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Participant
Nov 15, 2013 8:13 PM UTC
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Removing McaFee Security scan plus

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
Legend
Jul 8, 2016 10:19 PM UTC
C_F_McBlob
Inspiring
Nov 16, 2013 1:13 AM UTC

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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Participant
Jan 25, 2014 6:00 AM UTC

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.

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C_F_McBlob
Inspiring
Jan 25, 2014 8:12 AM UTC

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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