McAfee Continues to Harm WinPatrol Users

Hi, Bugbatter! Welcome to Seven Forums.

Thanks for the information on how to remove OEM McAfee.

You're welcome. (The Mod/Admin Team really works fast here. They already added you to the MVP Group.)

Update: Bill Pytlovany posted elsewhere that Steven Burn, who manages the website www.it-mate.co.uk, was helpful in getting a response from McAfee. After over two weeks, this has finally been resolved.

Bugbatter said:

madtownidiot said:

You can't get a Dell without it.. unless you want to pay about $4000

Can you please document where that figure came from?

In addition, please be aware that removal of OEM McAfee is quite simple. Add/Remove + a run with MCPR.EXE and it's gone.

I got that by going to the Dell website and trying to find a current Dell that didn't come with at least the trial version of McAfee.. You can easily verify my statement by doing the same. I gave up after checking over a dozen different models. Only found a couple high end workstations in the business section that have a "no additional security software installed" option. I even called Dell and tried to order an Inspiron 1545 without McAfee installed.. they said in no uncertain terms that they wouldn't do it.

Also, completely removing McAfee is not as easy as simply uninstalling it. McAfee wouldn't make a removal tool if it weren't necessary.

madtownidiot said:

Also, completely removing McAfee is not as easy as simply uninstalling it. McAfee wouldn't make a removal tool if it weren't necessary.

There is a removal tool for just about all of the A/V software programs. Symantec is actually much more difficult to remove.

It is the business arrangements between the OEMs and the software vendors that lowers the price.