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How to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

McAfee Internet Security is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by McAfee, Inc.. You can find out more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder (same installation drive as Windows). 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. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called MpfAlert.exe and occupies 522.16 KB (534696 bytes).

The executable files below are installed beside McAfee Internet Security. They occupy about 12.87 MB (13497032 bytes) on disk.

  • MpfAlert.exe (522.16 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (144.44 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (152.01 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (111.77 KB)
  • langsel.exe (1.18 MB)
  • McActInst.exe (144.46 KB)
  • McAWFwk.exe (215.36 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (835.97 KB)
  • mcoemmgr.exe (1.06 MB)
  • mcoobeof.exe (954.65 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (637.32 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.33 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (862.61 KB)
  • mcuninst.exe (1.08 MB)
  • mcupdmgr.exe (1.33 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (630.77 KB)
  • mskxagnt.exe (134.39 KB)
  • McSmtFwk.exe (196.77 KB)
  • McInsUpd.exe (294.80 KB)
  • mcods.exe (497.48 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (188.20 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (309.40 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (209.34 KB)
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This web page is about McAfee Internet Security version 10.5.221 alone. Click on the links below for other McAfee Internet Security versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove McAfee Internet Security:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1030\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1030\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1030\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1031\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1031\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1031\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1032\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1032\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1032\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1033\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1033\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1033\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1034\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1034\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1034\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1035\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1035\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1035\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1036\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1036\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1036\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1038\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1038\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1038\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1040\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1040\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1040\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1043\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1043\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1043\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1044\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1044\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1044\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1045\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1045\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1045\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1049\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1049\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1049\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1051\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1051\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1051\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1053\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1053\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1053\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1055\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1055\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1055\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2057\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2057\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2057\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2070\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2070\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\2070\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\DirServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\FTPServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\IMAPServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\NetBIOS.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\NTP.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\OS.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\Pop3Serv.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\RemAsst.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\RPCServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SecWeb.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SMTPServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SQLServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\UPNP.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\WebServ.cfg
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\FWJsRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\L10N.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\McMPFPPv.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfAlert.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfAltPS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfApi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfApiPS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfcor.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfdata.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfEvt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfins64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfinst.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfLI.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MPFOEM.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfPP.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfShm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfSvc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfSvcPS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MPFuc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MPFuc.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\substLI.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\twerp.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1029\instld.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1029\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1030\instld.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1030\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1031\instld.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\1031\subst.inf

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAWFwk\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath


How to remove McAfee Internet Security from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is a program offered by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Some users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
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 Internet Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Internet Security program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select McAfee Internet Security in the list , some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Internet Security.
Uninstall McAfee Internet Security


8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Internet Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee Internet Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-04 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-04 02:37:09.270