Need help if you run Windows 7 and McAfee

Question

As I posted to other thread, I was not able to do auto-updating of CS5 since CS5 was installed.  The problem seems to be related to firewall settings.
I am running windows 7 and McAfee Security Center.   I turned off Firwall from McAfee.  But I am getting the same error.
As shown in the top figure, it show Firewall was turned off by McAfee (see red arrows).
When I opened windows firewall, it described that these settings are managed by McAfee (see below).
What I see is that Under domain Profile, windows firewall is off (red arrow).  But Firewall in both  private and public profiles are on (see blue arrows in the above figure).
What I want is to turn off McAfee firewall in order to perform CS5 autoupdating.
Could someone help me with my problem?  
Hummer

Answer 1

What exactly is a firewall:
at its basic level, a firewall is a barrior that is designed to keep threats out.
Some firewalls do a better job then others but ultimately its the "people" behind the firewall that is responsable for security.
Many firewalls have both incoming and outgoing rules to help keep PC's safe.
McAfee intigrates into the operating system, thats why it changes the windows firewall rules and why you see the windows firewall is no longer manageable by normal means. it may even hook in a use portions of the windows firewall and expends windows built in security from that point.
Before you attempt to uninstall it, I highly recommend you put everything back to its normal running state, then after uninstalling from add remove programs also use their removal tool to insure all registry enteries are also removed. This "should" put everything back to factory default settings for windows firewall rules.
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507
I am of the opinion that McAfee, in its quest to secure its "customers", customers PC's with the least amont of end user interaction, it became blind to the fact that sometimes you need to reset everything back to factory default and simply start over, It may even be there but its not easly found or wasn't last i used it. Even their virus scanner is difficult to disarm once activated. They hook into many aspects of the operating system in an effort to keep you safe weather you like it or not.
An old saying comes to mind, Freedom comes with a Price.
I'll not say McAfee software is bad, I think they lost touch with the end user is all, They are more interested in the dollar then the end user. The ISP's line their pockets and are their real customers, you didn't really think the software was free did you? What the big ISP's want in there for security is what they tend to put in there. Almost all ISP's in the states provide free McAfee or Nortons security with their service plans and every new PC has either one in there "free"
I would personally try to uninstall McAfee completly, if that fixes the issue you can always put it back if you choose or some other security suite.