Change Registered User Name in Intego VirusBarrier

You can change the name in which Intego VirusBarrier is registered to by performing the following steps:

  1. Go to the Applications folder.
  2. Open the Utilities folder.
  3. Open Terminal.
  4. Highlight the line in bold below and press cmd + C to Copy it:
    sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /Library/Intego/.virusbarrier_info
  5. Click on the Terminal window and press cmd + V to paste the command.
  6. Press Enter.
  7. You will need to enter your password and press Enter.
    • It won’t show any characters when you type.
    • If you do not have a password then set one first.
  8. A document will open in TextEdit. Underneath the text “<key>User Name</key>” you will see the currently registered name. Delete only the name and replace it with the desired name you wish to change it to.
  9. Press cmd + S to save the changes.
  10. Press cmd + Q to quit TextEdit.
  11. Press cmd + Q again to quit Terminal.

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