mcAfee firewall won’t stay enabled
Mac properties show firewall is on but McAfee total protection alert is to turn on firewall. Can’t turn on McAfee firewall even when Mac firewall is turned off
iMac 27", macOS 10.13
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Mac properties show firewall is on but McAfee total protection alert is to turn on firewall. Can’t turn on McAfee firewall even when Mac firewall is turned off
iMac 27", macOS 10.13
Pretend that your Mac is not a Windows box, and uninstall that McAfee crap. Years of posts from other users here indicate that it will continuously interfere with the normal operation of your Mac until fully uninstalled. There are no viruses on the Mac, and it does have built-in security for a reason. If you need a deeper read on macOS security, here is a downloadable, Apple PDF entitled macOS Security Overview.
Uninstall McAfee. It is not needed and may cause issues.
Uninstall McAfee. Antivirus programs are nothing but trouble on Macs.
mcAfee firewall won’t stay enabled