McAfee Bugbear Removal Tool

McAfee Bugbear Removal Tool is a feather-light application designed to find and remove files infected with all variants of the Bugbear malicious agent. This is a worm that spreads through the network and emails to install a keylogger and backdoor, in order to record private information and automatically send it to a third party.

It's a portable executable file that adds an entry to the system registry, which means that it gets activated by default every time you turn on your computer.

McAfee Bugbear Removal Tool verifies popular hiding spots without your assistance, such as the Program Files and Windows directories, along with the registry. It performs the scanning operation automatically and informs you when the Bugbear threat is detected, asking for permission to eliminate the corresponding files and registry entries. Otherwise, it lets you know that the coast is clear, so it's safe to resume to your typical computer activity.

System reboot is necessary to finalize the removal operation. Moreover, it's recommended to change your login passwords, in case Bugbear has already acquired them and if the third party with malicious intent plans to use them at a next possible infiltration.

For those who are new to virus removal applications it's important to mention that McAfee Bugbear Removal Tool is not an application designed to facilitate real-time protection, so you cannot ask for its help to prevent upcoming threats from attacking your PC. Instead, you have to resort to a full-featured anti-malware solution designed for this task.

The tool carried out scanning operations swiftly in our evaluation, without triggering the operating system to hang, crash or indicate errors. Since user intervention is minimal, McAfee Bugbear Removal Tool can be handled even by casual users with no previous experience in virus removal or antivirus software products.