mcafee pop up's inform me that my subscription has ended i dont want renew how do i change the settings

windows 8.1 I've got a hp pavilion laptop with touch screen ive just recently been given it off my father who brought it about 15 months ago but never used it. When he bought it he must of used the free trial of MacAfee, now I cant get rid of it I think AGV scaned my computer and it told me tjat I have 11 drives out of date. And obsolete I think it said does that mean that I don't need them. If I do can I down load then for free from HP or windows   thanks

Hi,

1. You get your Drivers from HP.
2. The chances are that your computer is infected with Malware as McAfee subscription is out of date and Windows Defender, the default AV in 8.1, will not run while McAfee is still installed, so your computer was unprotected from new malware attacks since the McAfee subscription ended..
3. Read and follow these steps:

At present you do not have the latest Anti-virus protection as McAfee subscription has expired and you are in all probability infected with Malware.

You need to remove McAfee completely and get Windows Defender started again as 3rd party AVs disable Windows Defender (which is an Anti-virus) by default and do a thorough scan of your machine for Malware.

Use the McAfee Removal Tool.

https://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS101331

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"Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software"

http://support.eset.com/kb146/?locale=en\_US

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How to restart Defender:

https://www.winhelp.us/configure-windows-defender-in-windows-8.html

If you've previously uninstalled a third-party antivirus product (avast!, AVG, Norton/Symantec, McAfee or some other product), you might see a dialog that states that Windows Defender is turned off. In that case, either click Action Center's white flag icon in Taskbar Notification Area (aka System Tray) and clickTurn on virus protection (Important) or Turn on spyware protection (Important), or open Control Panel (Windows Key+X has a nice shortcut), type action into Search field, clickAction Center and then click one of the Turn on now buttons in Security section.

Please note that Action Center might have no red warning icon for several days after you've removed a third-party virus protection tool.

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Scan for Malware:

Download, install, update and scan your System with the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware and if necessary do this in Safe Mode with Networking:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes\_free

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And also Scan with the free version of SUPERAntiSpyware

http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition is 100% Free and will detect and remove thousands of Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, KeyLoggers, Dialers, Hi-Jackers, and Worms. SUPERAntiSpyware features many unique and powerful technologies and removes spyware threats that other applications fail to remove.

SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition does not include real-time blocking or scheduled scanning.

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This is a very good Program to scan your System to remove Adware, etc:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

AdwCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer.  By using AdwCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

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And just to be sure nothing is lurking in the background:

"TDSSKiller Rootkit Removal Utility Free Download"

http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/tdsskiller

Cheers.