#1 2022-05-23 07:38:58

linux_user

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Registered: 2016-11-04

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Removing Google Widevine

I installed Google Widevine by mistake from a streaming website. Since then I've been trying to remove it from my browsers.

Brave:

sudo rm -rf .config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/WidevineCdm

Firefox:

sudo rm -rf .mozilla/firefox/xxx.default-esr/gmp-widevinecdm

The files and folders get deleted, but when I restart, they appear again. Also, chrome://components and about:addons show Windevine Content description module.

Last edited by linux_user (2022-05-23 07:39:26)

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JCN-9000

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From: Turin, Italy

Registered: 2016-04-22

Posts: 22

Re: Removing Google Widevine

Maybe you have the Widevine main component saved somewhere else so that Browsers find it again when restarted:
for example I've found it into /opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm ; so try searching for Widevine files everywhere and then delete all istances of it.

linux_user

50/50 it's a spam account

Registered: 2016-11-04

Posts: 484

Re: Removing Google Widevine

Sorry that I missed this post.
I'll check.

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