Removing Malwarebytes icon from my top menu

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.

You may want to reinstall Malwarebyte for Mac.

Then, use Malwarebyte's instructions to remove Malwarebytes from your Mac

You may want to reinstall Malwarebyte for Mac.

Then, use Malwarebyte's instructions to remove Malwarebytes from your Mac

@the_best_role

It means you have other malwarebytes files in other parts of your library. The one in Application Support is deletable but it can be regenerated by its "allies". Delete the other malwarebytes first in other folders (read all suggestions in this thread), then restart before you go back to deleting the malwarebytes files in Application Support.

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

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

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

In the system library > find a folder application support > right click on the folder malware bytes and move to trash , restart the machine and empty the trash .

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.

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.

Gosh, this is the first time that I actually found a discussion in this forum useful! Thank you for your crisp and direct instructions - it did indeed help exorcise the demon!

In fact, I also found a lot of junk from other software that I had deleted without using the uninstaller, so I managed to clear off all that as well.

What's wrong z0ltan? Your solution didn't help Maxeiner and several others, but the solution I posted did help several others. Plus, Marcellus needed clarification as to which solution worked because Marcellus can't see that Maxeiner's post was in reply to my solution.

My solution is the proper procedure for removing Malwarebytes for Mac. If you don't follow this procedure and you decide to manually delete the Malwarebytes app, it causes this issue to happen. This is a very common issue that has been happening for a long time As you can see in this forum post and in many others over the years, the solution I provided is the proper solution to follow because Malwarebytes has not changed their removal procedure though many versions over time.

You have to remember z0ltan, that the answers here are not just for the person who posted their issue. The answers are also here for those who read the post because they have the same issue. That is how a forum works. This is why you're supposed to search for similar issues before you post your own. The problem is that not everyone who comes here knows how forums work. Also, not every computer user wants to risk doing administrator level procedures that may cause their computer to become unusable. If they misunderstand the procedure or something goes wrong and they can't get online, how will you help them then? Will you take responsibility for the greater problem? Do you even know if they have a current backup prepared and the time and know-how to recover their computer if they misunderstand your instructions, or do you want everyone to risk losing their data? Do you want to make yourself and Apple look bad because you want to use a more complicated and risky procedure instead of a simpler more natural solution? Go ahead. Im fine helping people in much safer ways that they can easily share with others.

this worked for me. thanks. the apple agent on the phone told me to uninstall malwarebytes by dragging it from applications to the junk. i didn't know to try any different way and the little icon remained in my top right task bar for ages. this method of file removal worked. thanks.

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 .

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 .