Could you explain the problem in words, please? Not in a position to watch a video right now.
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]
#12Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#13Between 00:15 and 01:30 it’s just waiting, so you might want to skip that section if you’re only interested in seeing it happen.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#14Could you explain the problem in words, please? Not in a position to watch a video right now.
It’s a silent video of less than two minutes. It shows a user on macOS quitting the Zoom app[1], dragging it to the Trash and emptying it. They stay still for about one minute and fifteen seconds, at which point Zoom pops up on the Dock again, opening its window.
[1]: This Zoom: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20387298
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#15Luckily I use Pi Hole I just Blacklisted zoom.us and zipow.com
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#16Luckily I use Pi Hole I just Blacklisted zoom.us and zipow.com
Pi Hole only covers DNS queries though, right?
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
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#18Luckily I use Pi Hole I just Blacklisted zoom.us and zipow.com
Pi Hole only covers DNS queries though, right?
Yep, but from the original https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20387298 it looks like zoom uses zipow.com for re-install
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#19I 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…
I am not a big Zoom fan but everyone else but me at work has issues with Zoom. One vendor we do calls with sometimes gets the web version instead of the desktop version any time he joins a Zoom call.
My biggest pet peeve was Ciscos version. I had to install: a browser plugin, which wasnt used, then a desktop app, then a follow up desktop app to support voice and audio. What the actual heck is Cisco smoking!? I was shocked. I cannot believe the sheer incompetency and what saddens me is they probably advertise Webex as a solution but it is such garbage on a Mac. I dare not ask what its like on Windows or Linux (ha!). I hate to say it but Webex might benefit from becoming an Electron app.
Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]
#20I 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…
Most likely the video creator has a webpage open, waiting to send a request to the zoom localhost webserver after 90 seconds triggering the install.