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user_93257
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Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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I recently downloaded McAfee Livesafe which works fine but every time i open Google Chrome it takes me to McAfee's own launch page and it wont let me change it i settings. It also warns me that their launch page is a dangerous websites and advises me to not go on it, any help?

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exbrit
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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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Probably due to Webadvisor.

Go to   the Green/Red McAfee icon at top right of page, click Options and select as shown below:

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If that fails to cure it.  Go to Control Panel : Programs and Features and uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor

Then go to the Chrome App store and download it again from there.  Make sure the settings are changed as above.

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exbrit
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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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Probably due to Webadvisor.

Go to   the Green/Red McAfee icon at top right of page, click Options and select as shown below:

Capture.JPG

If that fails to cure it.  Go to Control Panel : Programs and Features and uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor

Then go to the Chrome App store and download it again from there.  Make sure the settings are changed as above.

catdaddy
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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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Successfully moved from LiveSafe to McAfee WebAdvisor (formerly SiteAdvisor) > Discussions

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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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3 points of interest here :

1 - "every time i open Google Chrome it takes me to McAfee's own launch page"

     What exactly is the URL in the address bar of this launch page?

     Take a screenshot if you can and select or highlight the topmost part of the screen

2 - "It .. warns me that their launch page is .. dangerous"

     That I assume is WebAdvisor kicking in and complaining about the site that Chrome is trying to load as its

      home page. If the home page is a genuine McAfee web page WebAdvisor should not be doing that.

3 - "it wont let me change it in settings"

     You mean Chrome settings? Like this?

      You must be trying to set a page via option 3 in 'On startup'

       What message do you get when you try to set a startup page?

Chrome settings.PNG

user_93257
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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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Thank you, this has managed to solve all the issues! perfect cheers mate

exbrit
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Re: Mcafee Launch Page wont change and blocks itself

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m&l wrote:

Thank you, this has managed to solve all the issues! perfect cheers mate

Glad you are OK now.

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