Although MacKeeper is an ideal Mac optimization solution that ensures outstanding Mac performance even beyond the intended lifecycle of the device, its pushy nature and aggressive approach towards advertising often turn out to be the last straw for many users.
To make things even worse, getting rid of MacKeeper completely is quite a challenge, and isn’t a task that can be performed with just a few clicks. However, removing MacKeeper entirely is not impossible; there are two ways of doing so, either manually or alternatively via a script.
To remove MacKeeper manually:
Decrypt all files encrypted with the software, then drag and drop MacKeeper.app to Trash.
Go to ~/Library/Application Support and delete anything related to MacKeeper and/or Zeobit, including the MacKeeper Helper folder and any remaining backup files.
Head to the preferences of all installed browsers, search for MacKeeper’s extensions and remove them. And, just to make sure MacKeeper is gone for good from your browsers as well, delete the cache, cookies and any browsing data.
The alternate method of deleting MacKeeper can be performed two ways:
Via Finder, click on “Kind”, then “Others”, followed by typing in “System Files”, selecting “are included” and then removing any matches related to MacKeeper.
Via an automated removal script saved as a simple text file and then executed in Terminal by typing in the commands chmod +x deleteMacKeeper.sh and sudo ./deleteMacKeeper.sh.
Still, there is one other method that not many users might think of at first, but it’s by far the safest and most effective way of removing MacKeeper – just use another Mac optimizer…