McAfee® Internet Security

A guide to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove McAfee® Internet Security for Windows. It was coded for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on McAfee, Inc.. Usually the McAfee® Internet Security application is placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, depending on the user's option during install. 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. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. Launch.exe is the McAfee® Internet Security's main executable file and it takes circa 1.60 MB (1678584 bytes) on disk.

McAfee® Internet Security is composed of the following executables which take 30.42 MB (31896800 bytes) on disk:

• Launch.exe (1.60 MB)
• firesvc.exe (132.09 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (427.70 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (683.48 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (3.54 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.13 MB)
• mfeODS.exe (1.35 MB)
• MVsInst.exe (587.13 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (866.75 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (423.16 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (521.07 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.82 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (487.79 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (415.63 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (999.19 KB)
• McInstru.exe (507.43 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (792.43 KB)
• mcsync.exe (2.80 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.02 MB)
• mispreg.exe (606.31 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (621.45 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (860.02 KB)
• CATracker.exe (557.89 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (470.15 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.95 MB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (911.45 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (874.63 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (915.02 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.94 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (911.98 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee® Internet Security version 16.0.1 only. Click on the links below for other McAfee® Internet Security versions:

• 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
• 15.0.2061
• 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
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee® Internet Security:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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\MfeAV\AmEngineScan.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\blframework.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\blframeworkrt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\blframeworku.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\CaspCont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\Core.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\EpSecApiLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmBOServer.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmContent.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\Jcml2bl.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmRts.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\LogLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcctxmnu.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOasShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcodsps.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOdsShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcqtax.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVariantExport.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVsMap.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsocfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoins.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoshl.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoutil.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVSPP.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVsPs.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVsShld.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\MfeAVSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfelamamconfig.xml
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeLamInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\MVsInst.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvslog.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsoem.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\MVsUiCfg.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\MVsVer.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\RealProtectAMScanIf.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\RepairModule.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationBO.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationBOProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicator.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicatorStub.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCoreRules.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\VSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vso.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vso_pre.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vsoLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\VSOMod.dll

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

McAfee® Internet Security is an application released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Some people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find McAfee® Internet Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee® Internet Security". The McAfee® Internet Security app will be found automatically. After you select McAfee® Internet Security in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee® Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee® Internet Security.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.