I'm new to IT support and dealing with a few computers in our organization that still have McAfee installed. This is a hassle since we don't actually use McAfee anymore; those installations are leftovers from when we got the laptops. Removing it on-site is easy with the usual uninstallation method and the removal tool, but I need to figure out how to uninstall it from remote machines using our Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool. Ideally, I want to do this from the command prompt and would appreciate any updated guidance or methods, as the last resource I found on this is several years old.
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If you're just dealing with a couple of computers, honestly, just remote in and do the uninstallation as you normally would. I assume you're working with OEM versions and not corporate installations—those are often much more difficult to remove!
Man, McAfee can be such a pain! I've been there. I once tried using a bloatware removal script through Intune but ended up manually uninstalling instead. There’s a popular GitHub script for removing bloatware that I’ve seen recommended, but I wasn’t comfortable using it just for McAfee. If you figure out a good way to do this remotely, let us know—I could use some tips, too! It's been a thorn in my side for a while.
Not sure if this is still valid, but back when I was in the field, many antivirus products had their own removal tools that could clear out all traces of the software. Running it from the command line, though, might be tricky.
Do you have a domain controller? If you do, consider writing a script and applying it through group policy to remove McAfee on the target machines. It might save you a lot of hassle in the long run!
I heard that the command line removal tool does exist, but you can't execute it directly from the command line like that. Good luck figuring it out, though!
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