McAfee® AntiVirus

A guide to uninstall McAfee® AntiVirus from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove McAfee® AntiVirus for Windows. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on McAfee, Inc.. McAfee® AntiVirus is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. You can remove McAfee® AntiVirus 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. AlertViewer.exe is the McAfee® AntiVirus's primary executable file and it occupies around 1.46 MB (1532464 bytes) on disk.

McAfee® AntiVirus installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 33.66 MB (35300000 bytes) on disk.

• AlertViewer.exe (1.46 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.95 MB)
• firesvc.exe (451.94 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (418.66 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (684.48 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (3.89 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.56 MB)
• mfeODS.exe (1.51 MB)
• MVsInst.exe (604.77 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (946.27 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (559.39 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (670.38 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.66 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (989.58 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (587.67 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.28 MB)
• McInstru.exe (508.43 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (838.35 KB)
• mcsync.exe (2.76 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.47 MB)
• mispreg.exe (651.73 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (621.95 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (819.67 KB)
• CATracker.exe (557.89 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (470.65 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.73 MB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (652.16 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (615.38 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (654.77 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.75 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (652.20 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 16.012 of McAfee® AntiVirus. Click on the links below for other McAfee® AntiVirus versions:

• 16.011
• 16.0.4
• 14.0.5084
• 15.0.2063
• 16.017
• 16.015
• 16.09
• 16.06
• 16.0.0
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.9042
• 14.0.4121
• 15.12
• 14.0.6136
• 15.0.2059
• 15.0.179
• 15.1.156
• 14.0.12000
• 14.013
• 14.0.9029
• 16.0.3
• 15.0.159
• 15.0.166
• 14.0.3061
• 16.016
• 14.0.1127
• 14.0.5120
• 15.0.2061
• 15.0.185
• 16.014
• 16.010
• 14.0.6120
• 14.0.7086
• 16.019
• 16.07
• 14.0.7080
• 16.018
• 16.020
• 16.013
• 14.0.8185
• 16.0.1
• 16.08

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove McAfee® AntiVirus from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall McAfee® AntiVirus:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.res.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.inf
• 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\CoreUIModules.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIModules64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIScripts.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIScripts64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CustMgr.dll
• 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\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\NotificationCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\PamUpdater.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\data\reportAlertsData.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\MonthlyReportManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\StatusManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\Managers\TrialReportManager.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_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AmEngineScan.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\CaspCont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\Core.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmContent.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmRts.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmRts.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScannerBO.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScannerBOProxy.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScannerIf.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIShim.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\license.txt
• 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\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\mfeLamInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• 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\ransom_shield.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicator.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCoreRules.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\sm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\VSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vso.inf

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

A way to erase McAfee® AntiVirus with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® AntiVirus is an application offered by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove this program. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to remove McAfee® AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee® AntiVirus or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee® AntiVirus". The McAfee® AntiVirus program will be found automatically. After you click McAfee® AntiVirus in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee® AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove McAfee® AntiVirus.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee® AntiVirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee® AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee® AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® AntiVirus in case 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' computers.