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A guide to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your computer

This info is about McAfee Internet Security for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by McAfee, Inc.. Check out here where you can get more info on McAfee, Inc.. Usually the McAfee Internet Security program is found in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall is the full command line if you want to uninstall McAfee Internet Security. firesvc.exe is the McAfee Internet Security's primary executable file and it occupies around 113.49 KB (116216 bytes) on disk.

McAfee Internet Security installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 17.51 MB (18361656 bytes) on disk.

  • firesvc.exe (113.49 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (635.04 KB)
  • McAlert.exe (337.28 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (254.79 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (294.52 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (1,003.67 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (140.16 KB)
  • CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
  • McAPExe.exe (764.27 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (975.51 KB)
  • McInstru.exe (359.42 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (1.08 MB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.87 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (940.27 KB)
  • mispreg.exe (723.03 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (440.87 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
  • mskxagnt.exe (244.74 KB)
  • mcods.exe (624.47 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (511.79 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (226.15 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (497.74 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (398.13 KB)
  • McVulAdmAgnt.exe (728.58 KB)
  • McVulAlert.exe (649.61 KB)
  • McVulCon.exe (687.84 KB)
  • McVulCtr.exe (1.44 MB)
  • McVulUsrAgnt.exe (728.05 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 14.0.4113 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.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\content.bin
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\firesvc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\Gkp.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0AC0A9B4-0A41-4820-B843-0DF2786A0C6C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19A34F98-20C0-4449-A3B4-29071BCEAD91}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E0EA5F46-A285-4ebd-9AA9-0CD334F5A9C5}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\DefaultIcon\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\shell\open\command\


How to delete McAfee Internet Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Some computer users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to erase McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


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


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee Internet Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it exists on your system the McAfee Internet Security program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select McAfee Internet Security in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee Internet Security.
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8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Internet Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee Internet Security supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 10:19:43.250