Running the McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR.exe) removes all 2005 - 2012 versions of McAfee consumer products.

IMPORTANT: If your McAfee products were preinstalled by the manufacturer of your computer, ensure that you activate your McAfee subscription before uninstalling. Reinstalling from a CD or download only installs your McAfee consumer applications, but might not recover your paid subscription term information.

Step 1 - Uninstall your McAfee consumer products using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.

Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
Click Remove and follow the steps provided.
Windows Vista \ 7
Click Start, Search, type Programs and Features, and click Go.
Double-click Programs and Features.
Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
Click Uninstall and follow the steps provided.

Step 2 - Download and run MCPR.exe

Download the removal tool from
Click Save and save the file to a folder on your computer.
Navigate to the folder where the file was saved.
Make sure all McAfee windows are closed.
Double-click MCPR.exe to run the removal tool.

Restart your computer after receiving the message CleanUp Successful.

Your McAfee product will not be fully removed until the system is restarted.