MacOS – Stop Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client from starting up automatically

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So I am currently running:

  • OS X 10.10.5
  • Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.1.04011

I boot up my laptop and AnyConnect is running. I go into Preferences…Users & Groups and remove /Applications/Cisco/Cisco from my list of login items then I quit AnyConnect.

Shut down…turn computer on later and it's back running and it's back in my login items list.

The company I work for only uses AnyConnect for VPN.

Is there a way for me to keep AnyConnect out of my login items list?
It's not that I mind it running in the background but if it is it's in my command + tab, etc… and I just find it annoying.

Best Answer

Removing the following worked for me.

  • /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagent.plist
  • /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist

Update: For macOS Catalina and anyconnect 4.7.x removing this single file seems to be enough:

  • /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
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