McAfee Security Center

A guide to uninstall McAfee Security Center from your computer

McAfee Security Center is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by McAfee, Inc.. More data about McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling McAfee Security Center is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 315.66 KB (323240 bytes) on disk and is named QcCons32.exe.

The executable files below are part of McAfee Security Center. They occupy an average of 15.80 MB (16563152 bytes) on disk.

• 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)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (843.21 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 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)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.63 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (173.95 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)

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The current page applies to McAfee Security Center version 14.0.7080 only. You can find here a few links to other McAfee Security Center versions:

• 10.5.221
• 15.12
• 11.0.547
• 10.0.570
• 11.0.654
• 11.0.586
• 11.0.555

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee Security Center we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0AC0A9B4-0A41-4820-B843-0DF2786A0C6C}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• 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 remove McAfee Security Center from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Security Center is an application offered by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to uninstall McAfee Security Center 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee Security Center or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee Security Center". The McAfee Security Center application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click McAfee Security Center in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Security Center, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Security Center.


8. After removing McAfee Security Center, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Security Center which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Security Center using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee Security Center by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee Security Center by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee Security Center in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.