Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
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Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#2Looks like a background self-update was in progress while it was deleted?
Or is there an official uninstaller, and Zoom simply tries to „fix“ itself after the deletion-hook was invoked by MacOS? I can imagine plenty of people wondering why Zoom doesn’t work after they „moved it“.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#3Seems like ZoomOpener automatically reinstalls the Zoom app if it is uninstalled? [1]
[1]https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362983-How-to-u...
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#4Seems like ZoomOpener automatically reinstalls the Zoom app if it is uninstalled? [1] [1] https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362983-How-to-u...
This support article was silently updated after the Zoom debacle. Google cache has the old version, that doesn't mention removing their trojan:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:QxuW6p...
>To uninstall any Mac App, see this article by Apple. Please also see http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-Programs-on-Mac-Computers
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#5Looks like a background self-update was in progress while it was deleted? Or is there an official uninstaller, and Zoom simply tries to „fix“ itself after the deletion-hook was invoked by MacOS? I can imagine plenty of people wondering why Zoom doesn’t work after they „moved it“.
Very unlikely, because we've double-checked on a couple of machines at the office here. Only on Mac though. Would be useful if we get some more confirmations.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
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Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#7I couldn't reproduce it (Mac, Mojave 10.14.5). I did this:
1. Ensure Zoom client is not running (the GUI, not the ZoomOpener)
2. Completely delete Zoom client app from /Applications, empty trash
(ZoomOpener continues to run from ~/.zoomus/, not just from memory, it is never deleted)
3. Wait 5 minutes
However, if you click on any Zoom link after you've done those three steps, it will absolutely re-install that client app into /Applications AND launch it into that video room. I confirmed that.
I still feel this is a violation of my trust and I'm uninstalling this app entirely and won't use Zoom again.
Also, if Apple actually cared about the Mac and privacy like they say they do, they would temporarily revoke Zoom's app signing key until they cut this shit out.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#8I couldn't reproduce it (Mac, Mojave 10.14.5). I did this: 1. Ensure Zoom client is not running (the GUI, not the ZoomOpener) 2. Completely delete Zoom client app from /Applications, empty trash (ZoomOpener continues to run from ~/.zoomus/, not just from memory, it is never deleted) 3. Wait 5 minutes However, if you click on any Zoom link after you've done those three steps, it will absolutely re-install that client…
They need to leave them with their key so they can issue an update.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#9I couldn't reproduce it (Mac, Mojave 10.14.5). I did this: 1. Ensure Zoom client is not running (the GUI, not the ZoomOpener) 2. Completely delete Zoom client app from /Applications, empty trash (ZoomOpener continues to run from ~/.zoomus/, not just from memory, it is never deleted) 3. Wait 5 minutes However, if you click on any Zoom link after you've done those three steps, it will absolutely re-install that client…
They need to leave them with their key so they can issue an update.
Why? The company blog post is pretty clear that they don't see any of the security issues to be a problem.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#10Give this a try: