You receive the "The add-in C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfeeVirusScan\scanemal.dll could not be found" error message when you start Outlook

When you start Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error message:

This issue can occur after you remove McAfee VirusScan. Removing McAfee VirusScan does not remove the add-in from the Outlook Add-In Manager.

To resolve this issue, remove the McAfee VirusScan add-in from Outlook. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Outlook, click Options on the Tools menu.
2. Click the Other tab, click Advanced Options, and then click Add-In Manager.
3. Click to clear the Exchange Scan check box, click OK, and then click OK.
4. Click OK.

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