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Removing Malwarebytes icon from my top menu

A while back, I was told by an apple tech support person to download malware bytes to clear up a problem. After the problem was resolved, I removed malwarebytes from my computer and where it was in the library. However, I cannot remove it from my top menu bar and every so often I get a message asking me to update it. Please tell me how I can get rid go the icon in the top menu bar for malwarebytes. This app seemed to be good for only a limited period without an upgrade and I really do not need it any more and do not want to pay for an upgrade. Thanks.

macOS Sierra (10.12.4), 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7

Posted on Sep 22, 2017 1:44 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2017 2:31 PM

Just click on the Malwarebytes icon in your menu bar and select Settings.

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In the Settings window select the checkbox "Hide application icon".

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That will remove the icon from the menu bar but keep MalwareBytes installed for use as needed.

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Dec 6, 2017 12:09 PM in response to sburech

I wonder why people insist to uninstall (the right way) when it's pretty obvious that the OP is already beyond that point.

If you have already deleted all the malwarebytes package files in your mac (& trash), you will also have to delete the malwarebytes plist files in:

1. Library > LaunchAgents
2. Library > LaunchDaemons

Restart mac. Delete the malwarebytes folder in:
1. Library > Application Support


Empty trash for good measure; just to be sure the demon was exorcised.


Restart mac. You should no longer see the icon of the uninstalled malwarebytes on your status bar.

Sep 22, 2017 8:37 PM in response to sburech

You've apparently deleted the MalwareBytes application. So download the donation ware Find Any File and search for each of these items with the option Name contains malwarebytes.

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Most of them are located where Spotlight can't search. You can drag them from the search results window to the Trash bin in the Dock. You might have to enter your Admin password on some of them.

Sep 23, 2017 9:13 AM in response to sburech

If an update appears for Malwarebytes a notification , will come on top right corner of screen stating close or download .

Click on download it will start downloading once completed , double click .dmg file to install and follow some upcoming steps .

To remove the icon of the app , press command and comma to open its preferences check the box of hide application icon .

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Sep 23, 2017 3:04 PM in response to John Galt

Thanks "tygb" and John Galt. I do not want the app malwarebytes. I installed it per a suggestion of an apple support staff to get rid of what she thought was malware. It didn't work and subsequently I found an on-line video with step by step instructions clearing out various folders and files that worked great. So after that I wanted to get rid of the malwarebytes app, since it only lasts for 30 days without an annual subscription, anyway. But as John Galt noted, sometimes it is far harder to get rid of an app then to download it. Again, thanks for all the help and suggestions. About the only thing I am getting now is a pop-up menu asking me to again install new and improved version of malwarebytes. See below. I have no idea of how to get rid of that pop-up (it is not in Safari), so I guess I will just live with it, declining the update opportunity, and keep following the suggestions of OT using yet a new app downloaded at OT's suggestion "Find Any File" to clear any file found containing the name "malwarebytes."

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Sep 23, 2017 5:47 PM in response to sburech

For free version of Malwarebytes Anti -Malware for Mac .

Click on finder > Applications > right click on Malwarebytes Anti - Malware.app & move to trash , if it is in download folder , remove it from there also .


To enter in system library > click on Go > Go to folder & type /Library

Find folders : Launch Daemons > com.malwarebytes.Helpertool.plist

PrivilegedHelperTools > com.malwarebytes.Helper.Tools


To enter in user library > click on Go > Go to folder & type ~/Library

Find folders : Application support > Malwarebytes

Caches > com.malwarebytes.antimalware

com.malwarebytes.Malwarebytes-xpc- service

Preferences > com.malwarebytes.antimalware.plist



After update the new files that are found in system library .

LaunchAgents > com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist

LaunchDaemons > com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist

>com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist

PriviledgedHelperTools > a folder named com.malwarebytes.HelperTool


In user library .

Preferences > com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist



Right click on these items inside the folders and move to trash .

Restart the computer & empty the trash .

Sep 24, 2017 12:37 PM in response to sburech

Follow the directions in CT's post, which was the very first one on this topic. You have to use the uninstaller to remove the software. Dragging the app to the trash does not do the job. If you don't have the disk image containing the installer and uninstaller anymore, go to the Malwarebytes website and download it again, then run the uninstaller.


It is absolutely NOT necessary to restore your system from a backup. That's a quite ludicrous suggestion when the real solution won't take you more than maybe a minute of your time.

Dec 21, 2017 9:20 PM in response to marcellus124

Thanks but this did not work for me. I went to library, but there were no malwarebytes entered there. I did delete all new and unrecognized launch agents. There was no launch daemons file. I restarted and went to library application support. Again no mawarebytes, but deleted all new and unrecognized. (In both cases these were jake cares). Emptied trash. It's still there. Thoughts? Thanks. James

Removing Malwarebytes icon from my top menu

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