McAfee Internet Security

A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

McAfee Internet Security is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on McAfee, Inc.. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder (same installation drive as Windows). McAfee Internet Security's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. firesvc.exe is the McAfee Internet Security's main executable file and it takes about 70.84 KB (72536 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of McAfee Internet Security. They occupy about 11.97 MB (12551064 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (70.84 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (416.85 KB)
• McAlert.exe (199.09 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (138.21 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (167.40 KB)
• QcShm.exe (787.05 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (65.84 KB)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• mcautoreg.exe (388.19 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (776.48 KB)
• McInstru.exe (299.38 KB)
• mcoemmgr.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (709.54 KB)
• mcsync.exe (1.32 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (744.77 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.27 MB)
• mispreg.exe (548.13 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (452.77 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (125.16 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.66 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (262.96 KB)
• mcods.exe (374.62 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (92.98 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (301.20 KB)
• mfehidin.exe (609.50 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (277.05 KB)

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This data is about McAfee Internet Security version 11.6.443 only. You can find here a few links to other McAfee Internet Security versions:

• 12.8.750
• 16.019
• 14.0.207
• 14.0.9052
• 12.8.1005
• 16.07
• 12.1.282
• 11.6.507
• 13.6.1367
• 11.0.555
• 15.0.166
• 16.0.4
• 13.6.1492
• 11.0.572
• 14.0.6136
• 13.6.1599
• 16.016
• 16.0.0
• 14.0.9042
• 11.6.477
• 12.8.903
• 14.0.5120
• 14.0.7085
• 10.0.569
• 10.5.216
• 12.8.1003
• 14.0.4127
• 16.018
• 11.0.649
• 14.0.4150
• 10.5.195
• 10.5.227
• 10.5.247
• 16.011
• 13.6.1138
• 12.1.253
• 14.0.4113
• 15.0.2059
• 16.06
• 11.0.608
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.339
• 11.6.511
• 14.0.1127
• 12.8.409
• 14.0.12000
• 10.0.580
• 10.5.221
• 14.0.5084
• 10.5.237
• 14.0.4121
• 16.017
• 10.0.570
• 14.0.1122
• 11.6.435
• 11.0.578
• 16.013
• 14.013
• 12.8.988
• 15.12
• 13.6.1248
• 12.8.412
• 15.0.190
• 15.0.179
• 12.8.957
• 15.0.185
• 13.0.244
• 12.8.958
• 16.020
• 11.0.669
• 14.0.1076
• 14.0.4139
• 11.6.385
• 12.8.908
• 14.0.9029
• 11.6.518
• 15.0.2061
• 11.0.543
• 13.6.1529
• 16.0.1
• 13.6.953
• 12.8.944
• 12.8.310
• 12.8.397
• 16.0.3
• 11.0.678
• 10.5.239
• 16.012
• 12.8.992
• 13.6.1012
• 12.8.934
• 16.09
• 12.1.353
• 11.6.434
• 14.0.6120
• 15.1.156
• 14.0.1029
• 15.0.159
• 14.0.4119

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below are left behind on your disk by McAfee Internet Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShrCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShredExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShredShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\McCtxMenuFrmWrk.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0AC0A9B4-0A41-4820-B843-0DF2786A0C6C}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19A34F98-20C0-4449-A3B4-29071BCEAD91}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E0EA5F46-A285-4ebd-9AA9-0CD334F5A9C5}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\shell\open\command\

How to erase McAfee Internet Security from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application released by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this program. This is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase McAfee Internet Security 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee Internet Security or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it exists on your system the McAfee Internet Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click McAfee Internet Security in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Internet Security.


8. After removing McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Internet Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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.