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A way to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your PC

McAfee AntiVirus is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. Additional info about McAfee, Inc. can be found here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove McAfee AntiVirus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. MvtApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.62 MB (1699696 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in McAfee AntiVirus. They occupy 19.90 MB (20870704 bytes) on disk.

  • CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
  • McAPExe.exe (142.16 KB)
  • mchlp32.exe (608.85 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (837.69 KB)
  • McInstru.exe (288.00 KB)
  • mcmigrator.exe (427.32 KB)
  • mcshell.exe (527.91 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (898.56 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.45 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (829.64 KB)
  • mcupdmgr.exe (1.28 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (632.97 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (350.88 KB)
  • mcinst.exe (808.06 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (317.64 KB)
  • mfeasins_x64.exe (589.36 KB)
  • mfeasins_x86.exe (487.75 KB)
  • saInst.exe (666.68 KB)
  • MvtApp.exe (1.62 MB)
  • MVTInstaller.exe (944.86 KB)
  • mcods.exe (461.01 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (384.04 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (168.27 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (359.42 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (297.02 KB)
  • McVulAdmAgnt.exe (645.09 KB)
  • McVulAlert.exe (597.31 KB)
  • McVulCon.exe (624.48 KB)
  • McVulCtr.exe (1.19 MB)
  • McVulUnpk.exe (616.43 KB)
  • McVulUsrAgnt.exe (644.59 KB)
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This info is about McAfee AntiVirus version 12.8.992 only. You can find below a few links to other McAfee AntiVirus versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove McAfee AntiVirus.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CompatibilityTester.exe

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{16A64441-A14D-0852-9510-1E02FC7BC867}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1D9AB7D0-3998-4118-B5D8-3EA7CDCF4F55}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{254F1B13-56E0-4208-A459-3325B5718706}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{01576F39-90DE-4D6E-A068-5B20C22BAAEE}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{071345B6-580F-47e5-A454-A76E9817CD8D}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{071F288C-A8C1-4049-8CBF-82003C54E96F}\LocalServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0C146D72-9229-49D8-B2C9-D805EF5C69A9}\InProcServer32\


How to remove McAfee AntiVirus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee AntiVirus is an application offered by McAfee, Inc.. Some users decide to erase this program. This is efortful because performing this manually requires some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK procedure to erase McAfee AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee AntiVirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee AntiVirus". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee AntiVirus application will be found automatically. After you select McAfee AntiVirus in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding McAfee AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee AntiVirus.
Uninstall McAfee AntiVirus


8. After removing McAfee AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee AntiVirus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee AntiVirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-30 05:16:01.083