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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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tygb

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Posted on Sep 23, 2017 5:47 PM

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 .

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44 replies

Dec 4, 2017 10:08 PM in response to sburech

Thanks. That worked!

Level 7

24,239 points

Dec 5, 2017 5:15 AM in response to marcellus124

How-To: Uninstall Malwarebytes for Mac

Dec 5, 2017 5:47 AM in response to CT

OP is beyond that point. LOL

Dec 5, 2017 8:47 AM in response to marcellus124

This is one major flaw in Os x of not having a dedicated uninstaller IMO. Uninstalling apps can be messy and confusing for a former windows user.

Maxeiner

Level 1

4 points

Dec 22, 2017 5:43 PM in response to someoneotherthanyou

This worked. Thanks!

Dec 25, 2017 9:39 AM in response to Maxeiner

Which one?

midms02

Level 1

4 points

Dec 26, 2017 11:33 AM in response to tygb

Excellent instructions. I had the same problem with removing malwarebytes icon from the menu bar, tried different things but this is the only that worked. Thank you

sburech Author

Level 1

43 points

Jan 8, 2018 12:12 PM in response to vikram5615

What folder?

Jan 14, 2018 3:52 AM in response to thomas_r.

thanks thomas

Jan 14, 2018 11:00 AM in response to marcellus124

thanks for this helpful answer, but in my Mac the

malwarebytes folder in Application Support won't be deleted what could I do in this case?

Jan 14, 2018 11:14 PM in response to someoneotherthanyou

Stop spamming that useless link here. OP is well beyond that level FFS.

ambr0sia

Level 1

4 points

Jan 29, 2018 11:58 AM in response to sburech

I had the same issue, so after searching I followed the steps here https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1928 and it appears to have worked.

Good luck

Level 7

24,239 points

Sep 22, 2017 1:50 PM in response to sburech

How-To: Uninstall Malwarebytes for Mac

Jan 6, 2018 4:02 AM in response to tygb

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 🙂

Just deleted the entire folder in /Library and restarted my MAC...

Voila... no more annoying icon on the screen 🙂

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