RITUAL 666 — CLEAN UNINSTALL
Exorcism
You want it gone? Good. This is the whole banishment — bells, paths, permissions, and proof it worked — written like folklore so you might actually enjoy reading it.
THE FIVE-BELL SEQUENCE (90 SECONDS)
- Bell I — Silence it. Quit Hauntware completely.
- Bell II — Cast it out. Uninstall with your operating system.
- Bell III — Scrape the walls. Delete its Application Support / AppData folders.
- Bell IV — Break the sigils. Revoke screen-recording & accessibility permissions.
- Bell V — Walk away. Empty Trash / reboot if you’re dramatic. It’s gone.
You're sure?
No candlelit guilt trip. Just instructions dressed like an exorcism.
Maybe it got too familiar. Maybe you need a clean machine. Maybe you told a friend you'd uninstall something spooky and now you have to commit for the bit.
Whatever the reason — this page is the whole ritual. Follow it and Hauntware leaves your computer: the app, the local memory, the permissions you granted. Your OS and other software stay untouched.
Screenshot this. Send it to the group chat. Perform the bells out loud if that helps.
Rite of Apple
For machines that think they're magic.
Perform Bell I, then:
- 01Cast out
Drag Hauntware from Applications to Trash — or use Quit & Remove inside the app when available.
- 02Scrape the walls
Delete ~/Library/Application Support/Hauntware
- 03Erase the sigil
Remove ~/Library/Preferences/com.hauntware.* if it remains.
- 04Seal it
Empty Trash. Optional: hold the lid shut and whisper “begone.”
Rite of Windows
Registry optional. Dignity not included.
Perform Bell I, then:
- 01Cast out
Settings → Apps → Installed apps → Hauntware → Uninstall
- 02Scrape the walls
Delete %APPDATA%\Hauntware and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hauntware if folders remain
- 03Break the eye sigil
Settings → Privacy → Screen recording — remove Hauntware
- 04Seal it
Reboot if Windows acts like it’s still there. Classic.
Rite of Linux
You compiled your kernel. You can delete a daemon.
Perform Bell I, then use whatever pact you made at install time:
- 01Package install
Uninstall with your distro’s package manager (apt, dnf, pacman — you know yours).
- 02Manual install
Remove the binary and delete ~/.local/share/Hauntware or ~/.config/Hauntware (depends on build).
- 03Autostart
Kill any systemd user unit or desktop autostart entry you added.
- 04Seal it
pkill -f hauntware if it’s being clingy. Then go touch grass (the /dev/grass mount).
Break the sigils
Permissions outlive apps like smells in a carpet.
Hauntware may have asked for screen recording, accessibility, or microphone access. After uninstall, evict it from those lists so nothing ghostly remains.
A closed door means nothing if you left a key in the lock.
- macOS — System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording / Accessibility
- Windows — Settings → Privacy → App permissions
- Linux — your desktop portal / privacy settings (varies by DE)
Signs the exorcism worked
Hauntware no longer appears in Applications / your app list.
Its data folders are gone (or empty).
No eyes in the menu bar. No whisper from the tray. No unsolicited commentary on your tabs.
You feel a sudden, suspicious quiet. That’s just a normal computer. You'll get used to it. Maybe.
If something still feels… present
Backups are the real afterlife.
Search your disk for “Hauntware” after the rite. Time Machine, File History, and other backups may keep old files until they rotate — that’s your backup strategy, not us haunting you from afar.
Stuck? Email [email protected] with your OS and install method. We’ll help you finish the job — no sermon.
Changed your mind?
The door works both ways. If you evicted it and miss the company, you can always summon it again from the homepage.
It won’t remember you unless you kept the data folders. Fresh install, fresh haunt. Tabula rasa, but spookier.