

Or open Launchpad to drag it into Trash after it showing “X” in right corner by clicking it still for a while.Ĭlick the “Finder” icon on the dock and click the “Applications” folder.
Uninstall clamxav from mac manual#
To get rid of unwanted apps such as ClamXav, the manual uninstaller does not like the removal tool to thoroughly scan the system hard drive in the process locates all its components, preferences, cache & supporting files, so it means you need to delete them one by one by searching yourself. Usually, these remains will be stored in three folders of hard drive: ~/Library/Preferences/, ~/Library/Application Support/ and ~/Library/Caches/īut it is not sure its remains weather will store in other folders you don’t know.ģ. Go to Menu Bar, and select Go > Go to Folder…ĥ. Search the files in the name of ClamXav in Preferencesħ. Back to Library folder, repeat the same operation in Application Supportĩ. Unluckily, as a matter of fact, the associated files also found in Finally, right-click Trash, choose Empty the Trash to confirm your whole removal Once any trace related with ClamXav is appeared in the list, delete itġ0.

Uninstall clamxav from mac series#
Library/C, you can see the picture bellow very carefully:Ĭonclusion:Macs needs Antivirus Protection Software, just like any other computer, but do not make it in trouble if you have made it wrong during the ClamXav removal, therefore, a series of problems could have happened. For truly uninstall ClamXav or any unwanted apps in macOS quickly and safely, it is better to choose option I then get rid of all of remaining.Although there aren't many threats in the form of viruses for Mac, it's also true that there are hardly any tools with which we can avoid becoming infected by them, so a program like ClamXAV can be of great usefulness.ĬlamXAV isn't an ordinary antivirus that remains always active in the background, because it only analyzes the files that we tell it to.
