McAfee AntiVirus

A way to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your PC

McAfee AntiVirus is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, Inc.. Take a look here for more information on McAfee, Inc.. Usually the McAfee AntiVirus program is installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall McAfee AntiVirus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. CompatibilityTester.exe is the McAfee AntiVirus's main executable file and it occupies approximately 549.86 KB (563056 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with McAfee AntiVirus. They occupy about 10.52 MB (11029992 bytes) on disk.

• CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (549.02 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (966.96 KB)
• McInstru.exe (340.33 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.04 MB)
• mcsync.exe (1.73 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (916.16 KB)
• mispreg.exe (694.87 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (423.80 KB)
• mcinst.exe (808.06 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (253.31 KB)
• mfeasins_x64.exe (589.36 KB)
• mfeasins_x86.exe (487.75 KB)
• saInst.exe (673.73 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.63 KB)

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The current page applies to McAfee AntiVirus version 13.6.1529 alone. Click on the links below for other McAfee AntiVirus versions:

• 16.018
• 14.0.1076
• 16.0.5
• 16.011
• 11.6.385
• 14.0.1127
• 16.012
• 16.013
• 14.0.5120
• 12.8.409
• 12.8.957
• 12.1.282
• 14.0.4119
• 14.0.1029
• 16.0.3
• 15.0.179
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.9029
• 12.8.856
• 14.0.9052
• 13.6.1599
• 16.010
• 15.0.159
• 14.0.6136
• 15.0.185
• 14.0.4121
• 16.07
• 16.017
• 16.08
• 13.6.1492
• 12.8.988
• 16.019
• 14.0.7086
• 12.8.944
• 15.0.2061
• 14.0.8185
• 14.0.339
• 11.6.518
• 16.0.1
• 14.0.9042
• 15.0.166
• 13.6.1248
• 16.09
• 12.8.992
• 14.0.12000
• 12.8.934
• 12.8.958
• 16.0.4
• 16.020
• 14.0.6120
• 11.6.511
• 12.8.903
• 15.0.2063
• 14.0.3061
• 14.0.7080
• 16.014
• 14.0.4113
• 14.013
• 16.016
• 15.1.156

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When you're planning to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall McAfee AntiVirus:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCProgressIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcShm.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{16A64441-A14D-0852-9510-1E02FC7BC867}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{16A64441-A14D-0852-9510-1E02FC7BC867}\1.0\HELPDIR\

How to remove McAfee AntiVirus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee AntiVirus is an application released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find McAfee AntiVirus or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee AntiVirus". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee AntiVirus program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click McAfee AntiVirus in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee AntiVirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee AntiVirus.


8. After removing McAfee AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee AntiVirus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus in case 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.