How do you remove unwanted non mac icons from menu bar? ie. mcafee

how do you remove unwanted non mac icons from menu bar? ie. mcafee

Yep. MacKeeper is a nasty program.
See: http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
Phil Sokes' website.
http://www.reedcorner.net/beware-mackeeper/

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