How do I remove an app that I can't find?

My log file is showing references to an application that I don't remember ever installing and that I can't find in the Application listing:



9/23/2012 9:21:52.872 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502: (com.bjango.istatlocal[618]) posix_spawn("/Library/Application Support/iStat local/iStatLocal", ...): No such file or directory

9/23/2012 9:21:52.872 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502: (com.bjango.istatlocal[618]) Exited with code: 1

9/23/2012 9:21:52.872 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502: (com.bjango.istatlocal) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds



Can you tell me how to find the lingering files so I can delete them/uninstall the software properly?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 24, 2012 9:06 AM

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Sep 24, 2012 10:04 AM in response to John Galt

John,


I have to admit I don't remember ever installing this software and it doesn't sound like something I'd even consider trying, so I'm not sure where it came from. That said I tried a trick recommended elsewhere to reinstall the software and then use the uninstaller that comes with it - I did that and do believe that worked because I don't see it in this list :


new-host:~ nengard$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/'

126 0 0xffffff7f807ad000 0x5000 0x5000 com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) <108 5 4 3>

127 0 0xffffff7f807a3000 0x5000 0x5000 net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.0.5) <108 5 4 3 1>

131 0 0xffffff7f80b62000 0x6000 0x6000 com.avast.AvastFileShield (1.0.1) <5 4 1>

132 0 0xffffff7f807a8000 0x3000 0x3000 com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.3) <4 1>

134 3 0xffffff7f81a04000 0x36000 0x36000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.23) <7 5 4 3 1>

135 0 0xffffff7f80dbe000 0x8000 0x8000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.23) <134 45 30 7 5 4 3 1>

136 0 0xffffff7f80b14000 0x5000 0x5000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.23) <134 7 5 4 3 1>

137 0 0xffffff7f80dc6000 0x6000 0x6000 org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.23) <134 5 4 1>

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Sep 24, 2012 10:45 AM in response to ncengard

OK, look in the following locations for anything related to iStat:


/Library

/Library/Application Support

/Library/Bundles

/Library/Caches

/Library/Extensions

/Library/Frameworks

/Library/Preferences

/System/Library/Extensions

/System/Library/LaunchAgents

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons

~/Library

~/Library/Application Support

~/Library/Caches

~/Library/LaunchAgents

~/Library/Preferences

~/Library/Preferences/ByHost


Wherever you find it, drag it to the Desktop and reboot. It should no longer appear in your Console logs.

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