McAfee Internet Security

A guide 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 remove it from your PC. It is produced by McAfee, LLC. Additional info about McAfee, LLC can be seen here. McAfee Internet Security is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full uninstall command line for McAfee Internet Security is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. AlertViewer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.37 MB (1433472 bytes) on disk.

McAfee Internet Security is comprised of the following executables which take 45.49 MB (47703928 bytes) on disk:

• AlertViewer.exe (1.37 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.88 MB)
• firesvc.exe (438.48 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (417.30 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (945.44 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (3.97 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (1.18 MB)
• mfeODS.exe (948.94 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (611.48 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (1.46 MB)
• QcCons32.exe (620.48 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (719.97 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.65 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (1,014.50 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (612.05 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (1.22 MB)
• McInstru.exe (600.41 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (822.81 KB)
• mcsync.exe (3.07 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.41 MB)
• MfeBrowserHost.exe (1.09 MB)
• mispreg.exe (643.30 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (700.19 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (799.17 KB)
• CATracker.exe (557.89 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (486.47 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.60 MB)
• mskxagnt.exe (433.44 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (680.62 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (643.80 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (674.59 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.68 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (682.12 KB)
• browserhost.exe (3.54 MB)
• servicehost.exe (933.26 KB)
• uihost.exe (932.20 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.47 MB)
• updater.exe (2.35 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 16.029 of McAfee Internet Security. You can find below info on other application versions of McAfee Internet Security:

• 16.026
• 16.036
• 16.045
• 16.031
• 16.049
• 16.032
• 16.041
• 16.034
• 16.050
• 16.030
• 16.046
• 16.048
• 16.027
• 16.033
• 16.042
• 16.044
• 16.028
• 16.037
• 16.038
• 16.035
• 16.040
• 16.043
• 16.047
• 16.039

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

The files below are left behind on your disk by McAfee Internet Security when you uninstall it:

• 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\CoreUIDaily.inf
• 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\DADMessageBusProxy.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\featureAlertsData_hp.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\av.list
• 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\Matching.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-arr.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-deep.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcctxmnu.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McOasShm.dll
• 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\MfeAVSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsoem.dll
• 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\vso_pre.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\MPF\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\mpf.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfEvt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFOEM.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfPP.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MpfSvcPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\portname.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\MqsRes.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\ShredExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MQS\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\msclcres.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mscpstLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\BrowserHostFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CSPEnrollmentHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CultureChangeHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CultureLookUpHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\McBootDelayEnable.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcbootdssvc.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mccbentitlement.inf

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

A way to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application offered by the software company McAfee, LLC. Some users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to remove McAfee Internet Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee Internet Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it exists on your system the McAfee Internet Security application will be found automatically. When you select McAfee Internet Security in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee Internet Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Internet Security.


8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press 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 removing McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, LLC 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. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.