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How to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Plus from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Plus for Windows. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, Inc.. You can find out more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the McAfee AntiVirus Plus application is installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Plus 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 be prompted for admin rights. firesvc.exe is the McAfee AntiVirus Plus's primary executable file and it occupies circa 67.21 KB (68824 bytes) on disk.

McAfee AntiVirus Plus contains of the executables below. They occupy 21.11 MB (22135104 bytes) on disk.




  • firesvc.exe (67.21 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (481.13 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (228.65 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (841.23 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (94.38 KB)
  • CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
  • McActInst.exe (130.90 KB)
  • McAPExe.exe (516.81 KB)
  • McAWFwk.exe (198.32 KB)
  • mchlp32.exe (608.85 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (837.69 KB)
  • McInstru.exe (296.05 KB)
  • mcshell.exe (528.41 KB)
  • mcshell_sapphire.exe (1.43 MB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (896.04 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.46 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (831.14 KB)
  • mcuninst.exe (893.35 KB)
  • mispreg.exe (629.47 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (358.90 KB)
  • mcinst.exe (808.06 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (307.09 KB)
  • mfeasins_x64.exe (589.36 KB)
  • mfeasins_x86.exe (487.75 KB)
  • saInst.exe (666.68 KB)
  • McSmtFwk.exe (108.07 KB)
  • ActUtil.exe (585.71 KB)
  • McChHost.exe (385.04 KB)
  • McSACore.exe (131.06 KB)
  • saUI.exe (1.53 MB)
  • saUpd.exe (792.93 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (880.95 KB)
  • McInsUpd.exe (203.61 KB)
  • mcods.exe (460.51 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (382.04 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (165.27 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (358.92 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (293.50 KB)
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This info is about McAfee AntiVirus Plus version 13.6.1599 only. You can find here a few links to other McAfee AntiVirus Plus releases:

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If planning to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Plus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove McAfee AntiVirus Plus:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\content.bin
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\firesvc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\Gkp.dll

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00C12819-6644-4E4E-81B5-BF8B95CF42A3}\1.0\0\win64\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00C12819-6644-4E4E-81B5-BF8B95CF42A3}\1.0\HELPDIR\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{01216E5C-84B1-425A-8ACA-B48241575D2D}\1.0\0\win64\


A way to remove McAfee AntiVirus Plus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee AntiVirus Plus is an application released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove McAfee AntiVirus Plus 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find McAfee AntiVirus Plus or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee AntiVirus Plus". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee AntiVirus Plus application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select McAfee AntiVirus Plus in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about McAfee AntiVirus Plus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Plus.
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8. After removing McAfee AntiVirus Plus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee AntiVirus Plus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee AntiVirus Plus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee AntiVirus Plus by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee AntiVirus Plus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee AntiVirus Plus supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-09-02 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-02 13:12:20.910