{"id":75437,"date":"2024-06-07T08:38:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T03:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=75437"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T03:39:36","slug":"uninstall-mcafee-security-scan-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/uninstall-mcafee-security-scan-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus"},"content":{"rendered":"

McAfee Security Scan Plus is a free diagnostic tool that checks your computer for up-to-date antivirus, firewall, and web security software.\u00a0Many users cannot uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus via Apps & Features. The Uninstall option may be grayed out or unresponsive. <\/p>\n

\"mcafee-security-scan-plus<\/p>\n

Also, the MCPR tool, the standalone McAfee products uninstaller tool from McAfee, doesn’t remove Security Scan Plus.<\/p>\n

Let’s see how to uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus.<\/p>\n

Uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus<\/h2>\n

Method 1: Using Control Panel<\/h3>\n

Open Control Panel, and click Programs and Features.<\/p>\n

Select McAfee Security Scan Plus, and click Uninstall.<\/p>\n

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Click Uninstall.<\/p>\n

\"mcafee-security-scan-plus<\/p>\n

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Uninstall button unclickable?<\/h4>\n

If the McAfee Security Scan Plus uninstall dialog opens in a wrong DPI setting and the Uninstall button is visible, please press the TAB<\/strong> key on your keyboard and then press SPACEBAR<\/strong> to press the “Uninstall” button.<\/p>\n

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Img src: Reddit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Method 2: Run the Uninstaller directly<\/h3>\n

Open the C:\\Program Files (x86)\\McAfee Security Scan<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n

Double-click Uninstall.exe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"mcafee-security-scan-plus<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> If the above folder doesn’t exist, reinstall McAfee Security Scan Plus and then uninstall it again via Programs and Features, or try Method 3 below.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Method 3: Uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus Manually<\/h3>\n
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  1. Create a System Restore Point<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Open an admin Command Prompt<\/a> window and run the following commands:\n
    sc.exe delete McComponentHostService<\/pre>\n
    schtasks \/delete \/tn \"\\McUpdaterModuleTask\" \/f<\/pre>\n
    schtasks \/delete \/tn \"\\SecurityScannerScheduler\" \/f<\/pre>\n
    The above commands delete the McAfee Security Scan Component Host Service and the two “McAfee Security Scanner Scheduler” scheduled tasks.<\/p>\n
    RELATED:<\/strong> How to Delete a Service in Windows<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Open the Registry Editor by running regedit.exe<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Go to the following branches one by one and delete them:(Assuming you have a Windows 64-bit OS. On Windows 32-bit, the WOW6432Node node doesn’t exist.)<\/em>\n
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AppID\\{727B5BD4-FAE7-4EA7-98BD-20AC6BC25D89}\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AppID\\McComponentHostService.EXE\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\McComponentHostService.McCompHost.1\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\TypeLib\\{66F54008-1EE3-43A7-95FD-C0D821EE1EFF}\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Interface\\{D56C8C47-C525-462C-B66B-714A5FB378AB}\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WOW6432Node\\CLSID\\{cc6f4d12-8575-4cff-9455-cf5774aeb13b}\nHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\WOW6432Node\\Interface\\{D56C8C47-C525-462C-B66B-714A5FB378AB}\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\McAfee\\MSSPlusAnalytics\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\McAfee\\MSSPExitCode\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\McAfeeSecurityScanPlus\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\mcafeeupdater\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\McAfee Security Scan\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  5. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n
  6. Restart Windows and delete the following folders:\n
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    • C:\\Program Files (x86)\\McAfee Security Scan<\/li>\n
    • C:\\ProgramData\\McAfee Security Scan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      That’s it. You’ve now uninstalled McAfee Security Scan Plus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      McAfee Security Scan Plus is a free diagnostic tool that checks your computer for up-to-date antivirus, firewall, and web security software.\u00a0Many users cannot uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus via Apps & Features. The Uninstall option may be grayed out or unresponsive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[961,441],"class_list":["post-75437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows","tag-mcafee","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75127,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/error-virus-scan-failed-file-downloads\/","url_meta":{"origin":75437,"position":0},"title":"Error “Virus scan failed” when downloading files","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"When you download a .exe, .pdf, .png, .jpg, or any other file type, the error \"Failed - Virus scan failed\" may appear in your browser, and the file may not be\u00a0downloaded. 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