Avast Won't Close on My Mac
Avast works to protect your Mac against malware, viruses and spyware. However, the application uses system resources and you may find the need to quit all of the running processes at some point. By default the application runs in Persistent Mode. This prevents the possibility of malicious code shutting down the application and bypassing its ability to protect your computer.
Disable Persistent Mode
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Click the "Avast" menu in the application and select "Preferences." Uncheck the "Launch at Startup as a Persistent Application" box and click "Quit & Remove Persistence." Avast shuts down automatically after quitting the application. Restart the application at a later date by opening the Applications folder and launching Avast. If you want to completely remove the application from your system, drag the application icon to the Trash. Click the "Go" menu in the Mac OS X navigation bar, hold down the "Option" key and select the "Library" option. Open the "Application Support" folder and move "com.avast.MacAvast" to the trash.
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Avery Martin holds a Bachelor of Music in opera performance and a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian studies. As a professional writer, she has written for Education.com, Samsung and IBM. Martin contributed English translations for a collection of Japanese poems by Misuzu Kaneko. She has worked as an educator in Japan, and she runs a private voice studio out of her home. She writes about education, music and travel.