Tried a trial of Avast now it won't leave me alone.
I recently tried a trial of the program Avast and when the trial ran out I started getting windows a few times a day saying my trial ran out and I need to purchase.....I don't plan on purchasing the program anytime soon and I used AppZapper to uninstall.
However, I still get registration windows popping up yet I can't find any remnants of the program when I search. Plus the icon keeps popping up in my browser like it's still installed.
How do I make this nonsense stop?
Thanks in advance....
Macbook Pro, OSX 10.7.5
It looks like you didn't uninstall Avast properly. I recommend you to install Avast again, and then, follow these steps to uninstall that application correctly > https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid= 1367&nav=0,56,59
OS X has got its own security systems, so you don't need any third-party security app. If you want more information about OS X and malware, read > http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg
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