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How to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your computer

McAfee Internet Security is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by McAfee, Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on McAfee, Inc.. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing 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. MpfAlert.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 539.57 KB (552520 bytes) on disk.

McAfee Internet Security is comprised of the following executables which take 21.34 MB (22372840 bytes) on disk:

  • MpfAlert.exe (539.57 KB)
  • McAlert.exe (241.60 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (165.87 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (177.96 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (126.16 KB)
  • McActInst.exe (145.02 KB)
  • McAWFwk.exe (219.94 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (855.90 KB)
  • McInstru.exe (299.38 KB)
  • mcoemmgr.exe (1.10 MB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (1,005.31 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.41 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (869.45 KB)
  • mcuninst.exe (1.08 MB)
  • mcupdmgr.exe (1.39 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (631.59 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (452.77 KB)
  • mskxagnt.exe (134.45 KB)
  • McSmtFwk.exe (200.34 KB)
  • McInsUpd.exe (308.98 KB)
  • mcods.exe (490.27 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (189.25 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (372.11 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (201.84 KB)
  • browserhost.exe (2.70 MB)
  • servicehost.exe (878.55 KB)
  • uihost.exe (876.50 KB)
  • uninstaller.exe (2.31 MB)
  • updater.exe (2.17 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 11.0.669 of McAfee Internet Security. 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 that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
  • 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

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0AC0A9B4-0A41-4820-B843-0DF2786A0C6C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19A34F98-20C0-4449-A3B4-29071BCEAD91}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E0EA5F46-A285-4ebd-9AA9-0CD334F5A9C5}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00C12819-6644-4E4E-81B5-BF8B95CF42A3}\1.0\0\win64\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00C12819-6644-4E4E-81B5-BF8B95CF42A3}\1.0\HELPDIR\


A way to remove McAfee Internet Security from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is a program marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to erase this application. This is hard because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK approach to erase McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All 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 activate the Search field and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Internet Security app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click McAfee Internet Security in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding McAfee Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee Internet Security.
Uninstall McAfee Internet Security


8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Internet Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing 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 PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-10-30 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-10-30 10:33:42.390