To remove or turn off McAfee WebAdvisor from your Windows PC, Mac or mobile device, follow the steps below.

WebAdvisor or SiteAdvisor remains installed on your PC after removing the McAfee security software. Learn how you can remove it.

Learn how to change your web browser's search engine back to its default setting if it has been changed by WebAdvisor.

Uninstall the McAfee product using the standard Windows removal method. If this method fails, download and run McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR).

Close your browser and reset your browser settings to remove the pop-up. If your browser continues to be redirected to the pop-up, run a scan with your antivirus software or reset your PC.

Afterwards, reopen your browser and immediately clear the cache and browsing history to remove traces of the malicious site. Finally, run a comprehensive virus scan with your online security …

Sometimes, you might need to reinstall McAfee WebAdvisor to get it working again. Before you remove WebAdvisor, back up all your bookmarks and then remove Chrome.

When Social Media Protection is on, WebAdvisor checks the social sites that are selected. Select, or deselect the checkbox next to the site name to turn checking on or off for those social sites …

WebAdvisor ... File Shredder The steps below show how to delete a file with File Shredder:

WebAdvisor might block downloads through Microsoft Edge, if you use a Windows system with an Arm 64 processor. To fix this issue, you must remove and then reinstall WebAdvisor on your PC.