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Lamz633
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November 15, 2013
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Removing McaFee Security scan plus

  • November 15, 2013
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You snuck in McAfee security scan plus in with flash player update. How do I get rid of it, it doe not want to uninstall! I wanted the flash player update because I got tired of being hassled about it, I did not want this other JUNK! Keep your products separate from others.

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    Carm01
    Carm01
    Legend
    July 8, 2016

    PSA - Automated Silent McAfee Security Scan Plus Remover

    C_F_McBlob
    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2013

    Control Panel>Programs and Features>Uninstall a program.

    Bookmark these links:

    Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

    Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

    They are FULL installers and contain no bundled apps.

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      Javaheidi
      Participant
      January 25, 2014

      I've followed your advice Mke, and there is no "Uninstall" option in that folder.  It's also not listed in the "uninstall software" thing in my control panel.

      C_F_McBlob
      C_F_McBlob
      Inspiring
      January 25, 2014

      Visually:

      Start>Control Panel

      Programs and Features>Uninstall a Program

      Uninstall McAfe Security Scan from the list and Close the Control Panel.

      Registry Editor (Press the Windows key + R and type "regedit" then click OK)

      HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software

      Delete the McAfee folder by right clicking and choosing delete

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE

      Delete the McAfee folder by right clicking and choosing delete.

      THAT will completely remove McAfee Security Scan from your system. You should reboot after ANY registry changes.

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