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How do I Uninstall SecurityCenter?
Summary: This article provides the steps to remove SecurityCenter from
your computer.
Note: Before uninstalling SecurityCenter, you must uninstall VirusScan,
Personal Firewall, Privacy Service, and SpamKiller.
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Point to Settings (XP users skip this step).
3. Click on Control Panel.
4. Double click Add or Remove Programs.
5. Locate McAfee SecurityCenter in the list of installed programs.
6. Single click on SecurityCenter so that it is highlighted.
7. Click the Add/Remove or Change/Remove button.
8. Follow the prompts to remove SecurityCenter.
9. Restart your computer.
McAfee SecurityCenter has been removed from your computer.
If for some reason, you have removed all of your other McAfee programs
and SecurityCenter will still not uninstall, do the following:
1. Double-click on My Computer (on some XP systems, click Start ? My
Computer).
2. Double-click on drive C:
3. Double-click on the Program Files folder
4. Double-click on the mcafee.com folder
5. Double-click on the agent folder
6. Double-click on the app folder
7. Delete any files that end with .adf by right-clicking the file and
selecting Delete
8. Use the Control Panel to remove SecurityCenter, as listed above.
How do I Uninstall VirusScan?
Summary: This article provides steps to remove VirusScan from your
computer.
Product Versions
* McAfee VirusScan 8
* McAfee VirusScan 9
Operating Systems
* Windows 98 / 98se / Me / 2000 / XP Home / XP Pro
Automatic Uninstall of VirusScan
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Click on Control Panel. The Control Panel will then appear.
3. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs Properties dialog box will then appear.
4. Locate McAfee VirusScan on the list of installed programs and
single click on it so it is highlighted.
5. Click the Add/Remove button.
Note: If at any time you are prompted to remove shared files,
answer Yes To All.
6. Windows will then attempt to remove McAfee VirusScan from your
computer. If McAfee VirusScan is successfully uninstalled you do not
need to complete the remaining steps in this document. If you receive
error messages or find that McAfee VirusScan was not completely removed
then follow the steps below to manually remove the program.
If VirusScan is the only McAfee service installed on your computer,
uninstall SecurityCenter. If an automatic uninstall of VirusScan was
unsuccessful, please follow the instructions below to completely
uninstall VirusScan.
Manual Uninstall of VirusScan
Edit the registry
1. Backup the registry. (Click here for instructions)
2. Click (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
3. Click (+) next to Software.
4. Click (+) next to McAfee.com
5. Delete any instance of a VirusScan folder or VSO folder
6. Click (+) next to Microsoft.
7. Click (+) next to Windows.
8. Click (+) next to CurrentVersion.
9. Select the Run folder.
10. Right-click and delete each of the following (if present):
* VirusScan
* VirusScan Online
* VSOChecktTask
11. Select the Uninstall folder.
12. Right-click and delete VirusScan Online.
13. Close the Registry Editor.
14. Restart your computer.
Delete all McAfee files/folders
1. From the Taskbar, click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Type Explorer and click OK.
4. Double-click My Computer.
5. Double-click C: drive.
6. Delete the MC?????.tmp folder(s), if present.
Note: ? = these could be numbers or letters.
7. From the C: drive, double-click Program Files.
8. Double-click McAfee.
9. Delete the VSO and Shared folders, if present.
10. Close the Windows Explorer window.
11. Click the Start button.
12. Click Run.
13. Type %windir% and click OK.
14. Find and delete the MCBIN folder (if exists).
Remove ActiveX components
1. Double Click My Computer
2. Double Click the C: drive icon
3. Double Click the Windows folder (Note: This folder name may be
WINNT for users with Windows 2000 or XP upgraded from 2000)
4. Double Click the Downloaded Program Files folder
5. Delete any McAfee ActiveX components (examples: McAfee.com
Operating system class, McAfee Installer Class, McAfee TYP class, McAfee
Tree class.)
Note: Browse the folder and if you see a component that you are unsure
of what program it belongs to like long random names with numbers and
letters, double click on it and look under the code base. If it's from
Download.McAfee.com, then delete it.
