is not started anymore.
sudo launchctl list|grep Avast
This procedure is usefull for any undeletable program. But always do a 'find', as described above, first!
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