How to disable McAfee Virusscan 8.5?

Question

Okay I'm getting really pissed off because I can't find a way to disable it. The "Disable on-access scan" from the right click menu is greyed out, and I get "Access is denied" when I try to end the process from Task Manager. Also, McAfee still scans files I exclude, and all the settings I change from the console goes back to default after some time.

How do I disable this cruddy thing without uninstalling it??

Answer 1

By default, the copy of Mcafee Virus Scan 8.5 available on osusls.osu.edu comes configured to prevent Virus Scan services from being stopped. This is a safeguard against viruses stopping McAfee services and disabling Virus Scan. However, this also causes the "Disable On-Access Scan" menu item to be grayed out when right-clicking on the VShield icon in the system tray.

To turn this feature off and enable the menu item:

Download and install the latest version of Virus Scan 8.5

Right click on the VShield icon in the system tray and choose "Virus Scan Console".

Right click the entry for "Access Protection" and choose "Properties".

Un-check the option for "Prevent McAfee services from being stopped" and click OK.

The "Disable On-Access Scan" menu item should now be accessible when right-clicking the VShield icon.

The latest version of Virus Scan 8.5 is necessary because it resolves a bug that prevents the menu item from being enabled even though the above option is turned off.

http://8help.osu.edu/3397.html