How to get rid of Kodak Printer Bonjour Agent permanently?

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Re: How to get rid of Kodak Printer Bonjour Agent permanently?

koochieMaine

Finder-->Go-->Enclosing Folder then type in

/Library/Printers

delete

Kodak

I used activity monitor and use Sample processes to find the file path and traced it back.

Cheers!

This was the most helpful answer for me. The printer was uninstalled through the system preferences>Printer Scanner area, but this file stayed behind and kept popping up to ask if I wanted to update. I think the system might have changed a bit because I couldn't find Enclosing Folder:

Finder>Go>Go To Folder

/Library/Printers

Dragged Kodak to the Trash!

Download a copy of Etrecheck and run it, post the report here. This will help locate the file(s) it does not remove them.

Uninstalling all-in-one printer software from computer running MAC OS

That's up to you, good luck.

The Etrecheck was written by a member on these forums. The ultimate goal is to scan the contents of your Mac, produce a report and remove any personal information. Generates a report sheet for your to copy so you can paste it here.

If you didn't click on the link... this is the passage that is on that page.

EtreCheck

Read more about EtreCheck.

EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

EtreCheck automatically removes any personally identifiable information from the output. EtreCheck does not need super-user privileges to run. It will also never ask for your password. It is signed with my Developer ID issued by Apple so it can be installed on systems protected by Apple's Gatekeeper system.

It has helped many people that I've seen in the little time I've been on the forums.

KOT

the KODAK AiO Home Center icon on the Dock is not there anymore

Reinstall it and then follow the instructions to remove it.

I'm a bit cautious about it.

You're wise to be cautious about installing unknown software just because a stranger on the Internet tells you to, especially when, as in this case, there's no legitimate reason to do it.

By the way, the fact that an application is signed with Apple Developer certificate is, unfortunately, no guarantee that it's safe. There is malware in wide circulation right now that has such a signature, and Apple has chosen to do nothing about it. You can't rely on Gatekeeper alone for protection against malware.

Just download the Kodak.dmg, run it; instead of installing use the uninstall feature instead, restart your mac!

You may uncheck Bonjour option and others to begin with by editing distribution.xml which is found in Install Software App.

Because you cannot write inside a .dmg disk you need to copy the Install Software.app into to a folder where you can modify it. Then change to that directory in Terminal and execute:

open -e "`find Install\ Software.app | grep distribution.xml`".

Or you can also "Show Package Contents" first for Install Software.app then inside Resources for AiOInstaller.app and then search for "distribution.xml" in finder and open it with TextEdit.

Replace all start_selected="false" with start_selected="true" and save.

Next time you open Install Software App you can uncheck Bonjour along with what appears to me quite useless "Home Center". Scanning and printing works for me without both Bonjour and the Home Center things.

Finder-->Go-->Enclosing Folder then type in

/Library/Printers

delete

Kodak

I used activity monitor and use Sample processes to find the file path and traced it back.

Cheers!

Had same problem.

In finder I went to>MacHardDrive>Library>Printers>Kodak>uninstall app.

When completed uninstall I trashed the Kodak folder since I did not have a Kodak printer anymore.

Regards.

I had this issue.

I followed the advise of "bladeharvest" and this got rid of the problem.

I did download and run the EtreCheck software but was nervous of posting it on the forum.

Thanks all.