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How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus

John Mcafee · 13M views · 2013-06-19 · 4:25

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Overview

A bizarre, tongue-in-cheek video in which John McAfee himself supposedly shows how to uninstall McAfee antivirus. It is known for its NSFW sex and drug references.

On Hacker News

HN mostly cites it as a notorious piece of McAfee lore, usually jokingly, whenever John McAfee or antivirus uninstallation comes up.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2013–2024

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What people said

specproc · 2024-09 · Recommendation

For anyone in the thread that's not seen "How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus" by John McAfee, you are very, very welcome [0]. Content warning: it was made in his Alpha-PHP era, and contains a lot of sex and drug references. It's mostly sex and drugs IIRC. [0] [VIDEO]

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tachyonbeam · 2021-01 · Recommendation

I loved McAfee's video on How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus: [VIDEO] At least he's got a sense of humor.

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metadat · 2024-11 · Joke / meme

Yeah, McAfee.. [VIDEO] metadat slowly saunters off into the nearby foggy embankment, disappearing, Homer Simpson style

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