Eccentric programmer and former-fugitive John McAfee has described himself as 'elated' at the decision by Intel to remove his name from their anti-virus software.
"I am now everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet," McAfee told the BBC.
"These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users," he added.
McAfee's eponymous security company was bought by the chip-maker along with its software for $7.6bn in 2010. It retained the familiar brand name even though McAfee had left the firm in 1994 and had sold his last remaining stake two years later.
Despite this McAfee, Inc. remains the world's largest dedicated security technology company and will continue to operate as a subsidiary of Intel. Over the next year security software on Intel's computers will transition to the new Intel Security brand.
