Each time I turn off my MacMini I get the prompt that "StatefulFirewall is being installed. Interrupting the installation may damage your computer. You can restart when the installation is complete." Yet I can't force-quit the installation. Here is a screenshot of the same. Is this a needed installation? How do I successfully force-quit it?
Mac mini, macOS 12.6
I cannot get rid of this popup. I've done a forced shut down several times and the box won't go away and the application won't finish installing.
I cannot get rid of this popup. I've done a forced shut down several times and the box won't go away and the application won't finish installing.
My Firewall is on, and the bug still keeps on coming on.
I just did some research. Apparently Stateful Firewall isn't to be trusted. It's not a virus necessarily, but it should not be on our computers. Make sure your real firewall is turned on.. mine was off. Once I turned it on, the Stateful went away.
Unfortunately starting my Mac in safe mode doe not allow me to use some of my desktop functionalities. Therefore, not sustainable. Otherwise, the bug is still here. It is such a nuisance because I have to long press the power button each time to turn off my computer. This is not a good thing for my hard disk on the long run. Is there any other way of getting rid of the bug?
That's exactly what is going on with me. The program hasn't landed anywhere to be deleted or even parts deleted as suggested in other forums. My Mac hasn't slowed down noticeably yet, but after reading all the info I can find - I'm sure it will. I'm doing
a deep scan right now to find any parts left behind. The program isn't trying to download right now, but that's what happens... later on, I'll see it trying to do so. It's so random.
Thank you Omar_A1 for your response.
Unfortunately, this situation has persisted. I have had to boot the Mac into safe mode a number of times. It doesn't show any indication that it is finishing the installation. Neither does it give me an opportunity to remove that software. For the last 1 week I have been forcing shut by long-pressing the power button. Now the Mac has progressively become slow. Please help.
Hi HWTech,
This is my personal workstation; it is actually my main work machine. It is not managed by any organization. If only I can know how to delete or complete that installation as it has really slowed down my Mac which is usually very fast.
Hello martinmnyao,
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
These steps may help:
Important: You can force a shutdown if necessary—for example, if your Mac becomes unresponsive—by pressing and holding the power button until your Mac shuts down. You may lose unsaved changes in open documents.
More details can be found here: Shut down or restart your Mac
We would recommend booting into safe mode to either finish the installation or remove that software: Start up your Mac in safe mode
Let us know if the issue persists.
Cheers!
Hello.
I had the same problem with the StatfulFirewall bug, and used the fix described her: StatefulFirewall install stuck - Apple Community .
At this time, it looks like my Mac OS is back to normal.
Good luck to you. I hope this fix works for you too.
Your reply does not seem to help - is there any other way to go about removing this "bug".
There was a post here recently that stated the issue disappears after uninstalling the useless anti virus software they were using (Avast maybe).
Is this Mac being managed by a school or business? Many times they will force software to be installed and prevent anything from interrupting their installation.
Stateful Firewall Installation
