How to stop McAfee notification?

[#1]

Updated to Android 2.3.4 and now the McAfee notifcation pops up on every restart.

I don't want to use McAfee and I can't uninstall it.

How to at least stop it from notifying or asking me to register?? It is annoying.

Thanks.

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Xperia Arc

[uliwooly-wooly]

how come you can't uninstall it? open the app drawer -> tap on the bottom right icon -> look for macaffee and uninstall it

[uliwooly-wooly]

I know of some users in the UK are having issues uninstalling this app, you can always debrand your phone

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/130711#130711

[#4]

Mine is not carrier branded (generic). McAfee came direct from SE firmware.

Anyway, I uninstalled it and seems it's gone... hasn't come back after 2 reboots.

I thought it can't be uninstalled as it's part of the SE system app, as I remember I uninstalled WisePilot and it came back after reboot.

Thanks.

[uliwooly-wooly]

anytime

[#6]

The darn thing came back. After the phone is started, McAfee is on the notification bar (and there is no CLEAR button to clear the notifcation)

I proceeded to tap the notification, then tapped "Refuse" on the terms/agreements screen.. notification gone and McAffee did not start. Rebooted the phone and the McAfee nofication pops up again.

What is this SE? I can't uninstall McAfee and I don't have to option to make it stop bugging me?

[Jawadkhalid89]

mate u can try to uninstall it again but before uninstalling you  can clear it's data by pressing on "clear data" first and then uninstall it...

[uliwooly-wooly]

another new update it's comming up or you can debrand your phone

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/130711#130711

or

the newest should work with Xperia Arc and Arc S

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/133669#133669

[#9]

Thanks. I'll wait for the update.

Mine is not carrier branded. And I don't plan to root my phone or use custom ROM.

Thanks.

PS: I'm actually using SGS II for a week now. The Arc is sitting around without SIM... I'm waiting to give it to someone else later.

[uliwooly-wooly]

you should sale it

rooting won't affect your phone, you can unroot anytime w/ PCC or Update Service, to root you don't have to unlock your bootloader at all, it takes few seconds

This is how to root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859