McAfee® Internet Security

A guide to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security for Windows. The Windows release was developed by McAfee, LLC. Go over here for more info on McAfee, LLC. McAfee® Internet Security is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing McAfee® Internet Security is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. McAfee® Internet Security's main file takes about 22.16 MB (23239032 bytes) and is named securityscan_release.exe.

McAfee® Internet Security contains of the executables below. They occupy 75.65 MB (79319912 bytes) on disk.

• AlertViewer.exe (1.29 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.80 MB)
• McVsMap.exe (461.90 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (739.51 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (4.63 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (846.91 KB)
• mfeODS.exe (690.73 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (365.54 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (1.33 MB)
• QcCons32.exe (627.54 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (729.87 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.56 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (830.20 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (633.25 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (2.66 MB)
• McInstru.exe (630.65 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (851.47 KB)
• mcsync.exe (5.19 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.37 MB)
• mcurl.exe (1,008.71 KB)
• MfeBrowserHost.exe (1.06 MB)
• mispreg.exe (682.59 KB)
• OOBE_Upgrader.exe (3.62 MB)
• mcocrollback.exe (738.05 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (815.95 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (515.71 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.50 MB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (715.66 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (675.45 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (707.52 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.60 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (716.66 KB)
• browserhost.exe (3.63 MB)
• microsoftedgewebview2setup.exe (1.70 MB)
• securityscan_release.exe (22.16 MB)
• servicehost.exe (952.23 KB)
• uihost.exe (950.66 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.56 MB)
• updater.exe (2.47 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 16.046 of McAfee® Internet Security. Click on the links below for other McAfee® Internet Security versions:

• 16.033
• 16.035
• 16.031
• 16.036
• 16.038
• 16.040
• 16.043
• 16.026
• 16.048
• 16.041
• 16.037
• 16.047
• 16.034
• 16.027
• 16.054
• 16.030
• 16.045
• 16.044
• 16.050
• 16.032
• 16.028
• 16.029
• 16.049
• 16.042
• 16.039

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If you're planning to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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\McAfee® Internet Security.lnk
• 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\McOdsShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mcqtax.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\McVsMap.exe
• 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\MfeAVSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\mvslog.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\UniversalRemediation.log
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MfeAV\VSJsRes.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\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\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\16393\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\16393\mclgtmpl.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\16393\msclcres.inf

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath

How to remove McAfee® Internet Security from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Internet Security is an application released by McAfee, LLC. Sometimes, users decide to erase it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to erase 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee® Internet Security or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee® Internet Security". The McAfee® Internet Security app will be found automatically. After you select McAfee® Internet Security in the list of apps, the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about McAfee® Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee® Internet Security.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security by McAfee, LLC from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee® Internet Security by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® Internet Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.