Mcafee

[2001ChevyZ71]

Hey guys my university put mcafee on my mbp for free and im suspecting this is why my battery is life is so bad. I just dragged the icons into the trash, is this the right way to uninstall it? My little icon is still in the top though? How do i get rid of it

 

[GGJstudios]

The only effective method for complete app removal is manual deletion:

Best way to FULLY DELETE a program​

You don't need McAfee or any other antivirus to protect your Mac. No viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any, since it was released 10 years ago. The handful of trojans that exist can be easily avoided with some basic education, common sense and care in what software you install:

Mac Virus/Malware Info​

 

[blevins321]

THIS will help you specifically with Mcaffe.

 

[2001ChevyZ71]

Ok i turned the comp off and the little M with a shield is still at the top next to my wifi signal and time?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Ok i turned the comp off and the little M with a shield is still at the top next to my wifi signal and time?

Turning the computer off will not remove any applications you might not even have installed.
Look at post #2 for instructions on how to remove it.

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

 

[tinymiata]

Or you can use appzapper.
http://appzapper.com/

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Or you can use appzapper.
http://appzapper.com/

No need to pay for something which can be done much better for free with the built in search tool in Finder.

I just tested a few of these, using Skype.app as the file to be deleted.

AppZapper found 4 items
AppCleaner found 6 items
AppDelete found 9 items
EasyFind found 16 items
Finder found 17 items

from the Best way to FULLY DELETE a program thread

 

[2001ChevyZ71]

Turning the computer off will not remove any applications you might not even have installed.
Look at post #2 for instructions on how to remove it.

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

mcafee was on my computer i just want to get the little icon off of the thing at the top where the time and wifi signal is at

 

[GGJstudios]

mcafee was on my computer i just want to get the little icon off of the thing at the top where the time and wifi signal is at

Did you follow the instructions in the link simsaladimbamba posted on how to fully delete an app?

 

[blevins321]

THIS will help you specifically with Mcaffe.

Try this - it's a university-provided uninstaller for Mcaffe.

 

[iphone1105]

mcafee was on my computer i just want to get the little icon off of the thing at the top where the time and wifi signal is at

Dude, you've had 4 people give you instructions how to do it in this thread.

 

[snaky69]

Dude, you've had 4 people give you instructions how to do it in this thread.

Some people don't bother reading or clicking links, they are lazy and want everything spoon fed to them. Let him be, he's like half the population.

 

[Glockcubed]

**ck Mcafee - Use Kaspersky - Just to be safe - It only costs me 10 seconds in start up time, and is pretty cheap