McAfee® Total Protection

How to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection from your computer

McAfee® Total Protection is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by McAfee, LLC. Additional info about McAfee, LLC can be found here. McAfee® Total Protection is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing McAfee® Total Protection is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. McAfee® Total Protection's main file takes about 1.37 MB (1433472 bytes) and is called AlertViewer.exe.

McAfee® Total Protection installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.64 MB (52049088 bytes) on disk.

• AlertViewer.exe (1.37 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.88 MB)
• firesvc.exe (438.48 KB)
• McPvTray.exe (1,020.07 KB)
• SvcDrv.exe (450.58 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (417.30 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (945.44 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (3.97 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.18 MB)
• mfeODS.exe (948.94 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (611.48 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (1.46 MB)
• QcCons32.exe (620.48 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (719.97 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.65 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (1,014.50 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (612.05 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.22 MB)
• McInstru.exe (600.41 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (822.81 KB)
• mcsync.exe (3.07 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.41 MB)
• MfeBrowserHost.exe (1.09 MB)
• mispreg.exe (643.30 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (700.19 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (799.17 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (486.47 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.60 MB)
• mskxagnt.exe (433.44 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (680.62 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (643.80 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (674.59 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.68 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (682.12 KB)
• browserhost.exe (3.55 MB)
• servicehost.exe (934.34 KB)
• uihost.exe (933.28 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.47 MB)
• updater.exe (2.35 MB)
• SCTBSvc.exe (481.93 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.29 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.00 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (495.83 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee® Total Protection version 16.029 alone. 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
• 16.036
• 16.045
• 16.026
• 16.046
• 16.041
• 16.037
• 16.044
• 16.042
• 16.051
• 1.5.230.1
• 16.035
• 16.031

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\CoreUI\GPUCache\index
• 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\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.sys
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\hipshieldk_x86.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvvista.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvwin10.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvwin7.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvwin8.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvwin8_1.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\drvwinxp.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\matDRV32.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\matLI32.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\matmain.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\matuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McMATAppInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McMATSysTrayPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McOemRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McPvDrv.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\MCPvInst.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McPvKbePwd.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McPvKbeQa.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McPvNs.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\McPvTray.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\MpvRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\SvcDrv.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\av.list
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\CaspCont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\Core.inf
• 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-bridge.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-ps.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\mcctxmnu.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOasShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOdsShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcqtax.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVsMap.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcvsocfg.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

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

A way to erase McAfee® Total Protection using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Total Protection is a program released by the software company McAfee, LLC. Sometimes, users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to remove McAfee® Total Protection 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee® Total Protection or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee® Total Protection". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee® Total Protection application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select McAfee® Total Protection in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee® Total Protection, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee® Total Protection.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® Total Protection that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee® Total Protection 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 able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.