My McAfee subscription expired and it keeps prompting me to upgrade. Is there anyway to stop this prompt msg?

How to Remove McAfee

http://www.pchell.com/virus/uninstallmcafee.shtml

Removal tool

http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_...

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In addition to a firewall you must have full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection.

All the following programs are free.

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Full Time (Active) Virus Protection

If you do not have active virus protection, install only one.

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-v...

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Editio...

or

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

or

Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic

http://www.free-av.com/

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&...

Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic

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Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection

Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/s...

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Install the following four programs and run weekly. You need all four. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_pe...

Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)

Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper

After installation: update + scan + immunize

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.h...

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.htm...

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)

http://www.superantispyware.com/

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Install The following:

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option

Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history

In options.

Set to run when computer starts.

Place cookies you want to keep in save list

http://www.ccleaner.com/

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Run this time and monthly:

Microsoft Update:

Run in "Custom Mode". Install everything, reboot and repeat until nothing is left to install.

http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6...

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”

Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/de...

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Install either one not both:

McAfee Site Advisor: Internet Explorer and Firefox

http://www.siteadvisor.com/

McAfee SiteAdvisor helps protect you from all kinds of Web-based security threats including spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, and online scams.

TrendProtect™

http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/free_secur...

TrendProtect is a FREE browser plug-in that helps you avoid Web pages with unwanted content and hidden threats.

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Rootkit Removers

Pick any 2 install and run one each month.

AVG Anti-Rootkit

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-rootk...

F-Secure BlackLight

http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Panda Anti-Rootkit

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/r...

http://www.download.com/Panda-Anti-Rootkit/3000-22...

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-a...

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Online Free Scanners:

Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.

Run a different one each month.

BitDefender Online Scanner

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

CA eTrust® PestScan

http://pestpatrol.com/pestscan/index.htm

eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan....

F-Secure Online Virus Scanner

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

Kaspersky - Free Online Virus Scan

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

McAfee - Free Scan

http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs

Panda Software - ActiveScan

http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan...

Symantec (norton) - Security Check

http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp

Trend Micro™ HouseCall

http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp

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Buy a subscription! An expired anti-virus is almost useless. Your expired McAfee will not update its virus definitions.

With new viruses being created by the "blackhats" every hour of every day, 24/7, using an anti-virus that won't update to catch these new malware variants is simply courting a major disaster.

It's damn cheap insurance for your computer!

Without deleting it completely I don't believe there is a way to enable the pop up.

uninstall it since it won't do you any good anymore if you don't pay. My advice to use a free antivirus like Avast.

Just buy the upgrade.