McAfee

[Bob B]

So I thought as my new dell computer had come to the end of its 3 month free
trial with McAfee I would consider replacing it with AGV and Zone alarm.
(Might not be everybodies favourite but I have used them for years and never
had any real probs). So I downloaded the AVG and Zone Alarm ready to install
when I was off line. In the meantime I noticed the the spamkiller had ceased
to up date and this put my outlook express accounts in limbo. You would
have thought they would have reverted the setting back from the default
McAfee settings so it could still be used. Having sorted those out I went
off line and removed McAffee and its components in the Add/remove folder.
Then installed the new virus and firewall. I restarted between each
operation (just being cautious). I had a quick look in msconfig start up and
found an entry for MSKDECT (which is McAfee spamkiller update) still in
there so I unticked it. Next after a restart when connected to the internet
McAfee security centre want ed to connect to the web as I was informed by
zone alarm. I denied this but was wondering if I should let Mcfee inform its
makers I had removed it or was it going to bug me with more pleads to re
install. Anybody know ?
Bob

 

[Doug]

McAfee is a bitch sometimes. I have in the past, spent
considerable time going through the registry until every
reference to it was removed. Also in Windows folder is stuff
sometimes.

Perhaps if you waved a CROSS over your computer it might drive
out the evil spirits. Who knows?

Doug
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[David H. Lipman]

From: "Bob B" <[email protected]>

| So I thought as my new dell computer had come to the end of its 3 month free
| trial with McAfee I would consider replacing it with AGV and Zone alarm.
| (Might not be everybodies favourite but I have used them for years and never
| had any real probs). So I downloaded the AVG and Zone Alarm ready to install
| when I was off line. In the meantime I noticed the the spamkiller had ceased
| to up date and this put my outlook express accounts in limbo. You would
| have thought they would have reverted the setting back from the default
| McAfee settings so it could still be used. Having sorted those out I went
| off line and removed McAffee and its components in the Add/remove folder.
| Then installed the new virus and firewall. I restarted between each
| operation (just being cautious). I had a quick look in msconfig start up and
| found an entry for MSKDECT (which is McAfee spamkiller update) still in
| there so I unticked it. Next after a restart when connected to the internet
| McAfee security centre want ed to connect to the web as I was informed by
| zone alarm. I denied this but was wondering if I should let Mcfee inform its
| makers I had removed it or was it going to bug me with more pleads to re
| install. Anybody know ?
| Bob
|

The place to ask is in the McAfee Forums...
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/index.php

 

[Bob B]

I reckon you have hit it on the nail, mind I was half expecting it too be
even worse!!

bob

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McAfee is a bitch sometimes. I have in the past, spent considerable time
going through the registry until every reference to it was removed. Also
in Windows folder is stuff sometimes.

Perhaps if you waved a CROSS over your computer it might drive out the
evil spirits. Who knows?

Doug
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