Anti-Virus

If you wish to remove your current anti-virus program and install McAfee Anti-Virus from Boston University, you MUST uninstall your current anti-virus program BEFORE you install McAfee Anti-Virus. Having more than one anti-virus program installed on your computer will cause severe problems.

Uninstall Current Anti-Virus and Install McAfee Anti-Virus

1. Save the McAfee Anti-Virus software to your computer's Desktop.
2. In the Dock (located at the bottom of your screen) click on the Finder.
   
3. Type the name of your anti-virus program (i.e. Norton, Symantec, etc.) in the Finder's search feature (in the upper right corner of the screen).
   
4. For each listing you see for your anti-virus program, click and hold on the program icon and drag it to your Trash.
   
5. Empty your Trash.
6. Repeat steps 1 - 4 if there are any variants of your anti-virus program's name.
7. Install the McAfee Anti-Virus downloaded in Step #1.
8. Proceed to Login to Vista.

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