McAfee
How to uninstall McAfee from your system
McAfee is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by
McAfee, LLC. You can read more on McAfee, LLC or check for application updates
here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.27.180.1 directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. You can remove McAfee by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.27.180.1\mc-update.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. McAfee's primary file takes about 3.19 MB (3346976 bytes) and its name is mc-update.exe.
The following executables are installed alongside McAfee. They occupy about 105.15 MB (
110259464 bytes) on disk.
- mc-appx-inst.exe (1,001.31 KB)
- mc-fake-alert-blocker.exe (898.43 KB)
- mc-fw-host.exe (2.51 MB)
- mc-fw-uac.exe (417.95 KB)
- mc-inst-uihost.exe (946.35 KB)
- mc-launch-sparse.exe (841.91 KB)
- mc-launch.exe (856.01 KB)
- mc-run-dll-v1000.exe (654.61 KB)
- mc-run-dll-v1001.exe (653.75 KB)
- mc-run-dll-v1002.exe (653.75 KB)
- mc-update.exe (3.19 MB)
- mc-web-view.exe (6.85 MB)
- mc-dad.exe (2.56 MB)
- mc-sec-installer.exe (1,016.91 KB)
- mc-extn-browserhost.exe (1.25 MB)
- mc-wns-client.exe (952.42 KB)
- windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe (59.37 MB)
- mc-neo-host.exe (689.07 KB)
- mc-pco-scanner.exe (959.92 KB)
- mc-sustainability.exe (939.25 KB)
- mc-vpn.exe (246.66 KB)
- openvpn.exe (1,014.78 KB)
- tapinstall.exe (99.16 KB)
- wireguard_win11.exe (3.65 MB)
- obfs4proxy.exe (9.58 MB)
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1.27.180.1 of McAfee. Click on the links below for other McAfee versions:
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A way to remove McAfee with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
McAfee is an application offered by the software company McAfee, LLC. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way to erase McAfee is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature

5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee". If it exists on your system the McAfee program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select McAfee in the list , some information about the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove McAfee.

8. After removing McAfee, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee by McAfee, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-03-08 01:59:23.330