McAfee Internet Security

A guide to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your system

McAfee Internet Security is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by McAfee, Inc.. Further information on McAfee, Inc. can be found here. McAfee Internet Security is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. McAfee Internet Security's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. MvtApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.18 MB (1237360 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in McAfee Internet Security. They occupy 19.24 MB (20170512 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (66.29 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (337.38 KB)
• McAlert.exe (166.40 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (139.73 KB)
• QcShm.exe (703.52 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (59.77 KB)
• CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (136.73 KB)
• mcautoreg.exe (325.81 KB)
• mchlp32.exe (511.41 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (736.70 KB)
• McInstru.exe (240.30 KB)
• mcoemmgr.exe (1,005.51 KB)
• mcshell.exe (442.02 KB)
• mcshell_sapphire.exe (1.43 MB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (635.64 KB)
• mcsync.exe (1.17 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (680.38 KB)
• mcuninst.exe (893.61 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.12 MB)
• mispreg.exe (505.37 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (347.43 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (106.05 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (108.07 KB)
• ActUtil.exe (568.62 KB)
• McChHost.exe (380.04 KB)
• McSACore.exe (129.06 KB)
• mfeasins_x86.exe (487.75 KB)
• saUI.exe (1.16 MB)
• saUpd.exe (781.38 KB)
• uninstall.exe (616.40 KB)
• MvtApp.exe (1.18 MB)
• MVTInstaller.exe (572.36 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (203.61 KB)
• mcods.exe (272.53 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (215.18 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (74.36 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (214.18 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (284.08 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.1.253 of McAfee Internet Security. Click on the links below for other McAfee Internet Security versions:

• 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
• 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
• 12.8.944
• 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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Numerous files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you remove McAfee Internet Security from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\firesvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\Gkp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HcApi.dll

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{00C12819-6644-4E4E-81B5-BF8B95CF42A3}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{08EE7F16-E7B0-4E17-ABE7-3B038134FE35}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{094F216D-1E48-4f83-9157-062CD65D38D7}

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{002C9B00-F6E0-4E14-B96C-96E1A547F58B}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{01576F39-90DE-4D6E-A068-5B20C22BAAEE}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{01A3B960-21A7-4231-909E-7597D17EF4A5}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{053F388B-1884-48EF-A46F-0377380612A5}\InprocServer32\

How to uninstall McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application marketed by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this application. This can be hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE 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 the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee Internet Security or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee Internet Security". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Internet Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select McAfee Internet Security in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall McAfee Internet Security.


8. After removing McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Internet Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Internet Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.