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A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

This page is about McAfee Internet Security for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. More data about McAfee, Inc. can be read here. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall McAfee Internet Security 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 receive a notification for administrator rights. McAfee Internet Security's primary file takes about 416.23 KB (426216 bytes) and is named McAlert.exe.

The executables below are part of McAfee Internet Security. They take an average of 18.22 MB (19103488 bytes) on disk.

  • McAlert.exe (416.23 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (315.66 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (376.02 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (1.06 MB)
  • ShrCL.exe (248.27 KB)
  • McAPExe.exe (843.21 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (1.10 MB)
  • McInstru.exe (403.68 KB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (1.12 MB)
  • mcsync.exe (2.78 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (973.46 KB)
  • mispreg.exe (762.74 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (489.67 KB)
  • McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
  • mcods.exe (663.20 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (534.43 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (317.66 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (536.45 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (436.87 KB)
  • McVulAdmAgnt.exe (768.29 KB)
  • McVulAlert.exe (729.55 KB)
  • McVulCon.exe (767.27 KB)
  • McVulCtr.exe (1.48 MB)
  • McVulUsrAgnt.exe (767.29 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 14.0.6120 of McAfee Internet Security. For more McAfee Internet Security versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee Internet Security we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee Internet Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\1028\mscpstLD.inf

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\Shell\Open\Command\
  • 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\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1D9AB7D0-3998-4118-B5D8-3EA7CDCF4F55}\1.0\0\win64\


How to delete McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is a program offered by McAfee, Inc.. Some users try to remove this program. This can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY approach to remove McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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  • go 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 wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate McAfee Internet Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Internet Security application will be found very quickly. After you click McAfee Internet Security in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee Internet Security.
Uninstall McAfee Internet Security


8. After removing McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Internet Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

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

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-24 10:23:57.390