How to remove items in Allow in the Background

Hi,

In Finder, go to the following folders:

• /Library/LaunchDaemons
• /Library/LaunchAgents (for items that affect all users)

Then find the items and delete them.

I just found this item in my "Allow in the Background" page. Is my system affected by a virus? I never installed this. I can't find it in /Library/LaunchAgents. I did a full system search and can't seem to find the file.

Did you just delete the app? Were there uninstaller apps or features in those apps to uninstall them completely. Deleting just the apps leaves a lot of flotsam behind and then need to be removed along with the app.

One way to do that is with the shareware app Find Any File . It can search for any files with the application's or the developer's name in the file name.  For zoom software you'd do the following search(es): 

1 - Name contains zoom

Any files that are found can be dragged from the search results window to the Desktop or Trash bin in the Dock for deletion.

FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages.  

If they can't be deleted because they are running boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and delete from there.

Note:  if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode.  This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will assure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

Origin may be the developer's name so Google for it to see which app it represents.

I appreciate your help! It worked for me.

I am having the same issue. I no longer use this Brother printer, but I cannot remove this from background items. Finder lookup yields no results...

That’s the name of the developer, not the name of the item. Search for products created by that name, then see if there are any matches.

Thank you for your response and your original post - I'm glad you found that website! I was able to successfully remove the remaining Brother files as well. Thanks again!