MSE & McAfee ?

[Sputnik]

I downloaded MSE for XP last night after hearing there had been an updated version. When I went to install it, It offered to upgrade the version I had installed before and then installed McAfee virus scanner too.

[usxhe190]

There are lots of pretend spyware programs around. Make sure you got the right one?

[killie99]

I downloaded MSE for XP last night after hearing there had been an updated version. When I went to install it, It offered to upgrade the version I had installed before and then installed McAfee virus scanner too.

you didn't download it from the microsoft website then?

[Sputnik]

It looked like the Microsoft download page to me, anyway it was easy to uninstall the McAfee bit.

[aidanjt]

Odd stuff.

[vinnyT]

Odd indeed, there are two official MS sites for dling MSE http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ and http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...2-33d813687a7f, I used the first to dl ver 2 of MSE and it had no other sware with it (certainly no McAfee).

[Paul Boy]

did you install abobe reader at the same time......i know that comes with the McAfee free scan install with out an option to opt out!!!