I have a couple of programs that will not work (blocked) and I am thinking it is to do with McAfee virus software on my computer. I called Tech Support on the software and they could not help. I can launch the Program on my Personal computer but the not work computer. Same for a couple of other links. I have called our Tech Support (they are in the a certain Country) and they cannot help. They keep bouncing me to the Software Tech support.

I cannot see if I can disable McAfee. I right clicked on McAfee (Property) and see General/Sharing/Security/Customize. No quick tab to disable.

I do not want to do too much incase I disable the whole computer. That would be bad.

Happy 4th.

 

McAfee is the suck.

Add/Remove programs>Remove McAfee

(a better alternative would be to download a program like REVO uninstaller to really remove McAfee - http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_..._download.html Free version is fine)

Download MSE or AVG and use it instead if you are allowed (?work computer?).



http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free

 

If it's McAfee Antivirus, you should be able to right-click on the icon on the lower right corner, and select exit.

If it's McAfee Security Center or Internet Security, double click the icon, click on advanced menu tab, select Configure, select Computer & Files, and select Disable from there... or just follow this .gif

 

McAfee can die in a fire! They are on the same level as DHL to me.

 

If you can't disable McAfee, then your company is running the EPO, which means you are stuck with it.

 

You can try to go to Services and stop the McAfee Services, just don't cry when you get a virus.

 

Run the program in a virtual machine.

There is no problem that cannot be over-engineered.

 

http://www.techbeta.org/tools/mcafee...-tool-mcprexe/

 

The tool bar Icon shows as red V with a blue shield.

I think I am screwed!!!

 

Red V means some policy or rule was violated.

http://www.technipages.com/mcafee-icon-turns-red.html

 

Using Sysinternals Process Explorer you can "Suspend" various McAfee services - temporarily
disables them without violating corporate policies
(Well at least corporate can't tell. The suspended processes still show as active in the process
table, they just don't get any CPU cycles. So even if corporate has installed Altiris "spyware"
it won't rat you out )

I suspend "scan32" most of the time because our dopey IT dept has full disk scans scheduled
for lunchtime. With a 500 GB disk in my laptop that only takes ... the rest of the day!

You might want to try suspending various McAfee services and see if it helps.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx

 

Are you trying to get around McAffee for something work related? If not, you should leave it be.

 

If it's work related, get your IT department to take care of it. If it's not, you'll be putting your job on the line if anything happens.

 

thanks for the help guys.. I will have to call Tech Support

 

The R//W/B shield icon means he's running Virus Scan Enterprise, not the retail McAfee Security Center that you're posting about. Two different products.

 

Try this for further investigation:

1) Right-click the VShield icon and open the Virus Scan Console
2) In the Virus Scan Console, right-click -> properties on the Access Protection item. You should get this screen.



Click on any of the rules in the right pane and click edit to get more detailed information about what they're doing. This will include the names of processes that they are including or excluding.



NOTE: Any or all of the functionality can be locked out by your admins.

 

I can get to Access Protection Properties but it will not let me do anything else. Thanks for trying though.

 

Tell your Help Desk tech to log on to Ramblings and ask for help.

 

....so glad Comcast got rid of McAfee. Not like Norton is any better. They are memory hogs!

 

LOL! That is not far from the truth.