Uninstall Secure Client From macOS

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Updated:September 4, 2025
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    Introduction

    This document describes how to uninstall Secure Client from macOS.

    Background Information

    Removing the Secure Client application from your application list on macOS does not fully remove Secure Client and could cause issues. To fully remove Secure Client and Umbrella module in your macOS, you need to run an uninstaller or use command line as detailed in this document.

    Command Line

    Open terminal window and run these commands according to the modules you want to uninstall:

    For Secure Client Web Security module, run this command: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/websecurity_uninstall.sh

    For Umbrella Roaming Security module, run this command: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/umbrella_uninstall.sh

    For DART (Diagnostics and Reporting Tool ) module uninstall: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/dart_uninstall.sh

    For Cisco AnyConnect Core VPN Module uninstall: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/vpn_uninstall.sh

    For Cisco Secure Endpoint (AMP for Endpoints) uninstall: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/amp_uninstall.sh

    For Cisco ISE Posture uninstall: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/iseposture_uninstall.sh

    For Cisco Secure Client full uninstall: sudo /opt/cisco/secureclient/bin/cisco_secure_client_uninstall.sh

    To make sure there is no CSC 5.0 leftover after an uninstallation, you can use this macOS terminal command: sudo mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application'" | grep "Cisco Secure Client"

    Revision History

    Revision Publish Date Comments
    1.0
    04-Sep-2025
    Initial Release
    TAC Authored

    Contributed by Cisco Engineers

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