McAfee Internet Security

A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security for Windows. It is written by McAfee, Inc.. More information on McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. McAfee Internet Security is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, depending on the user's choice. McAfee Internet Security's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. The program's main executable file is labeled firesvc.exe and occupies 72.26 KB (73992 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with McAfee Internet Security. They take about 15.48 MB (16227584 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (72.26 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (608.35 KB)
• McAlert.exe (322.74 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (235.23 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (270.46 KB)
• QcShm.exe (978.06 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (125.59 KB)
• CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (174.34 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (966.46 KB)
• McInstru.exe (344.35 KB)
• mcmigrator.exe (508.79 KB)
• mcoemmgr.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.04 MB)
• mcsync.exe (1.71 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (919.18 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.50 MB)
• mispreg.exe (698.89 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (425.27 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (222.63 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.63 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (173.95 KB)
• mcods.exe (588.81 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (487.68 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (197.97 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (453.47 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (370.50 KB)

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This info is about McAfee Internet Security version 12.8.944 alone. For other McAfee Internet Security versions please click below:

• 12.8.750
• 16.019
• 14.0.207
• 14.0.9052
• 12.8.1005
• 16.07
• 12.1.282
• 11.6.507
• 13.6.1367
• 11.0.555
• 15.0.166
• 16.0.4
• 13.6.1492
• 11.0.572
• 14.0.6136
• 13.6.1599
• 16.016
• 16.0.0
• 14.0.9042
• 11.6.477
• 12.8.903
• 14.0.5120
• 14.0.7085
• 10.0.569
• 10.5.216
• 12.8.1003
• 14.0.4127
• 16.018
• 11.0.649
• 14.0.4150
• 10.5.195
• 10.5.227
• 10.5.247
• 16.011
• 13.6.1138
• 12.1.253
• 14.0.4113
• 15.0.2059
• 16.06
• 11.0.608
• 16.0.5
• 16.0.2
• 14.0.339
• 11.6.511
• 14.0.1127
• 12.8.409
• 14.0.12000
• 10.0.580
• 10.5.221
• 14.0.5084
• 10.5.237
• 14.0.4121
• 16.017
• 10.0.570
• 14.0.1122
• 11.6.435
• 11.0.578
• 16.013
• 14.013
• 12.8.988
• 15.12
• 13.6.1248
• 12.8.412
• 15.0.190
• 15.0.179
• 12.8.957
• 15.0.185
• 13.0.244
• 12.8.958
• 16.020
• 11.0.669
• 14.0.1076
• 14.0.4139
• 11.6.385
• 12.8.908
• 14.0.9029
• 11.6.518
• 15.0.2061
• 11.0.543
• 13.6.1529
• 16.0.1
• 13.6.953
• 12.8.310
• 12.8.397
• 16.0.3
• 11.0.678
• 10.5.239
• 16.012
• 12.8.992
• 13.6.1012
• 12.8.934
• 16.09
• 12.1.353
• 11.6.434
• 14.0.6120
• 15.1.156
• 14.0.1029
• 15.0.159
• 14.0.4119
• 11.0.623

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpf.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfApi.dll

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\McUpdate.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\McUpdate.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A591F293-0DB9-4241-B82A-FD754A9370C4}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A591F293-0DB9-4241-B82A-FD754A9370C4}\1.0\HELPDIR\

A way to erase McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to erase it. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to erase McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC 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". The McAfee Internet Security application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select McAfee Internet Security in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee Internet Security in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.