See if Removal tool makes any difference
After uninstalling McAfee, McAfee Service Controller and McAfee Validation Trust Protection Services are still running in 'Services'
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Anonymous
Good Day,
I am unable to stop McAfee services in 'Services'.
Computer: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit.
In Control Panel all McAfee products are not seen (as were uninstalled).
Task Manager shows the following products existent (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC):
- McAfee Data Exchange Layer service
- McAfee Management Service
- McAfee Process Validation Service
Anyone come across such and could provide clues?
Thanks and regards!
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
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Anonymous
2018-01-18T23:55:51+00:00 Hi D_future, I am Rob, a volunteer and a 10 time and dual award MVP specializing in Windows troubleshooting and Bluescreen analysis. Please remember as volunteers we are not responsible for the development of Windows or the computer hardware and drivers.
You can stop them in Services and then use the McAfee Removal Tool to prevent leaving such remnants. Be sure to reboot afterward.
How to uninstall McAfee Windows security software using the Consumer Products Removal tool
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/...
List of anti-malware program cleanup/uninstall tools
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/wiki...
Uninstallers (removal tools) for common antivirus software
http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&am...
Please let us know the results and if you need further assistance.
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Anonymous
2018-01-19T17:01:41+00:00 See if Removal tool makes any difference
Hello Sumit,
Thanks a lot for the response, and YES, the McAfee Removal Tool (MCPR.exe) worked!
In fact, McAfee provided me another tool - MFERemoval100.exe and this one requires several steps with switches for every component. I didn't have to do it with the one you provided.
I removed other McAfee registry entries manually after this step. Checked, all good!
Wish you great days ahead!
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Anonymous
2018-01-19T01:12:21+00:00 Use the McAfee Removal tool to erase any traces of the McAfee software.
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=T...
*http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cu...
See instructions how to use it: