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Mcafee Live Safe

aardvaak
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My new HP laptop appears to have Mcafee Live Safe pre-loaded and has registered me without my knowledge.

I am sure this is trail version but can not see how long for - does anyone know how long?

Can someone please advise me how I can remove all of it - I normally use Kaspersky?

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  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,411 Forumite
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    removal tool https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/home/articleview?articleId=TS101331
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy

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  • AndyPix
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    You should just be able to remove it from "Programs and features" in the control panel
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    You should just be able to remove it from "Programs and features" in the control panel

    I thought I heard somewhere you have to use the removal tool if not you don't take everything out
  • AndyPix
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    For the live safe its fine to just use control panel
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,411 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    For the live safe its fine to just use control panel
    she/he wants rid of macacrap to use kaspersky
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy

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  • buglawton
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    Funnily enough I recently removed McAfee from a Cerleron based HP. It was running very slow and barely able to stream video. Removed McAfee, left the default Windows Defender in place, everything fast again.
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