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McAfee VirusScan Uninstaller for Mac

  • Free

  • In English
  • V 8.6
  • 3.6

    (17)
  • Security Status

Softonic review

Remove all traces of McAfee VirusScan from your Mac

Making programs that can't be uninstalled easily is a software crime in my book. I reluctantly accept that many applications leave behind folders and files even after you've dragged them to the trash but those that actually leave memory sapping, CPU-guzzling processes behind are simply bang out of order.

Which is why if you've ever installed McAfee VirusScan (formerly known as McAfee Virex) on a Mac, you'll need this tool to remove it. For months, I had been mystified by a couple of processes labeled 'VShieldCheck' that were sometimes hogging up-to 30% of my CPU. A few Google searches later and I realized that these processes were associated with McAfee VirusScan for Mac which I'd tested and uninstalled a long time ago.

It turns out that McAfee VrusScan leaves these processes behind when you drag and drop it in the Trash. You have to remove it using the uninstaller which comes with the original download. However, I'd obviously deleted the original download a long time ago so my only option was to download it, install the darn thing again, and then use the removal tool to get rid of it once and for all. Even more frustrating, to download it again, I needed to sign up for a McAfee account!

So to save you going through the same ridiculous process to remove something that should never have been left behind on your Mac anyway, here you have the official McAfee VirusScan uninstaller. Make sure that McAfee Virus Scan is definitely installed on your Mac (if not re-install it) and then run the installer. It opens a dialog in Terminal where you have to enter your password. After that, removal takes just a couple of seconds and you're left with no nasty process remnants.

If you've been tearing your hair out trying to uninstall McAfee VirusScan or mystefied by a 'VShieldCheck' process, then this uninstaller is the solution.

PROS

  • Uninstalls all traces of McAfee VirusScan
  • Removes 'VShieldCheck' process
  • Very quick

CONS

  • Requires you to re-install McAfee VirusScan first to remove it
  • Shouldn't be necessary in the first place!

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McAfee VirusScan Uninstaller for Mac

  • Free

  • In English
  • V 8.6
  • 3.6

    (17)
  • Security Status


User reviews about McAfee VirusScan Uninstaller

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    Worked like a charm! Thank you..
    Worked like a charm! Thank you. Removed McAfee Virex from my Mac mini without a hitch which allowed me to in More

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    Hurray!!!!.
    I watched 5GBs of RAM free up in Activity Monitor instantly. Pretty crappy that even typing in uninstall on the McAfee website retur More

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    it took me 2 years to find this. I love you.
    Vshildscanner was, first, crap. Costed me 10 euros for this.
    And it took me 2 years to uninsta More

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    McAfee icon stuck in menu bar!!.
    After I had manually deleting all McAfee folders from my laptop (because it made my computer run soooo slow!),  More

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    you just gave me a new computer.
    VirusScan was clogging up my macbook so badly that I abandoned it and bought a windows machine. But I missed t More

  • Nick Mead

    by Nick Mead

    @DEAR GOD THANK YOU.
    You're welcome! Glad it helped :)
    Pros: -
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