Uninstall mcafee internet security suite 2008

Check the box and click Remove. Click Remove. Click Start , then click Control Panel. Click all the boxes to place check marks in them, then click Remove. Yes No. Jul 26, Images Off Images On. Change Text Size. It's the red and white icon that says "McAfee".

A pop-up menu will appear. If you're using an older version of iOS, the icons may begin to wiggle. Tap Delete App. A confirmation message will appear. If you're looking at a screen full of wiggling icons, tap the X at the top corner of McAfee. Tap Delete to confirm. This removes McAfee from your phone or tablet. Method 5. If the tool doesn't automatically download, click Save or Download to save it to your default download location.

You should download a new version of the MCPR. If you have an older version on your computer, delete and redownload it. Double-click the downloaded file. This is the file called MCPR. Click Next to start the wizard. Agree to the terms and click Next. Enter the security validation code and click Next.

The code is the combination of letters and numbers that appear at the top of the window. The tool will remove McAfee once the code is validated. Click Restart when the removal is complete. This reboots your PC to complete the process. If this doesn't remove McAfee, reboot your PC and run the tool again. If it still doesn't work, you'll need to contact McAfee for further instructions.

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Is this article up to date? Cookies make wikiHow better. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. We still have issues with McAfee's poor technical support, and we wish the security protection offered tested higher in third-party test results.

But for a full protection suite, McAfee Internet Security is very good. McAfee also includes its new mobile security product with each Internet Security purchase, but at the time of this review, that product was still unavailable. McAfee continues to use a bootstrap method of downloading code to your machine, and then installing it module by module. This year the process was much faster in our informal tests.

There's the security center, which you download first, then, depending on the product you purchased, the product itself is downloaded from McAfee to your computer. McAfee claims it can offer the latest build; the alternative is to install the product, then immediately update. Unlike last year--when McAfee left a mess--after our reboot, we were pleased to find no evidence left on our machine. In comparison, Norton Internet Security leaves behind registry files and some system files.

Interface Although it hasn't changed from last year, McAfee's interface is more intuitive and better designed than Norton's. The McAfee Protection Center still offers a left-hand navigation for all tools, with a right-hand window pane for system status. We like this better. There are two tables of contents; one lists basic features, while a second lists more advanced tools. We do like that McAfee has blended all of its tools--security, utility, and networking--together so that the overall product feels integrated and whole.

Norton still feels like a collection of standalone applications repackaged. This year McAfee appears to have rewritten some of its code; it doesn't feel as heavy and clunky as last year's edition. That said, in our performance testing, McAfee's antivirus protection remains in the middle of this year's pack of products in terms of overall performance. Features McAfee calls its Internet security suite its in-1 product, but we find there's much more offered.

New is the ability for McAfee to scan links within IM messages and rate them. Also new is a feature McAfee calls "State Aware," in which movies, slide shows, and even games play uninterrupted by security alerts or scans whenever you're in full-screen mode.