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A guide to uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor from your PC

This info is about McAfee SiteAdvisor for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on McAfee, Inc.. You can see more info on McAfee SiteAdvisor at . McAfee SiteAdvisor is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for removing McAfee SiteAdvisor is C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. uninstall.exe is the McAfee SiteAdvisor's main executable file and it occupies about 616.40 KB (631192 bytes) on disk.

McAfee SiteAdvisor installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 4.44 MB (4653728 bytes) on disk.

  • ActUtil.exe (568.62 KB)
  • McChHost.exe (380.04 KB)
  • mcsacore.exe (151.23 KB)
  • mfeasins_x64.exe (589.36 KB)
  • saOemMgr.exe (85.83 KB)
  • saUI.exe (1.16 MB)
  • saUpd.exe (967.96 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (616.40 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.7.210 of McAfee SiteAdvisor. For other McAfee SiteAdvisor versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee SiteAdvisor we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Virtualized\C\ProgramData\McAfee\SiteAdvisor

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\ActUtil.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\blist.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\cblist.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\chr.inf

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{793C5ABC-37F0-4FE0-AFC5-FE2BB2AC17DD}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{C7D12FC5-40EE-4288-BE78-94A8C65D0ECB}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee\SiteAdvisor
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{35ED3F83-4BDC-4c44-8EC6-6A8301C7413A}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{40FE6D1A-634D-423c-8E70-957759200CBF}\LocalServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CB58125-ED4E-4125-B72E-BA3435AC4421}\InProcServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0F5FA46A-D17B-4978-8A4C-65474C8DF59F}\InprocServer32\


A way to remove McAfee SiteAdvisor from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee SiteAdvisor is an application offered by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. This is efortful because performing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove McAfee SiteAdvisor 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find McAfee SiteAdvisor or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee SiteAdvisor". The McAfee SiteAdvisor program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select McAfee SiteAdvisor in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee SiteAdvisor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for McAfee SiteAdvisor:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.siteadvisor.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\Uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor.
Uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor


8. After uninstalling McAfee SiteAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee SiteAdvisor which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee SiteAdvisor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

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

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee SiteAdvisor in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-27 06:10:02.553