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I needed to install Adobe Viewer fast. Afterwards find it installed McAffee. popups, new network detected? no, it hasnt changed for years. McAfee is trash and is now locked on my PC like some parasite. its installed and will not be removed. There were 2, the other one "uninstalled", this one has grayed out keys.
Search online? they want you to run McAfees own removal tool? Sure, so that tool does what exactly? installs malware that stays silent. keyboard listener, etc
Search Microsoft only? volunteer moderators saying use McAfee tool, maybe they work for McAfee
Is there any real actual way to literally remove this malware? calling itself McAfee security scan?
Or then after saying all that I want to fully reinstall windows, because its unlikely anyone will know the answer, so in this modern Windows 10 world is there a fast way to remove windows, 0 the drive, new partition, new windows?
anyone know the answer to this?
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There's an executable uninstaller in the McAfee folder at (Programs(X86)/McAfee. That worked for me when the Windows Control panel wouldn't allow it. Use admin privileges. Where does it ever end with the marketers making it easy to get into trials and as difficult as possible to get out of them?
It's not pre-installed, it's deal McAfee has with Adobe to install their stuff by default when you download Acrobat Reader.
I call it malware because people don't know they're installing McAfee. They think they're installing Acrobat Reader. They're doing so because they just want to open and read a PDF file and they suddenly have a new anti-virus program they didn't intend on having on their machine.
Sad as it is, most people don't know how to navigate to a directory to find an uninstaller, but they can find "add/remove programs". McAfee made the deliberate decision to "trick" people into installing it (most people don't take their time to read stuff on the screen when they install things, they're so used to clicking "I agree" without reading or thought) and ALSO to make it so people would have difficulty uninstalling it. It's deceptive, and that's what makes it malware.
I followed these steps and it didn't work. However, I downloaded freeware called Wise Program Uninstaller (3.1.2), and it was able to uninstall Mcafee completely. No sign of it in programs or as a running process in Task Manager.
There's an executable uninstaller in the McAfee folder at (Programs(X86)/McAfee. That worked for me when the Windows Control panel wouldn't allow it. Use admin privileges. Where does it ever end with the marketers making it easy to get into trials and as difficult as possible to get out of them?
This is the correct answer ^ do this
I have 2 brand new machines an neither of them have adobe an mcaffee was preinstalled on both of them an i got them at two different places about 4 months apart .So yes they are pre installs .They very well may be tricking people also into installing with adobe but what i said above is true an correct .And yes there is pre installs of this also .so in all honesty theres pre installs ,then theres the one that tricks people with adobe and theres one thats malware that tech support scammers use.
