McAfee Internet Security Suite

How to uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite for Windows. It was developed for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. You can read more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can remove McAfee Internet Security Suite 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. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 70.84 KB (72536 bytes) on disk and is titled firesvc.exe.

McAfee Internet Security Suite installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 11.09 MB (11629680 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (70.84 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (416.85 KB)
• McAlert.exe (199.05 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (138.17 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (167.36 KB)
• QcShm.exe (787.02 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (65.80 KB)
• EarlyActivation.exe (93.46 KB)
• McActInst.exe (142.22 KB)
• mcautoreg.exe (388.19 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (324.30 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (775.98 KB)
• McInstru.exe (299.38 KB)
• mcoemmgr.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (708.00 KB)
• mcsync.exe (1.29 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (744.23 KB)
• mcupdmgr.exe (1.27 MB)
• mispreg.exe (548.09 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (454.56 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (125.13 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (124.63 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (173.95 KB)
• mcods.exe (374.62 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (92.98 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (306.72 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (106.55 KB)

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This data is about McAfee Internet Security Suite version 11.6.385 only. You can find below info on other versions of McAfee Internet Security Suite:

• 12.8.992
• 12.1.282
• 14.0.339
• 14.0.7080
• 16.020
• 10.5.216
• 11.0.623
• 14.0.1076
• 12.8.944
• 10.5.240
• 12.8.908
• 13.6.1367
• 14.0.8185
• 15.0.2063
• 11.0.543
• 11.6.518
• 11.0.649
• 16.011
• 12.8.955
• 11.6.477
• 11.6.511
• 14.0.4121
• 14.0.4113
• 11.6.443
• 16.07
• 14.0.4132
• 16.0.1
• 15.0.2059
• 14.0.6136
• 12.8.856
• 16.013
• 10.5.239
• 14.0.1029
• 14.0.5120
• 12.8.988
• 12.8.903
• 14.0.3061
• 13.6.1599
• 10.5.195
• 12.8.397
• 10.5.237
• 14.013
• 10.5.227
• 14.0.1127
• 10.5.247
• 14.0.9029
• 16.0.5
• 15.0.166
• 12.8.957
• 10.5.221
• 16.014
• 14.0.1122
• 13.6.1529
• 13.6.1248
• 16.018
• 14.0.12000
• 11.0.678
• 11.6.507
• 15.0.159
• 10.0.570
• 12.8.750
• 14.0.7086
• 10.5.194
• 14.0.6120
• 16.010
• 16.0.4
• 16.0.3
• 12.8.1003
• 12.8.934
• 13.6.1492
• 12.8.958
• 11.6.435
• 15.0.179
• 12.8.1005
• 11.0.654
• 11.6.434
• 14.0.9042
• 14.0.4150

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove McAfee Internet Security Suite from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite:

• 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
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\HcCode.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\HcThe.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\HipRc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\HipShield.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_vista_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win7_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win8_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\hips.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\DirServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\FTPServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\IMAPServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\NetBIOS.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\NTP.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\OS.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\Pop3Serv.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\RemAsst.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\RPCServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SecWeb.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SMTPServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\SQLServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\UPNP.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\sports\update\WebServ.cfg
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\TS_CA.crt
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\TSClient.crt
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\TSClient.key
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\FWJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\content.bin
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers32.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hiphandlers32.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\hipsbkup\hipscont.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\L10N.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\McMPFPPv.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpf.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfAltPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfApiPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfcor.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfdata.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MpfEvt.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfinst.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpfLI.inf
• 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\MPFuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\MPFuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\substLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\checkmps.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\instld.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\McAlert.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mps.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscfg.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpscore.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsdeflt.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsevh.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MPSJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsld.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsli.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MPSMisp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmisp.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmspap.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsmsppv.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpspost.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MpsRes2.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MpsShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\mpsver.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\substli.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\McpIns.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpins.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcpLI.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcqc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mcshr.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MqsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\mqsuc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\MRU.ini
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcCons32.exe

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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\msc\mcuihost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAWFwk\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath

How to delete McAfee Internet Security Suite from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security Suite is a program marketed by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, users choose to erase this application. This is difficult because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to erase McAfee Internet Security Suite is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about 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 useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee Internet Security Suite or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee Internet Security Suite". The McAfee Internet Security Suite app will be found very quickly. After you select McAfee Internet Security Suite in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Internet Security Suite, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove McAfee Internet Security Suite.


8. After removing McAfee Internet Security Suite, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Internet Security Suite that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee Internet Security Suite using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Internet Security Suite by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee Internet Security Suite supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.