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A guide to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security from your computer

This info is about McAfee® Internet Security for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by McAfee, Inc.. More information about McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. McAfee® Internet Security is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling McAfee® Internet Security is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.44 MB (1512824 bytes) on disk and is titled AlertViewer.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in McAfee® Internet Security. They occupy 33.03 MB (34633376 bytes) on disk.

  • AlertViewer.exe (1.44 MB)
  • Launch.exe (1.94 MB)
  • firesvc.exe (462.39 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (418.66 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (682.48 KB)
  • MfeAVSvc.exe (3.76 MB)
  • mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.37 MB)
  • mfeODS.exe (1.41 MB)
  • MVsInst.exe (597.24 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (958.54 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (559.89 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (670.38 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (1.66 MB)
  • ShrCL.exe (564.46 KB)
  • McBootSvcSet.exe (587.67 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (1.28 MB)
  • McInstru.exe (508.43 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (838.85 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (2.91 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (1.47 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (651.73 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (622.45 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (819.67 KB)
  • CATracker.exe (557.89 KB)
  • SmtMsgLauncher.exe (470.15 KB)
  • WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.80 MB)
  • McVulAdmAgnt.exe (651.66 KB)
  • McVulAlert.exe (615.38 KB)
  • McVulCon.exe (654.77 KB)
  • McVulCtr.exe (1.74 MB)
  • McVulUsrAgnt.exe (652.20 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 16.08 of McAfee® Internet Security. You can find below a few links to other McAfee® Internet Security releases:

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee® Internet Security we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC


A way to erase McAfee® Internet Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Internet Security is an application by McAfee, Inc.. Some computer users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK action to erase McAfee® Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed 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 computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee® Internet Security or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee® Internet Security". The McAfee® Internet Security application will be found automatically. After you click McAfee® Internet Security in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee® Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall McAfee® Internet Security.
Uninstall McAfee® Internet Security


8. After removing McAfee® Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® Internet Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee® Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee® Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee® Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee® Internet Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-02-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-02-12 23:17:55.770