McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service

A guide to uninstall McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service from your computer

This page is about McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by McAfee, Inc.. You can read more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service program is found in the C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\MANAGE~1\VScan folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service is C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\MANAGE~1\Agent\myinx /Script=C:\PROGRA~2\McAfee\MANAGE~1\VScan\vsasap.inx /Section=DefaultUninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service's main file takes around 182.36 KB (186736 bytes) and is called TOPSConsole.exe.

The executable files below are part of McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service. They occupy an average of 1,011.08 KB (1035344 bytes) on disk.

• ADSyncTool.exe (358.36 KB)
• TOPSConsole.exe (182.36 KB)
• XTray.exe (470.36 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.4.0.193 of McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service. You can find here a few links to other McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service releases:

• 6.0.0.449
• 6.0.2.133
• 5.4.0.213
• 5.0.0.705
• 5.1.0.341
• 5.2.3.150
• 5.2.2.121
• 4.9.0.295
• 4.9.2.308
• 4.9.2.329
• 4.9.2.358
• 5.0.0.811
• 5.1.0.340
• 6.0.3.138
• 5.2.3.104
• 6.0.3.127
• 6.0.4.138
• 4.9.0.387
• 5.1.0.325
• 6.0.4.128
• 6.0.4.135
• 4.9.2.335
• 4.9.2.350
• 5.4.0.148
• 5.2.1.132
• 4.9.2.357
• 6.0.0.339
• 6.0.3.139

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\AsapClnt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Exclude.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\MAppRem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\myCIOScn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\myOnAcc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\myOnAcc.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\myScnUtl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\ODSMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\OnAccAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\040a\myScnUi.eng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\040a\Template.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\040a\VsASaPMsg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\040a\VsRes_l.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\0816\myScnUi.eng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\0816\Template.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\0816\VsASaPMsg.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\0816\VsRes_l.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\Res\VsRes_g.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\SpywareMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\VSASaP.inx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\VSASaP_g.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\VScan\VSB1C1.tmp

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

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

How to erase McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service is a program offered by McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY action to erase McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service". The McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service.


8. After uninstalling McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.