If you are using an Android phone, there is a good chance that you are using McAfee. If not, it is important to remove the software from your device. To remove McAfee from your Android phone, follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app and select Security.
- Scroll down and select Remove installed apps.
- Select McAfee from the list of apps and confirm that it is removed by clicking on the Remove button.
If you paid for or used a free trial of McAfee Mobile Security, see Uninstall my subscription now on how to uninstall your purchase. If you installed McAfee using an OEM device, or if you are no longer an Activate Now subscriber, read Unsubscribe from McAfee Mobile Security for steps to uninstall
If you aren’t sure whether you have McAfee Mobile Security installed on your smartphone, see Is there any software I need to remove? below. If you do not have McAfee Mobile Security installed on your smartphone and do not want it installed, turn off app installation from Unknown sources in Application settings – Device Administration. You should also activate a password protection option such as PIN or screen lock.
Touch Apps . Touch Settings . Touch Applications . Scroll down to find and touch Show system apps , then touch McAfee Services . Touch Uninstall to remove the McAfee LiveSafe app. (You can’t uninstall the app if you don’t have administrative rights on your device.) If prompted, review and agree with the following messages:
For those that have installed the free trial version of McAfee Security app for Mobile via Google Play on their Android devices, you will now see an annoying reminder to complete your 30-day trial by purchasing a full subscription from within the application. Unfortunately there’s not way to disable this but there is however a workaround until you’re ready to sign up for a paid subscription with them:
Open the App Drawer and launch “Settings”. Select “Apps” and scroll down until you find “McAfee Security”. Tap on it and select “Disable” from the options menu.
Repeat the above steps for “McAfee Security Cloud”.
Open the App Drawer again and launch “Market” followed by “My Apps”. Locate the McAfee app, select it and select “Uninstall” from the top options menu.
Exit out of your Home Screen and open Google Play to start over with a fresh download/installation of McAfee Security for Mobile or any other application that was causing issues previously.
Once McAfee Security has installed, launch the app and the warning about your 30-day trial will no longer be there. It may or may not prompt you to login but if it does, just tap on “Login Anyway” then return back to the main page of the app.
Download a different app such as Root Uninstaller (free from Google Play), install it and run it.
Your device should be clean now of any trace of McAfee software that previously appeared in your App Drawer and elsewhere on your Android device’s home screen(s). We highly recommend using Root Uninstaller for complete removal of all traces of McAfee apps. It’s also highly recommended that you use only reputable security applications on your devices, as the last thing anyone needs is a virus or malware causing havoc on their personal data.
McAfee VirusScan Mobile Security app is yet another controversial example of just how powerless consumers are when it comes to protecting their privacy and sensitive information from those malicious hacker types who have developed software specifically designed to penetrate/bypass protection measures made available by 3rd party apps. Even if all Norton-owned products were taken offline right now – which they won’t because there’s more than enough money being generated by them for the company to remain in business, you can rest assured that thousands of other developers will step up to fill the.
