how to uninstall mackeeper
I had the same problems trying to uninstall MacKeeper. Every time I tried to drag it to the Trash, it said the program was still open and wouldn't let me. And the program was NOT open. After looking around online at a bunch of tips, here's what I did:
-Restarted my Mac in Safe Mode. How do you do that? As soon as you hear the startup chime, hold down the Shift key until the screen is gray and the apple icon appears.
-Searched for MacKeeper in Applications. Dragged all files into the Trash. It worked.
-Restarted my computer in regular mode and emptied the Trash.
Then I went back online and read that I could still have MacKeeper files all over my computer. So then I:
-Downloaded a free App called Find File.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30073/find-file
-Using Find File, I searched for files named "MacKeeper" and "Zoebit." And found almost two dozen in various places.
-Moved all files to the Trash. It wouldn't let me drag the files to the Trash icon in the bottom corner of my screen. I had to open the Trash so you see the box window (sorry, I am not a techie). Then I hit Command+A to highlight all the files that had been found and moved them to the Trash.
-Emptied the Trash Can.
Then I ran into ANOTHER problem. It would not let me empty one of the items from the trash because a file "was still in use." The item it would not let me empty was the MacKeeper folder. The file inside it that was still in use was "Antivirus." So then I:
-Restarted my computer in Safe Mode again.
-Emptied the Trash in Safe Mode.
-Restarted my computer in regular mode. Went into the Trash can, and the MacKeeper folder was gone.
-Performed another file search of my computer using File Finder. No MacKeeper or Zoebit files turned up.
Now, who knows if this truly did work. I am not a techie. But I want to believe that it did!