Uninstall Mcafee Endpoint Protection For Mac

Remove McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac without uninstall password

There are many ways to uninstall McAfee software. Reasons for uninstalling might include migration to newer products such as Endpoint Security, or a need to clean up your system for maintenance purposes, with the intent to reinstall later.

gistfile1.sh

rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/com.mcafee.menulet.plist

rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/com.mcafee.reporter.plist

rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mcafee.ssm.Eupdate.plist

rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist

rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist

rm -rf /Library/ApplicationSupport/McAfee

rm -rf /usr/local/McAfee

shutdown -r now

commented Sep 25, 2014

Uninstall Mcafee Endpoint Protection For Mac

rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist

commented Mar 6, 2017

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commented Mar 22, 2017

Thank you very much, finally got rid of it !

commented Jun 8, 2017

Hi! I keep getting permission denied! Help please!

commented Jun 12, 2017•
edited

I had to run sudo /usr/local/McAfee/uninstall EPM, as seen at https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB88461, before running any of the commands given here.

commented Jun 25, 2019

Will the sysadmin notice of the lack of the endpoint security client with any method?

commented Aug 8, 2019

Will the sysadmin notice of the lack of the endpoint security client with any method?

It depends if the sysadmin is running a report and looking for machines without it. If you have an environment that has good IT hygiene it will probably just get installed again by JAMF or whatever manages your devices.

Uninstall Mcafee Endpoint Protection For Mac