McAfee® Internet Security

A guide to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security from your PC

This info is about McAfee® Internet Security for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by McAfee, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on McAfee, Inc.. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall McAfee® Internet Security 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. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Launch.exe is the McAfee® Internet Security's main executable file and it occupies about 1.80 MB (1887352 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside McAfee® Internet Security. They occupy about 30.28 MB (31752936 bytes) on disk.

• Launch.exe (1.80 MB)
• firesvc.exe (125.62 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (866.12 KB)
• McAlert.exe (543.12 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (414.10 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (507.10 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.74 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (474.10 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (397.60 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.30 MB)
• McInstru.exe (507.60 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.07 MB)
• mcsync.exe (4.41 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.06 MB)
• mispreg.exe (895.60 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (610.60 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (804.60 KB)
• CATracker.exe (753.12 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (456.10 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.93 MB)
• mskxagnt.exe (344.60 KB)
• mcods.exe (1.25 MB)
• mcodsscan.exe (666.60 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (430.60 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (1.22 MB)
• MVsInst.exe (570.60 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (896.60 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (858.10 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (900.10 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.89 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (897.10 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee® Internet Security version 15.0.2061 only. You can find below info on other application versions of McAfee® Internet Security:

• 16.07
• 15.0.166
• 16.014
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.4
• 14.0.9029
• 16.013
• 15.1.156
• 16.09
• 15.0.159
• 16.06
• 16.011
• 16.08
• 14.0.12000
• 16.0.0
• 15.12
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.9042
• 15.0.185
• 15.0.2063
• 15.0.179
• 16.016
• 16.020
• 14.0.7080
• 14.0.7086
• 14.0.6136
• 16.019
• 15.0.2059
• 16.010
• 16.0.1
• 14.0.3061
• 16.015
• 16.012
• 14.0.8185
• 14.0.5120
• 14.0.1127
• 16.018
• 14.013
• 16.0.3
• 15.0.195
• 16.017
• 14.0.6120

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove McAfee® Internet Security from your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee® Internet Security:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.res.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIModules64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIScripts64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\Launch.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\Launch.xml
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\LayoutMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\NotificationCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\ActionCenter.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\dto\alert.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextDataManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextRule.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalValueAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\featureAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\constants.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\helpers.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\AlertManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\CriticalAlertsManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\CriticalValueAlertsManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\FeatureAlertManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\StatusManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\thirdParty\dkjson.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scriptversion.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\firesvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\Gkp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HcApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HcCode.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HcThe.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HipRc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HipShield.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HipShieldK.sys
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_vista_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_win10_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_win7_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_win8_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_win81_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\hips.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TS_CA.crt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TSClient.crt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TSClient.key
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\FWJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\FWJsResO.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers32.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers32.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\McMPFPPv.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpf.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpf_core.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfAltPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfApiPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfcor.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfdata.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfEvt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfinst.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfModule.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFOEM.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfPP.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfSvcPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\portname.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\substLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\checkmps.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\instld.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\McAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mps.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscfg.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsdeflt.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsevh.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MPSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MPSJsResO.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsld.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsli.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MPSMisp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsmisp.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MpsModule.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath

How to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Internet Security is a program offered by McAfee, Inc.. Some users decide to remove it. This is hard because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY solution to remove 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee® Internet Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee® Internet Security". If it exists on your system the McAfee® Internet Security application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select McAfee® Internet Security in the list of apps, some information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about McAfee® Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee® Internet Security.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® Internet Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be able 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 computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.