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Posted on 08-25-2022 09:09 AM
Hello,
We had McAfee/Trellix Firewall installed on all of our MacOS computers.
We have to quickly uninstall it but during Firewall uninstall process, a prompt for admin username and pass is showing to uninstall the extension system.
But none of our users is administrator and it is just not possible to go on more than 1600 computers for that.
Do you know how it is possible to uninstall completely and silently?
Thank you for your help
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08-25-2022 09:34 AM - edited 03-09-2023 05:49 AM
@glpi-ios Here's a script that should do a silent removal of a McAfee install including the firewall module: https://gist.github.com/sdagley/566dddd0b497dfe05fb487abaa274024
You can edit it to skip any modules you want to retain (NOTE: There is a dependency on ENS for the MNE and FRP modules, so ENS can't be fully removed if you plan on retaining them)
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08-25-2022 09:34 AM - edited 03-09-2023 05:49 AM
@glpi-ios Here's a script that should do a silent removal of a McAfee install including the firewall module: https://gist.github.com/sdagley/566dddd0b497dfe05fb487abaa274024
You can edit it to skip any modules you want to retain (NOTE: There is a dependency on ENS for the MNE and FRP modules, so ENS can't be fully removed if you plan on retaining them)
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Posted on 03-09-2023 03:05 AM
Hello. Can this code be ran on Windows?
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Posted on 03-09-2023 05:45 AM
@FirezSeth No, that script is specific to Macs
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Posted on 08-25-2022 09:44 AM
Thank you very much for your help @sdagley
Precisely, the goal was to uninstall all the McAfee Endpoint Security products but as only the Firewall part was a problem... So it's perfect!!!
I thank you for your help
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Posted on 08-25-2022 06:00 PM
Hello! Do you also have the silent installation process through script?
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Posted on 10-09-2022 08:17 AM
Hello @sdagley
Hello,
Sorry for my question which may seem stupid but is making changes in the authorization database risky for the stability of the system?
Before executing the script (which I have tested several times with success), I would like to be sure that this type of intervention is not too aggressive for the system.
Anyway, thank you very much for your script.
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Posted on 10-09-2022 06:33 PM
@glpi-ios I don't think there's any risk to changing the database as long as the change is reverted once you've removed the extension. This mechanism has been working for a while, so if Apple did want to block it, they've had ample time.
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Posted on 10-11-2022 08:56 AM
Thank ou for your help @sdagley
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Posted on 04-10-2023 12:42 AM
Hello everyone.
I'm setting the Client Interface Mode to "Standard Access".
In Standard access, non-admins cannot view or change configuration settings on the Settings page.
But I hypothesize that the user knows the password and can login to the settings page.
What is there any way to fix that?
Thanks
