If you've been tearing your hair out trying to uninstall McAfee VirusScan or mystefied by a 'VShieldCheck' process, then this uninstaller is the solution. After that, removal takes just a couple of seconds and you're left with no nasty process remnants. Delete Rogue Programs From File Explorer: This step is for experienced. Right-click on the Trash and select Empty Trash.
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Initially I thought that I need to uninstall the McAfee Total protection and then install McAfee Livesafe. Drag an unwanted application to the Trash bin. The reason I had to uninstall McAfee is I took a different version McAfee Livesafe, Earlier I used McAfee Total Protection. Mac OS: On the top menu select Go > Applications. It opens a dialog in Terminal where you have to enter your password. Select Programs and Features from the menu. Make sure that McAfee Virus Scan is definitely installed on your Mac (if not re-install it) and then run the installer.
So to save you going through the same ridiculous process to remove something that should never have been left behind on your Mac anyway, here you have the official McAfee VirusScan uninstaller. Even more frustrating, to download it again, I needed to sign up for a McAfee account! However, I'd obviously deleted the original download a long time ago so my only option was to download it, install the darn thing again, and then use the removal tool to get rid of it once and for all. Products A-Z Support More Sites United States / English Privacy Legal Notices Copyright. You have to remove it using the uninstaller which comes with the original download.
It turns out that McAfee VrusScan leaves these processes behind when you drag and drop it in the Trash.