turn off anti virus

foresttodd · 16 Apr 2010

hi all

anyone know how i can turn off my anti virus programe?its mcafee

maranello · 16 Apr 2010

right click tray icon and select exit / disable, then confirm it in the dialog box. double click tray icon again or restart to enable av

mitchell65 · 16 Apr 2010

foresttodd said:

hi all

anyone know how i can turn off my anti virus programe?its mcafee

I wonder why you want to turn off your A/V? Just curious!

alwinwinjoe · 16 Apr 2010

Hello there! Why in the world would you turn off your AV? Well here it is.

1. Go to the Navigation Center in your McAfee product.

2. Scroll down and you will find the Real-Time Scanning Feature and click it.

3. Once there just click Turn Off. After you're done with what you're doing just do the process again to turn it back on.

CarlTR6 · 16 Apr 2010

alwinwinjoe said:

Hello there! Why in the world would you turn off your AV? Well here it is.

I sometimes turn mine off when I am installing (after I have downloaded).

malexous · 16 Apr 2010

Why? Has an install ever gone bad for you because of your av?

CarlTR6 · 16 Apr 2010

Yes; but not in Win 7. Some software installations recommend disabling the AV prior to installation.

foresttodd · 17 Apr 2010

Hi All
Yeah, it gives me problems when I'm burning stuff, anyway, tries exiting the icon, but does not give me that option, also, I have no navigation centre option, I try accessing the settings, but, it won't allow me to!! Any other suggestions!! Thanks

tw33k · 17 Apr 2010

Open task manager, find the mcafee entries and end process

foresttodd · 18 Apr 2010

thanks for that, but how do i turn it back on?