How do i remove advanced mac cleaner

deviant-hypoxicThis was THE Best Answer. Worked perfectly. Got rid of this evil POS. "advanced mac cleaner" came under the guise of "your Flash app is out of date", download the app update and "amc" auto installs and then the notification "your current Flash app is newer" than the one just downloaded. Dumb Me, as I allowed this "criminal distribution/control delivery system! Thank you!!!! deviant-hypoxic➕➕

Use the uninstaller it came with or:

Uninstalling Software: The Basics

Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.

Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.

Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.

Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.

Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.

If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.

Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.

There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:

1. AppZapper

2. AppDelete

3. Automaton

4. Hazel

5. AppCleaner

6. CleanApp

7. iTrash

8. Amnesia

9. Uninstaller

10. Spring Cleaning

For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

Another simple solution is to go to the Help option in the Advanced Mac Cleaner and choose 'Uninstall'.

many thanx, so easy and simple and free 🙂

If you have already deleted the application from your Applications folder, you can uninstall the background application (the one that keeps popping up annoying messages) following these steps:

1. Go to the Go menu in the Finder and choose "Go to folder..."

2. Type the following: ~/Library/Application Support - a window will appear with a bunch of files.

3. Locate the folder named "amc" and drag it to the trash.

4. Locate a folder with the name Advanced Mac Cleaner and drag it to the trash.

5. Reboot your Mac - when your Mac has come back up, empty the trash.

I just had to do this for my neighbor who inadvertently installed this piece of junk software.

Thank you! My sister clicked download to something that she wasn't sure of. This really helped me because It wouldn't let me delete at all! Again, THANK YOU!!!!

SIMPLE SOLUTION

Download and run "Malwarebytes:"

https://www.malwarebytes.com/antimalware/mac/

Following the advice above I tried in vain for hours today to find and remove all the pieces by myself. I am one of those "I-can-do-this-on-my-own" types, however, the rather insidious malware/adware "Advanced Mac Cleaner" (AMC) kept outsmarting me -- and kept re-appearing.

Then I downloaded and ran the free Mac version of "MalwareBytes" (MWB) which successfully removed all elements once and for all.

I use MWB on the Windows side of my Mac (via Parallels). I've owned it since January 2013 but did not know until today they made a Mac version -- maybe because until today I didn't need the Mac version. I regularly run it as part of a "suite" of tools to keep my virtual PC clean and safe:

• Malwarebytes
• ComboFix
• TDSSKiller
• SpyBot S&D ("Search and Destroy")

In the free Mac version of MWB there are some features which cease working after 14 days. And, yes, there's the option to upgrade to an annual $25 license. I found that disappointing, because for $20 a few years ago I got a lifetime license for the Windows version. I guess business models change over time, as do the cleverness of the bad guys.

You should not take my word for it. You should question whether MWB is another scam itself. (It isn't.) Nonetheless, go do your own homework, explore, and read reviews:

• c|net http://download.cnet.com/malwarebytes-anti-malware/mac.html
• TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/21/security-startup-malwarebytes-raises-another-5 0m-from-fidelity/
• Tom's Guide http://www.tomsguide.com/us/malwarebytes-free,review-2204.html
• PCMag http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455505,00.asp

And if you don't know those sites, go find reviews elsewhere on sites you trust. Also, note that a couple of those reviews above are over two years old so their "pros" and "cons" don't accurately reflect all of today's MWB features.

(To be clear: I am not affiliated in any way with Malewarebytes. I am simply a happy user of their product on the Windows side and am glad they also now have a Mac product. I've heard a lot over the past few years that "Gone are the days when Macs don't get viruses/worms/adware/malware." Now I know it first-hand, and am glad there exist good tools to right the wrongs.)

After reading, trying all this "stuff". It was very simple.

Go to https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/

Quick download. Open it. Search for Advanced Mac Cleaner

in it's search window. Delete, Delete... One of the files wouldn't

delete, but if you select it, you'll get an option of destroying it.

Make sure your trashcan is empty. Restart computer, its gone.

This app was referred off of link on the Apple Tech Support site.

Cannot find any Help option in AMC.

It's still there. This option, plus Malwarebytes is not working to remove this.

Advanced Mac Cleaner uninstall (2)

I just used CleanMyMac 3 to get this pest off my husband's MBP. It, too, finds all those bits and pieces and removes them. Worked like a charm!

Thank you so much! I got that AMC from updating flash. nightmare!