McAfee Internet Security

A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your system

You can find below details on how to remove McAfee Internet Security for Windows. The Windows release was created by McAfee, Inc.. Additional info about McAfee, Inc. can be found here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory (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 may be prompted for administrator rights. McAfee Internet Security's main file takes around 417.23 KB (427240 bytes) and is named McAlert.exe.

The executables below are part of McAfee Internet Security. They take about 19.81 MB (20769976 bytes) on disk.

• McAlert.exe (417.23 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (315.66 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (376.52 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.05 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (248.77 KB)
• CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (843.21 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (278.95 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.32 MB)
• McInstru.exe (404.18 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.12 MB)
• mcsync.exe (2.78 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (973.46 KB)
• mispreg.exe (762.74 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (490.70 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
• mcods.exe (665.70 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (535.45 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (318.66 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (1.07 MB)
• MVsInst.exe (437.87 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (769.31 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (730.55 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (768.27 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.48 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (768.29 KB)

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The current page applies to McAfee Internet Security version 14.0.7080 only. You can find below info on other releases of McAfee Internet Security:

• 12.8.750
• 16.019
• 14.0.207
• 14.0.9052
• 12.8.1005
• 16.07
• 12.1.282
• 11.6.507
• 13.6.1367
• 11.0.555
• 15.0.166
• 16.0.4
• 13.6.1492
• 11.0.572
• 14.0.6136
• 13.6.1599
• 16.016
• 16.0.0
• 14.0.9042
• 11.6.477
• 12.8.903
• 14.0.5120
• 14.0.7085
• 10.0.569
• 10.5.216
• 12.8.1003
• 14.0.4127
• 16.018
• 11.0.649
• 14.0.4150
• 10.5.195
• 10.5.227
• 10.5.247
• 16.011
• 13.6.1138
• 12.1.253
• 14.0.4113
• 15.0.2059
• 16.06
• 11.0.608
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.339
• 11.6.511
• 14.0.1127
• 12.8.409
• 14.0.12000
• 10.0.580
• 10.5.221
• 14.0.5084
• 10.5.237
• 14.0.4121
• 16.017
• 10.0.570
• 14.0.1122
• 11.6.435
• 11.0.578
• 16.013
• 14.013
• 12.8.988
• 15.12
• 13.6.1248
• 12.8.412
• 15.0.190
• 15.0.179
• 12.8.957
• 15.0.185
• 13.0.244
• 12.8.958
• 16.020
• 11.0.669
• 14.0.1076
• 14.0.4139
• 11.6.385
• 12.8.908
• 14.0.9029
• 11.6.518
• 15.0.2061
• 11.0.543
• 13.6.1529
• 16.0.1
• 13.6.953
• 12.8.944
• 12.8.310
• 12.8.397
• 16.0.3
• 11.0.678
• 10.5.239
• 16.012
• 12.8.992
• 13.6.1012
• 12.8.934
• 16.09
• 12.1.353
• 11.6.434
• 14.0.6120
• 15.1.156
• 14.0.1029
• 15.0.159
• 14.0.4119

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Some files, folders and registry data will be left behind when you are trying to remove McAfee Internet Security from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall McAfee Internet Security:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MPF\mpf_cust.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1049\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1049\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1049\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1049\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1050\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1050\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1050\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1050\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1051\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1051\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1051\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1051\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1053\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1053\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1053\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1053\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1055\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1055\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1055\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1055\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\14337\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\14337\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\14337\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\14337\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\2052\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\2052\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\2052\msclcres.inf

Registry that is not cleaned:

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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAPExe\ImagePath

A way to delete McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application marketed by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this program. This is efortful because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to erase 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate McAfee Internet Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it exists on your system the McAfee Internet Security application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click McAfee Internet Security in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Internet Security.


8. After removing McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Internet Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.