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A guide to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus for Windows. It is written by McAfee, Inc.. Additional info about McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. Usually the McAfee AntiVirus program is found in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, depending on the user's option during setup. McAfee AntiVirus's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. The application's main executable file occupies 124.61 KB (127600 bytes) on disk and is labeled firesvc.exe.

The executables below are part of McAfee AntiVirus. They occupy about 16.29 MB (17080464 bytes) on disk.

  • firesvc.exe (124.61 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (805.07 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)
  • 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)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.0.166 of McAfee AntiVirus. For other McAfee AntiVirus versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee AntiVirus we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee AntiVirus:
  • 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
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLI.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcqc.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcshr.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MqsRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MRU.ini
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcCons32.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcConsol.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCJsRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCLite.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCProgressIcon.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcShm.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShrCL.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShrCore.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShredExt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShredShm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\subst.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1029\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1030\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1031\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1032\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1033\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1034\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1035\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1036\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1037\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1038\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1040\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1041\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1042\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1043\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1044\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1045\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1046\mscpstLD.inf

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAPExe\ImagePath


A way to remove McAfee AntiVirus from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee AntiVirus is a program marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to remove this application. This can be hard because removing this manually takes some know-how related to PCs. One of the best QUICK way to remove McAfee AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee AntiVirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee AntiVirus". If it exists on your system the McAfee AntiVirus program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click McAfee AntiVirus in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee AntiVirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
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8. After removing McAfee AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee AntiVirus which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-29 20:06:01.617