If you install McAfee Internet Security on your computer, it might add an annoying tab to Microsoft Outlook that says “McAfee Anti-Spam”. If you have no use for this feature that filters junk email messages, you can remove the tab from Outlook with these steps.
- From Outlook, go to “File” > “Options“.
- Select “Add-Ins” on the left pane.
- At the bottom of the window, set the “Manage” drop-down to “COM Add-ins“, then select the “Go…” button.
- Uncheck the check box next to “McAfee AddIn“, then select “OK“.
The “McAfee Anti-Spam” tab is removed from Outlook.
sultan says
For Windows 10 Office 365 users …
Options > Add-ins > Manage: COM Add-ins > Go
then follow instructions as per the article
Michael Kirkpatrick says
I’m having the same problem removing the McAfee Spam folder as many other people, above.
Does not work on O365 as the addin is not displayed.
McAfee moves many emails into its anti-spam folder, Some time after moving these emails to the inbox, they are filtered out yet again
Menashe says
Martin – did you figure out a solution?? HAving the same problem.
Martijn says
Does not work on O365 as the addin is not displayed.
McAfee moves many emails into its anti-spam folder, Some time after moving these emails to the inbox, they are filtered out yet again
Patrick says
Brilliant thanks for the help. I have not installed Mc Afee yet it was pulling emails from my inbox.
Fred Sego says
I have Windows 10 and Microsoft 365.
This disruptive feature appeared sometime after activating my new Windows 10 Computer: When attempting to move an e-mail from the inbox to another folder, that effort is rejected with the message: “Cannot perform this operation as the message has been changed”, or words to that effect. This occurs only with some e-mails, when there is ‘no’ evidence that the message has been changed! Did a ‘new’ update occur which added this complication? How can I revert back so that all inbox e-mails can be either moved to a new folder, or deleted? Microsoft 365 had been activated for some time before installing the new computer.
Fred Costello says
McAffee was tagging as SPAM political emails that I wanted to receive.
Jane says
No. It did not tell me how to remove anti Spam folder which McAfee added in
Mike says
I tried this too. I don’t have McAfee on my laptop. Doesn’t show up anywhere in COM Add-ins.
It just appeared in Outlook one day and started pulling messages from my inbox that were good and marking them as spam. Some were a year old and already read!
Is this a McAfee virus?
Philip Mulholland says
Followed the instructions and I get this Microsoft Outlook error message:-
The end date you entered occurs before the start date
Peter I. Katzenstein says
McAfee Anti-Spam is not an option on the TO.
Howe else can I remove it from Outlook?
Peter I. Katzenstein says
It doesn’t show McAfee Anti-spam
James says
Perfect. Just what I needed. Thank you!
amy says
Mcafee is not even an option in my list TO uncheck. Now what?
immi says
Thanks……. its works
Diane says
On older versions the addins are under ‘tools’, ‘trust centre’.
So, I have found the addins but my computer will not let me remove the McAffee Addin because it says that I am not an administrator (which I am)!
Any ideas?
Isabel says
Hello
can you please send me instrucitons on how to Remove “McAfee Anti-Spam” From Outlook in Spanish. Im unable to find for example “Add ins”.
From Outlook, go to “File” > “Options“.
Select “Add-Ins” on the left pane.
At the bottom of the window, set the “Manage” drop-down to “COM Add-ins“, then select the “Go…” button.
Uncheck the check box next to “McAfee AddIn“, then select “OK“.
Thank you
David says
Yeah nice mate just a small question under File there is no options tab is it because we may have different versions mine is in Australia perhaps the American version is different.