#Uninstall clamxav from mac install#
#Uninstall clamxav from mac update#

Come back an let me know the path to anything it finds. If not, then grab a copy of EasyFind or Find Any File if you already have it and search for 'clamd' without the quotes. Mountain Lion Cache Cleaner (aka Lion/Snow Leopard/Leopard/Panther Cache Cleaner).That's usually the sign of having another ClamAV scanning engine installed by another app, so I'll start by asking if any of these sound familiar: I downloaded the engine remover script from ClamXav, put it on my harddrive, ran it from there, rebooted but the clamd is still active and using most of my memory. I had before ClamXav as antivirus, removed it uncorrectly by only deleting the program and have now the issue that the engine is still active and takes a lot of CPU / Memory. There won't be any conflicts.įirst let me introduce you to the ClamXav Forum where you will find a lot of info and usually receive faster response to any questions you may have. Since you have already removed the engine, then all you need to do is drag the new application to your Applications folder and launch it so that it can re-install the engine.

#Uninstall clamxav from mac update#

That will allow you to download and update the application automatically and would have replaced the engine for you. The correct way to update an old version of ClamXav is to open the ClamXav application and choose 'Check for ClamXav Updates.' from the ClamXav menu.

#Uninstall clamxav from mac install#

Now I just want to get rid of the remaining vestiges of ClamXav so I can install an update without any conflicts with the old version of Clam. Since I ran the uninstaller I have no AntiVirus protection. If you have logged out or restarted since you mounted this, it will already be ejected. To eject it, if you have DEVICES displayed in the left column of a Finder window, click on the eject icon to the right of 'ClamXav'. You cannot trash anything in this window. It's the Window you get in the Finder when you double-click on ClamXav_2.2.x.dmg that looks like this: What is the ClamXav image window and how do I eject it?