McAfee® Total Protection

A guide to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove McAfee® Total Protection for Windows. It was coded for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. You can read more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. McAfee® Total Protection is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall is the full command line if you want to remove McAfee® Total Protection. The program's main executable file has a size of 124.61 KB (127600 bytes) on disk and is labeled firesvc.exe.

The following executables are contained in McAfee® Total Protection. They take 25.84 MB (27100088 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (124.61 KB)
• McPvTray.exe (589.28 KB)
• SvcDrv.exe (200.01 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (805.07 KB)
• McAlert.exe (546.57 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (415.25 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (508.86 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.40 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (477.17 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (970.53 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (398.68 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.48 MB)
• McInstru.exe (486.70 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.07 MB)
• mcsync.exe (3.61 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.06 MB)
• mispreg.exe (898.09 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (563.66 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
• CATracker.exe (759.27 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (349.40 KB)
• mcods.exe (797.00 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (663.73 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (397.18 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (1.22 MB)
• MVsInst.exe (565.66 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (902.16 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (862.90 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (905.66 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.65 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (902.66 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee® Total Protection version 15.0.166 only. Click on the links below for other McAfee® Total Protection versions:

• 16.06
• 16.0.4
• 14.0.9052
• 14.0.6136
• 14.0.8185
• 16.0.2
• 14.013
• 15.0.159
• 15.0.2061
• 14.0.5120
• 16.015
• 16.020
• 16.018
• 15.12
• 15.0.2063
• 16.0.0
• 16.017
• 14.0.12000
• 15.0.2059
• 14.0.7085
• 14.0.1127
• 16.016
• 16.07
• 14.0.9042
• 16.09
• 16.011
• 14.0.4121
• 16.010
• 14.0.6120
• 14.0.4113
• 15.0.185
• 16.012
• 16.0.1
• 14.0.7080
• 14.0.4134
• 15.0.195
• 16.013
• 16.014
• 16.019
• 15.0.179
• 15.0.190
• 16.0.5
• 15.1.156
• 14.0.7086
• 14.0.5084
• 16.08
• 14.0.3061
• 16.0.3
• 14.0.9029

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee® Total Protection:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee® Total Protection when you uninstall it:

• 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_x64.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\matDRV64.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MAT\matLI64.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\MCPvInst64.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\MPF\data\hips.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TS_CA.crt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TSClient.crt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\data\TSClient.key
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\FWJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers32.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hiphandlers32.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\HipsBkup\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\McMPFPPv.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpf.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpf_core.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\MpfApiPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfcor.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfdata.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfEvt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfinst.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFOEM.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\mpfuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpfuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\portname.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\substLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\checkmps.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\instld.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\McAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mps.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscfg.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsdeflt.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsevh.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MPSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsld.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsli.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MPSMisp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsmisp.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsmspap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsmsppv.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpspost.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MpsRes2.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\MpsShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\mpsver.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPS\substli.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\McpIns.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\mcpins.inf

Registry that is not cleaned:

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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAPExe\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath

How to erase McAfee® Total Protection from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Total Protection is a program marketed by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate McAfee® Total Protection or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee® Total Protection". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee® Total Protection program will be found very quickly. When you select McAfee® Total Protection in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee® Total Protection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee® Total Protection.


8. After removing McAfee® Total Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee® Total Protection which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee® Total Protection in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.