My personal experience with McAfee

[watchingfromafar]

My personal experience with McAfee

Speaking from my personal experience with this web site, once you access the site, it will not let you go. I am prevented from deleting or uninstalling it.

Just friendly advice, once you are in, the site will not let you go.

Anyone else have this problem?

 

[okfine]

My personal experience with McAfee

Speaking from my personal experience with this web site, once you access the site, it will not let you go. I am prevented from deleting or uninstalling it.

Just friendly advice, once you are in, the site will not let you go.

Anyone else have this problem?

McAfee embeds malware.

 

[watchingfromafar]

McAfee embeds malware.

I am having difficulty deleting it.
My efforts to get it removed from my computer have failed so are.
Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user's consent and that performs malicious actions, such as stealing passwords or money. There are many ways to detect malware, but the most common is to scan the computer for malicious files or programs.

Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems. Examples of common malware include viruses, worms, Trojan viruses, spyware, adware, and ransomware. Recent malware attacks have exfiltrated data in mass amounts.

I will not stop trying even if I have to trash this computer and buy another one.
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[okfine]

I am having difficulty deleting it.
My efforts to get it removed from my computer have failed so are.
Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user's consent and that performs malicious actions, such as stealing passwords or money. There are many ways to detect malware, but the most common is to scan the computer for malicious files or programs.

Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems. Examples of common malware include viruses, worms, Trojan viruses, spyware, adware, and ransomware. Recent malware attacks have exfiltrated data in mass amounts.

I will not stop trying even if I have to trash this computer and buy another one.
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I'm serious about the malware. Uninstall will never delete it all from the registry. You will have to wipe the HD and reload the OS. Or junk it.

 

[luiza]

My personal experience with McAfee

Speaking from my personal experience with this web site, once you access the site, it will not let you go. I am prevented from deleting or uninstalling it.

You poor dear. Did the naughty man frighten you ?Aunty Luiza will read you a bed time story you big baby

 

[Flopper]

I'm serious about the malware. Uninstall will never delete it all from the registry. You will have to wipe the HD and reload the OS. Or junk it.

I have used a program called Revo Uninstaller for many years. It's freeware but you will probably want to pay the $12.95 to get all the features. When you uninstall a program it first uses the windows uninstall program in the control panel. Then it looks a all the entries in the Registry for this program that remain and offers to delete them. Also it list any remaining files and offers to delete them. I can't image an application program that would not be fully deleted by Revo Uninstaller.

You can do what revo uninstaller does manually but I wouldn't do it unless you are very familiar with the registry because you can really screw up your computer if don't know what you're doing.

 

[Lemmi]

My personal experience with McCafee is I was a customer in the early days then I quit them. Recentlly they found me again and are causing unwanted popups advertising their products. Like I'm going to do business with companies that do crap like that.

 

[okfine]

I have used a program called Revo Uninstaller for many years. It's freeware but you will probably want to pay the $12.95 to get all the features. When you uninstall a program it first uses the windows delete program software in the control panel. Then it looks a all the entries in the Registry for this program that remain and offers to delete them. Also it list any remaining files and offers to delete them. I can't image a application program that would not be fully deleted by revo uninstaller.

You can do what revo uninstaller does manually but I wouldn't do it unless you are very familiar with the registry because you can really screw up your computer if don't know what you're doing.

The OP needs to know that the Mcafee pop-ups are there to confuse you into clicking on them. Everytime you do click on one it adds more to the registry.

Have you used that program to rid that nasty Mcafee anti-virus virus software?

 

[Flopper]

I am having difficulty deleting it.
My efforts to get it removed from my computer have failed so are.
Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user's consent and that performs malicious actions, such as stealing passwords or money. There are many ways to detect malware, but the most common is to scan the computer for malicious files or programs.

Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems. Examples of common malware include viruses, worms, Trojan viruses, spyware, adware, and ransomware. Recent malware attacks have exfiltrated data in mass amounts.

I will not stop trying even if I have to trash this computer and buy another one.
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I would not do that. There are a number of solutions. If you have already deleted the program using Windows Uninstaller in the control panel you need to remove any remaining registry entries, also Mcfee files listed in the registry and any McAfee programs in the startup file that loads files on startup.

However, if you want to do it the easy and safe way then use one of the third party uninstallers such as Revo Uninstaller. It is cheap and will completely remove everything that McAfee put on your computer. I think there is still a free version but it doesn't cost much to get the full version.

 

[Flopper]

My personal experience with McCafee is I was a customer in the early days then I quit them. Recentlly they found me again and are causing unwanted popups advertising their products. Like I'm going to do business with companies that do crap like that.

The same is true with Norton and probably other security suites. Even after I subscribe to Norton 360, they kept finding security problems which they just happen to have a software program to fix it at an additional yearly cost. Once they sell you all the little add-ons, they go for the big kill, LifeLock, an expensive ID theft insurance. If you bought all of their security stuff, you would probably end up paying $500+ a year.

Norton is more expensive than McAfee and probably other security suites but the software is solid as is their support. It comes with their password manager which will automatically save all passwords you enter on your computer and it will fill them in on most website. I love this feature since I have hundreds of passwords. However, their marketing will never stop trying to sell you more stuff. Even if you cancel it, they will keep trying. They literally will follow you to your grave. That said, I really like their software.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Most of those Windows anti-virus softwares have their own special uninstallers/removal tools that you have to download from their web sites for a more thorough registry key removal.

Placing that aside, my own personal view on the anti-virus softwares is that they're more of a problem than they are worth.

I see them as basically an electronic version of Lindsey Graham on board your system, always popping up with something you should be afraid of. A glorified snitch as well.

Practice safe browsing habits and you won't generally need them.

 

[Flopper]

The OP needs to know that the Mcafee pop-ups are there to confuse you into clicking on them. Everytime you do click on one it adds more to the registry.

Have you used that program to rid that nasty Mcafee anti-virus virus software?

No, but I believe it would remove everything that McAfee installed. If that didn't work, I would
I would install another security program or suite. kaspersky is suppose to be very good at removing adware and popups. I would bet that the popup/adware did not come from McAfee but rather a scammer.

 

[okfine]

No, but I believe it would remove everything that McAfee installed. If that didn't work, I would
I would install another security program or suite. kaspersky is suppose to be very good at removing adware and popups. I would bet that the popup/adware did not come from McAfee but rather a scammer.

If Windows Defender won't do it I doubt any other program will.

 

[Flopper]

Most of those Windows anti-virus softwares have their own special uninstallers/removal tools that you have to download from their web sites for a more thorough registry key removal.

Placing that aside, my own personal view on the anti-virus softwares is that they're more of a problem than they are worth.

I see them as basically an electronic version of Lindsey Graham on board your system, always popping up with something you should be afraid of. A glorified snitch as well.

Practice safe browsing habits and you won't generally need them.

If your safe browsing habits include staying away from shady websites such as porn, get rich quick schemes, sites that are barely legal, and any peer to peer download sites, I agree. The chance of getting malware at any widely recognized news, sports, or entertainment site is very slim. The biggest problem on computers is email or messaging with links that are not safe.

However, I run a security suite on my computers because I have had experience dealing with malware and it can be bitch to remove. On my grandkids computers, I would never run them without some form of malware protection.

 

[Flopper]

If Windows Defender won't do it I doubt any other program will.

Windows Defender is ok, if you are not really interested in protecting your computer.
It doesn’t get updated often, doesn’t provide protection against advanced malware, has no real support and there is no accountability at all. Relying on Windows Defender as your only antivirus leaves your computer vulnerable and all of your data exposed.

The problem I had with it was on my grandson's computer. He browses where no one should and gets infected with adware and malware. Defender missed a really nasty virus that modifies the boot track. I spent hours on line with Microsoft and got nothing. So I bought a new disk drive reinstalled windows and install a few programs one being Norton 360 since I had a license for 10 computers.

Norton and probably McAffee will help remove any malware that their software misses. Microsoft will not.

 

[The Duke]

Damn dude, I learned MacAfee was bad in 1997. It was better then than it is now.

Norton's is no better, either.

You may as well wipe your hard drive and start afresh.

It's too much to cleanly extract (delete) everything.

All the registry keys and auto-start garbage..ugh!

 

[Grumblenuts]

McAfee is malware. I got rid of Norton360 with little difficulty, but yeah, everything Flopper said. I just use a good VPN now and avoid garbage. Know-it-all kids and their demented grandparents are one's biggest threat. They think they're indestructible right up until, Oops, I did it again,.. Quick, emergency! Hep, hep me!

 

[Flopper]

McAfee is malware. I got rid of Norton360 with little difficulty, but yeah, everything Flopper said. I just use a good VPN now and avoid garbage. Know-it-all kids and their demented grandparents are one's biggest threat. They think they're indestructible right up until, Oops, I did it again,.. Quick, emergency! Hep, hep me!

I am far more concerned with Id theft than malware. If you have good backups of whatever is important to you and you become infected you can get a new disk drive for less than $100, download your operating, restore your backup and you’re up and running.

Id theft is a whole different ball game. It can cost you everything you have and a lifetime of grief. No software can protect you, only good common sense.