McAfee was earlier known as Intel Security Group is among the leading providers of the computer security software. It is an American global company which headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Anti-virus software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect, and remove software viruses, and other malicious software like worms, Trojans, adware, and more. These implements are very much useful for users to have installed and up-to-date because a computer without anti-virus software installed will be infected within minutes of connecting to the internet.
After installing the antivirus, one must update it properly in order to get most out of it and to be able to restrict the newer threats growing up daily. Support is also a major part of these antivirus company for building their reputation and their field of expertise. McAfee technical support can be easily availed in the world by using many features like McAfee internet security and using their website for online and easy support for queries.
There are numerous number of corporations that construct and deal with anti-virus software and all of them execute some basic functions:
- Scan specific files or directories for any malware or known malicious patterns
- Antivirus are built predominantly to run continuously at the background and scan dynamically and periodically to quarantine or remove the detections automatically both from your system as well as from the secondary storage devices.
Let us talk about uninstalling the antivirus:
First of all it is not at all recommended to uninstall an antivirus because it will leave your computer, mobile or any device that you are using, vulnerable. Many people uninstall their antivirus due to many reasons like:
- When their antivirus software is malfunctioning or corrupted.
- When they accidentally installed more than one antivirus in their system, which may be harmful to their system.
- They have found better antivirus software than the currently installed one.
Sometimes you will find it difficult to remove or uninstall McAfee from your system:
It is very simple to install and even simpler to uninstall your McAfee product but you may found some technical issues. For this follow these steps and try your uninstalling process again:
1.Deleting the Windows Temporary files:
a)First of all exit all the programs.
b)Now press “Win + R” keys together to start the Run dialog box.
c)Then type “%temp%” without the quotes and click OK.
d)The present user's Temporary folder will get opened in Windows Explorer.
e)Press “Ctrl + A” together and then press “Shift + Del” to delete all the contents.
2.Open the uninstaller and remove the McAfee antivirus software.
You can contact the McAfee technical support and select the appropriate category from the IVRS service provided by it. After that you can easily able to uninstall McAfee from your system. The service and support is available 24*7 hours throughout the year.
