McAfee Internet Security

How to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security for Windows. The Windows version was created by McAfee, Inc.. Open here where you can read more on McAfee, Inc.. McAfee Internet Security is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. 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. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called firesvc.exe and its approximative size is 72.26 KB (73992 bytes).

McAfee Internet Security is comprised of the following executables which take 19.18 MB (20107888 bytes) on disk:

• firesvc.exe (72.26 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (607.83 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)
• McAPExe.exe (174.34 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (966.46 KB)
• McInstru.exe (344.35 KB)
• mcmigrator.exe (508.79 KB)
• mcoobeof.exe (963.77 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.04 MB)
• mcsync.exe (1.71 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (919.18 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.51 MB)
• mispreg.exe (698.89 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (425.27 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (223.10 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)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (700.45 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (636.07 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (672.30 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.43 MB)
• McVulUnpk.exe (616.43 KB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (699.45 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.8.958 of McAfee Internet Security. 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0AC0A9B4-0A41-4820-B843-0DF2786A0C6C}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CAE5E39D-46A2-4954-B96F-5075B0BE9836}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0E8A89AD-95D7-40EB-8D9D-083EF7066A01}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19A34F98-20C0-4449-A3B4-29071BCEAD91}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E0EA5F46-A285-4ebd-9AA9-0CD334F5A9C5}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe

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

McAfee Internet Security is a program marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to remove it. This can be efortful because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY procedure 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

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 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select McAfee Internet Security in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star 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".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Internet Security.


8. After uninstalling McAfee Internet Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of 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 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 run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.