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Use Access Protection

You can use Access Protection to protect your most essential McAfee files, registries and services in case you accidentally delete them. It also protects against malware that attacks anti-virus software.

Access Protection is on by default.
Task
1 Open the General Settings and Alerts page.
2 Click the Access Protection drawer.
3 Do one of the following:
To... Do this...
Turn on Access Protection Select the Use Access Protection checkbox.
Turn off Access Protection Deselect the Use Access Protection checkbox.