Uninstall Nessus on macOS
Stop Nessus
- In System Preferences, select the Nessus button.
- On the Nessus.Preferences screen, select the lock to make changes.
- Next, enter your username and password.
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Select the Stop Nessus button.
The Status becomes red and shows as Stopped.
- Finally, exit the Nessus.Preferences screen.
Remove the Following Nessus Directories, Subdirectories, or Files
/Library/Nessus
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.tenablesecurity.nessusd.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes/Nessus Preferences.prefPane
/Applications/Nessus
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.tenablesecurity.nessusd.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes/Nessus Preferences.prefPane
/Applications/Nessus
Disable the Nessus Service
- To prevent the macOS from trying to start the now non-existent service, type the following command from a command prompt.
$ sudo launchctl remove com.tenablesecurity.nessusd
- If prompted, provide the administrator password.