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#Mcafee virusscan enterprise 8.8 retail drivers
Check the 'Properties' of these devices and be Sure that they are Symantec drivers and not some other source. Now search for devices under Non-Plug and Play drivers that are related to Symantec. Īfter a reboot, check that Symantec drivers have been properly removed:įrom an Administrative Console (Windows Vista+, Start > Search, enter CMD Ctrl-Shift-Enter, and grant any UAC requests) The trick is to uninstall VSE, then run the special tool that uninstalls SEP (Norton_Removal_Tool: ) This will clean out many Symantec products, so use with caution.
#Mcafee virusscan enterprise 8.8 retail software
I found that I did not notice the problem until the new AV software (including VSE) started to misbehave. It sometimes leaves drivers behind that interfere with subsequently installed AV software, including VSE. SEP doesn't cleanly uninstall every time. I have been down this path for some of my customers in the past. (Scan it with whatever tools just for safety sake.) More likely are OEM installed tools that can interfere with other tools. Given that the system is so new, I am not immediately expecting an infection or p2p software as a problem. Your IT department is the official support channel and should be your primary contact for approval before proceeding. (Your mileage may vary.) If your IT department distributed a base configuration, they will know what Default Settings are configured and suggested or required for your installation. department is responsible for maintaining and supporting you.
#Mcafee virusscan enterprise 8.8 retail install
I'm not sure of your (company's) license agreement or how your company is distributing to you, VSE v8.8, but the base install coming from your I.T. Are there settings in McAfee that would have prevented the problems I had? I'm reasonably certain that I had used the default settings for most everything when I installed McAfee. Can anybody help?Īlso, I will need to switch to the McAfee product at some point prior to September (or purchase my own personal virus protection for home use). I will worry that my computer has been compromised until I figure out what was going on. Maybe there is a setting in McAfee that I could have turned on that would have prevented the problem? I don't know. However, if there is, I can't seem to find it. In guessing at the problem, the only thing I can figure is that there is a rogue p2p program on my computer that SEP is blocking but McAfee allowed to function. I have never installed any kind of p2p program on this computer. My computer is new and is running Win 7, 64 bit. Other than that, I am at a loss as to what was going on when I had the McAfee product installed. I notice that multiple times during the day, a message pops up showing where SEP has blocked svchost.exe.
#Mcafee virusscan enterprise 8.8 retail full
I ran a full scan and SEP did not detect anything amiss. On a hunch, I uninstalled McAfee and reinstalled SEP. I ran full McAfee scans as well as Malwarebyte scans and nothing turned up. When I disconnected my router and plugged my computer directly into the modem, the usage INCREASED significantly and my browser slowed to a crawl. I started troubleshooting my network and eliminated that as a source of the problem. I started checking my daily usage and it was registering 25 to 60 GB PER DAY. I did notice that my web browsing seemed to get increasingly slower day by day.Ī few days later I got a notification from my ISP that I was approaching the 250GB limit. None of my passwords have been changed and I haven't noticed any unauthorized access to any of my accounts or email. I never noticed any sort of erratic behavior such as my mouse moving on it's own or anything like that. It installed with no problem and seemed to be working well. Because of that, I uninstalled the SEP and installed the McAfee product. The company had decided to save some money and go with McAfee as of later this year. My employer gives employees a choice of SEP 12.1.5 or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 for home use under the company contract. I had been using SEP 12.1 for protection with good results for a long time. My normal usage, until a few weeks ago, had been about 10 to 30GB per month. My ISP has a 250GB per month limit, after which additional charges apply.