McAfee Firewall comes as a built-in component of some McAfee antivirus programs, namely McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2012/11 and McAfee Internet Security, etc. McAfee firewall also comes as a standalone program, namely McAfee Personal Firewall, McAfee Personal Firewall Plus, and McAfee Internet Security, etc. In case you experience a problem with your network or wireless connection, you may want to consider disabling the McAfee firewall. So, here is a free McAfee firewall support guide for you. It will help you easily disable McAfee firewall program.

Instructions:

McAfee Antivirus Plus 2012/11 and McAfee Internet Security

The user interface of these three antivirus programs is quite similar. Therefore, you can easily disable the firewall in any of the three programs that you are using. Look for the M icon on the desktop or in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the McAfee antivirus console. The screen that opens will now be named SecurityCenter, Internet Security, or AntiVirus Plus 2012/11, depending on the type of McAfee program you have.

On the home screen, you will see the security status of your computer. Look at the third option which is Firewall: On. Indicates that the firewall is activated. Click the angle sign next to Firewall: On. Click the Settings link on the right hand side. You will see the status of the firewall. Click the Shutdown button. When prompted for a confirmation and action to turn the firewall back on, select a time period from the drop-down arrow. You can select any time period from the given options. If you want to permanently disable the firewall, select Never and then press the Disable button. Save your changes and exit the McAfee console.

McAfee Personal Firewall and McAfee Personal Firewall Plus

Look for the M icon in the system tray, right click on it and select Personal Firewall from the dropdown options. From Personal Firewall, point your mouse to select Disable. Alternatively, you can double-click the M icon to open the McAfee SecurityCenter console. When you’re in the console, find Personal Firewall or Personal Firewall+ (depending on your version) in the left pane and click it. You will see the status and history of the firewall program. Look at the top where it says ‘Personal Firewall or Personal Firewall Plus is currently protecting your computer. Click here if you want to disable Personal Firewall Plus’. Click disable, the link is underlined. Confirm the action if prompted.

In McAfee Personal Firewall Plus, you can also disable the firewall in another way. Double-click the M icon to open the McAfee SecurityCenter console. Click Network & Internet in the left panel, and then click Configure. Click the Firewall Protection Enabled strip. Click the Deactivate button. When prompted, select a time period to automatically turn the firewall back on, and then press the OK button. You can select Never from the dropdown arrow in case you want to disable the firewall permanently.

Additional tips:

You should re-enable the firewall after your problem has been resolved. Firewall protects your computer from unauthorized access and hackers. Contact McAfee Technical Support or McAfee Antivirus Support if the firewall does not turn off and causes further problems.