Nothing is free. The price was this: background processes named “com.avast.proxy” that ate his RAM during Zoom calls. Constant notifications that his “privacy was exposed” unless he upgraded. And now, a stubborn digital barnacle that refused to be pried loose.
He opened Terminal.
Marcus closed Terminal. He emptied the Trash. He rebooted. uninstall avast antivirus mac
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast. Nothing is free
May. Not will. May.