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Uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac

Learn how to uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. You must have administrative permissions to uninstall.

*Please note: Microsoft is supporting Defender ATP on macs running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and 10.14 (Mojave). For help finding software upgrades for your mac, visit the Apple Software page.

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Open Finder > Go > Applications

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In Applications, locate Microsoft Defender ATP

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Secondary click on Microsoft Defender ATP and choose Move to Trash

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Provide administrative credentials to complete the move to Trash.

Alternatively, Microsoft Defender can be uninstalled from the command line via this single command (administrative credentials required):

sudo rm -rf '/Applications/Microsoft Defender ATP.app'