McAfee® Internet Security Suite

A guide to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security Suite from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove McAfee® Internet Security Suite for Windows. It is made by McAfee, Inc.. Further information on McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. McAfee® Internet Security Suite is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, regulated by the user's option. C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall is the full command line if you want to remove McAfee® Internet Security Suite. firesvc.exe is the McAfee® Internet Security Suite's primary executable file and it takes circa 70.84 KB (72536 bytes) on disk.

McAfee® Internet Security Suite contains of the executables below. They take 11.09 MB (11629680 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (70.84 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (416.85 KB)
• McAlert.exe (199.05 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (138.17 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (167.36 KB)
• QcShm.exe (787.02 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (65.80 KB)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• mcautoreg.exe (388.19 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (775.98 KB)
• McInstru.exe (299.38 KB)
• mcoemmgr.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (708.00 KB)
• mcsync.exe (1.29 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (744.23 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.27 MB)
• mispreg.exe (548.09 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (454.56 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (125.13 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.63 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (173.95 KB)
• mcods.exe (374.62 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (92.98 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (306.72 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (106.55 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee® Internet Security Suite version 11.6.385 only. You can find below info on other application versions of McAfee® Internet Security Suite:

• 15.0.179
• 13.6.1529
• 15.0.166
• 14.0.1076
• 13.6.1492
• 11.6.511

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Numerous files, folders and registry entries will not be deleted when you remove McAfee® Internet Security Suite from your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below remain on your disk by McAfee® Internet Security Suite's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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_vista_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win7_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win8_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\hips.dat
• 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\data\TS_CA.crt
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\TSClient.crt
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\TSClient.key
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\FWJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers32.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers32.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\McMPFPPv.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpf.dat
• 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\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\substLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\checkmps.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\instld.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\McAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mps.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscfg.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsdeflt.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsevh.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MPSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsld.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsli.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MPSMisp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmisp.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmspap.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmsppv.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpspost.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MpsRes2.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MpsShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsver.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\substli.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\McpIns.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpins.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcqc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcshr.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MqsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MRU.ini
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcCons32.exe

Registry keys:

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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAWFwk\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath

How to delete McAfee® Internet Security Suite from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Internet Security Suite is a program marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security Suite 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 all around tool to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee® Internet Security Suite or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee® Internet Security Suite". If it exists on your system the McAfee® Internet Security Suite program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click McAfee® Internet Security Suite in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee® Internet Security Suite, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee® Internet Security Suite.


8. After removing McAfee® Internet Security Suite, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee® Internet Security Suite that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee® Internet Security Suite with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security Suite by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee® Internet Security Suite by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security Suite in case 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.