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A guide to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your computer

McAfee AntiVirus is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by McAfee, Inc.. More information on McAfee, Inc. can be found here. McAfee AntiVirus is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for McAfee AntiVirus is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. McAfee AntiVirus's main file takes around 1.43 MB (1496848 bytes) and is named AlertViewer.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with McAfee AntiVirus. They take about 32.66 MB (34249736 bytes) on disk.

  • AlertViewer.exe (1.43 MB)
  • Launch.exe (1.96 MB)
  • McVsMap.exe (645.13 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (858.95 KB)
  • MfeAVSvc.exe (4.09 MB)
  • mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.31 MB)
  • mfeODS.exe (1.39 MB)
  • MVsInst.exe (423.16 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (589.13 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (701.16 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (1.74 MB)
  • ShrCL.exe (997.65 KB)
  • McBootSvcSet.exe (588.17 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (1.29 MB)
  • McInstru.exe (518.04 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (843.35 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (2.77 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (1.51 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (654.20 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (630.02 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (819.67 KB)
  • CATracker.exe (557.89 KB)
  • SmtMsgLauncher.exe (472.12 KB)
  • WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.81 MB)
  • McVulAdmAgnt.exe (654.16 KB)
  • McVulAlert.exe (618.41 KB)
  • McVulCon.exe (656.27 KB)
  • McVulCtr.exe (1.75 MB)
  • McVulUsrAgnt.exe (653.66 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 16.018 of McAfee AntiVirus. You can find below info on other releases of McAfee AntiVirus:

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

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove McAfee AntiVirus:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.pam
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\AlertViewer.res.pam
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.pam
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.partner.pam
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.res.pam
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUIAlertViewer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUIAlertViewer.xml
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUIModules.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUIScripts.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CustMgr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\Launch.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\LayoutMgr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\license.txt
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\NotificationCenter.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\PamUpdater.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\ActionCenter.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\dto\alert.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextDataManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\context\ContextRule.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalAlertsData.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\criticalValueAlertsData.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\featureAlertsData.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\data\reportAlertsData.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\constants.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\helpers\helpers.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\AlertManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\CriticalAlertsManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\CriticalValueAlertsManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\FeatureAlertManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\MonthlyReportManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\StatusManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\modules\managers\TrialReportManager.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scripts\thirdParty\dkjson.lua
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\scriptversion.txt
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\AMSIExt_x86.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\CaspCont.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\Core.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmContent.dat
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmRts.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\license.txt
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcctxmnu.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McOasShm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcodsps.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McOdsShm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcqtax.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McVsMap.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsocfg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoins.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoins64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoshl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoutil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McVSPP.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McVsPs.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\McVsShld.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\MfeAVSvc.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mfeLamInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\MVsInst.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mvslog.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mvsoem.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\MVsUiCfg.dat
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ransom_shield.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationCoreRules.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationProvider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\VSJsRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vso.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vso_pre.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vsoLI.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\VSOMod.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vsores.dll
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vsouc.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\MqsModule.dll
  • 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\QCJsResO.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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; 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 in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAWFwk\ImagePath


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

McAfee AntiVirus is an application marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Some people decide to remove this application. This is efortful because performing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to remove McAfee AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee AntiVirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee AntiVirus". The McAfee AntiVirus app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click McAfee AntiVirus in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee AntiVirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee AntiVirus.
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8. After uninstalling McAfee AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of McAfee AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee AntiVirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee AntiVirus by McAfee, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee AntiVirus supposing 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.

2019-02-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-02-20 17:33:57.153