McAfee Firewall Protection Service

How to uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service for Windows. It is made by McAfee, Inc.. Further information on McAfee, Inc. can be found here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling McAfee Firewall Protection Service is C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Agent\myInx.exe /Script=C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall\mvsFirewall.Inx /Section=DefaultUninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called mcinst.exe and occupies 1.12 MB (1172688 bytes).

The executable files below are installed alongside McAfee Firewall Protection Service. They occupy about 1.12 MB (1172688 bytes) on disk.

• mcinst.exe (1.12 MB)

The current page applies to McAfee Firewall Protection Service version 5.4.0.148 only. You can find below a few links to other McAfee Firewall Protection Service releases:

• 6.0.0.339
• 5.1.0.341
• 5.0.0.811
• 5.1.0.340
• 5.0.0.778
• 6.0.3.138
• 8.2.120.0
• 5.1.0.325
• 6.0.4.138
• 6.0.2.133

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall

The files below remain on your disk when you remove McAfee Firewall Protection Service:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall\FW6077.tmp
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall\hwapi32.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall\hwinst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Firewall\mcinst.exe

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{68B542B6-6513-4488-AF6A-D7544BF55E9E}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\McAfee Managed Firewall

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00B088F9-DC97-4E41-8321-08614090A25F}\xInprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{11649526-1432-4065-A6C8-147799E6CC64}\xInprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{26E89F08-2647-413C-9471-2EA1C8D963D8}\xInprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{27C3052E-0C69-421E-AE2B-B12594D2138C}\xInprocServer32\

A way to uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Firewall Protection Service is a program offered by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to erase McAfee Firewall Protection Service is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee Firewall Protection Service or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee Firewall Protection Service". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Firewall Protection Service application will be found very quickly. After you click McAfee Firewall Protection Service in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Firewall Protection Service, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove McAfee Firewall Protection Service.


8. After uninstalling McAfee Firewall Protection Service, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Firewall Protection Service that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Firewall Protection Service with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee Firewall Protection Service by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee Firewall Protection Service supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.