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Remove McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac without uninstall password
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/Application\ Support/McAfee
rm -rf /usr/local/McAfee
shutdown -r now
@ssstonebraker
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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.

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rayscan commented Dec 18, 2020

If you are having trouble and getting "permission denied", before trying to remove anything try running /usr/local/McAfee/fmp/bin/fmp stop

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lwwnet commented Jun 10, 2023

this is a lifesaver.

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