McAfee® Total Protection

How to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove McAfee® Total Protection for Windows. It was coded for Windows by McAfee, LLC. Take a look here for more info on McAfee, LLC. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for McAfee® Total Protection is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. AlertViewer.exe is the McAfee® Total Protection's primary executable file and it takes close to 1.41 MB (1474328 bytes) on disk.

McAfee® Total Protection installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 51.25 MB (53738680 bytes) on disk.

• AlertViewer.exe (1.41 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.92 MB)
• McPvTray.exe (1.02 MB)
• SvcDrv.exe (469.90 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (461.90 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (923.34 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (4.58 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (1,007.75 KB)
• mfeODS.exe (866.86 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (532.02 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (1.45 MB)
• QcCons32.exe (627.14 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (737.18 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.70 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (1.01 MB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (619.64 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (2.74 MB)
• McInstru.exe (621.64 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (847.01 KB)
• mcsync.exe (4.60 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.45 MB)
• mcurl.exe (717.26 KB)
• MfeBrowserHost.exe (1.17 MB)
• mispreg.exe (668.48 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (723.90 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (808.95 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (505.67 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.65 MB)
• mskxagnt.exe (452.12 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (706.05 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (666.91 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (698.91 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.71 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (708.05 KB)
• browserhost.exe (3.42 MB)
• servicehost.exe (917.52 KB)
• uihost.exe (916.52 KB)
• updater.exe (2.32 MB)
• SCTBSvc.exe (501.67 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.29 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.00 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (495.83 KB)

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The current page applies to McAfee® Total Protection version 16.036 only. Click on the links below for other McAfee® Total Protection versions:

• 16.052
• 16.043
• 16.049
• 16.047
• 16.048
• 16.033
• 16.034
• 16.053
• 16.027
• 16.032
• 16.039
• 16.038
• 16.030
• 16.040
• 16.050
• 1.5.2021.1
• 16.028
• 16.045
• 16.026
• 16.046
• 16.041
• 16.037
• 16.044
• 16.029
• 16.042
• 16.051
• 1.5.230.1
• 16.035
• 16.031

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be removed when you want to remove McAfee® Total Protection from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

The files below remain on your disk by McAfee® Total Protection's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.res.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUI.res.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIAlertViewer.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIAlertViewer.xml
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIDaily.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIModules.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CoreUIScripts.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\CustMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\DADMessageBusProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\Launch.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\LayoutMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\NotificationCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\PamUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\ActionCenter.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\dto\alert.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextDataManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextRule.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalValueAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\featureAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\featureAlertsData_hp.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\reportAlertsData.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\constants.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\helpers.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\AlertManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\CriticalAlertsManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\CriticalValueAlertsManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\FeatureAlertManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\MonthlyReportManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\StatusManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\TrialReportManager.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scripts\thirdParty\dkjson.lua
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\scriptversion.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\av.list
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmContent.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JcmRts.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\Matching.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-arr.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-deep.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOasShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsocfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoins.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsoins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\MfeAVSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ransom_shield.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicator.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationCoreRules.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\ReputationProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\UniversalRemediation.log
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vso_pre.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\VSOMod.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\vsores.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\L10N.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\MpfEvt.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\portname.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\QCProgressIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\QcShm.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\BrowserHostFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CSPEnrollmentHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CultureChangeHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CultureLookUpHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\McBootDelayEnable.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcbootdssvc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mccbentitlement.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mccbinstru.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocact.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocaw.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocawres.inf

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath

A way to erase McAfee® Total Protection from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Total Protection is an application marketed by the software company McAfee, LLC. Some computer users choose to erase this program. This can be hard because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY way to erase McAfee® Total Protection 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate McAfee® Total Protection or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee® Total Protection". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee® Total Protection application will be found automatically. When you click McAfee® Total Protection in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee® Total Protection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee® Total Protection.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee® Total Protection that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee® Total Protection using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.