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A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

This web page is about McAfee Internet Security for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. More information on McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. McAfee Internet Security is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, subject to the user's choice. You can remove McAfee Internet Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 309.90 KB (317336 bytes) on disk and is called McVsShld.exe.

McAfee Internet Security installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 10.32 MB (10816312 bytes) on disk.

  • McVsShld.exe (309.90 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (144.44 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (152.01 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (111.77 KB)
  • langsel.exe (1.18 MB)
  • mcinfo.exe (812.35 KB)
  • mcoemmgr.exe (1.07 MB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (637.32 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.29 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (861.61 KB)
  • mcuninst.exe (1.08 MB)
  • mcupdmgr.exe (1.28 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (630.77 KB)
  • McSmtFwk.exe (196.27 KB)
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This web page is about McAfee Internet Security version 10.0.569 only. Click on the links below for other McAfee Internet Security versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove McAfee Internet Security.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee Internet Security when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\mpfHelp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\1029\Readme.htm

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
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{50AC6496-E590-48FB-8E3E-8FBA058D2F5D}\1.0\0\win32\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC\InstallLocation


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

McAfee Internet Security is an application offered by McAfee, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. The best QUICK practice to uninstall McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available 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 program will be found automatically. When you click McAfee Internet Security in the list , some data about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee Internet Security.
Uninstall McAfee Internet Security


8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Internet Security that have been left behind will be detected 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 Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, 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 want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-24 18:42:28.390