McRem2
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Back in November of 2006, I was originally working as a phone technician for a major computer manufacturer. For a stint of time we had provided our customers with a trial copy of McAfee Security Suite. Now normally, McAfee is great software, and I wholeheartedly recommend it. However, as anti-virus programs sometimes do, they break down to the point that you can no longer effectively use your computer. We always had a backup. Some time ago a man by the name of Paul Ionescu (of Myfixes.com fame) had written a simple Windows shell script that would delete the necessary files and eliminate the necessary registry entries from the system. The script would work wonders for us. However, McAfee released a new version of their Security Suite software around early December of 2006, rendering Paul's script somewhat ineffective.
And so I took it upon myself to take Paul's initial script, and expand on it. Using Nullsoft's Scriptable Installer System, the list of files and keys from Paul's script, my own research and a whole lot of testing lead to the creation of McRem2. Since then, it's been used by thousands of people to help remove a damaged McAfee installation, or even to reassure themselves that all traces have been removed.
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