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User profile for user: Fasko
Fasko Author
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How to delete old (McAfee) icon in the menu bar

Hi,


i had installed McAfee on my Mac.

I deleted the software but I the McAfee-Icon is still in the menu bar.


Now I have a McAfee Icon in the Menubar (beside the battery-state) which I want to delete because I don't have this software on the MacBook anymore.

How I can delete this icon?


When I click on it and I select perhaps "About McAfee ..." the Mac ask me which software I want to open.


Greets

MacBook Pro with Retina display, null

Posted on Oct 9, 2016 1:07 PM

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User profile for user: Barolas
Barolas
User level: Level 2
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Posted on Oct 9, 2016 1:09 PM

McAfee usually requires an uninstaller to be run in order to properly remove all the parts. Try these steps from the McAfee KnowledgeBase:


  1. an administrator or with root account permissions.
  2. Open the Terminal window.
  3. Type sudo /Library/McAfee/cma/uninstall.sh and press ENTER.
  4. Type the logged on administrator or root account password and press ENTER to uninstall the agent.
    NOTE: During the removal, you will see the following messages: stopping McAfee agent and McAfee agent stopped.
  5. Restart your computer when the uninstallation is complete.
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User profile for user: Barolas
Barolas
User level: Level 2
180 points

Oct 9, 2016 1:09 PM in response to Fasko

McAfee usually requires an uninstaller to be run in order to properly remove all the parts. Try these steps from the McAfee KnowledgeBase:


  1. an administrator or with root account permissions.
  2. Open the Terminal window.
  3. Type sudo /Library/McAfee/cma/uninstall.sh and press ENTER.
  4. Type the logged on administrator or root account password and press ENTER to uninstall the agent.
    NOTE: During the removal, you will see the following messages: stopping McAfee agent and McAfee agent stopped.
  5. Restart your computer when the uninstallation is complete.
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