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A guide to uninstall McAfee Internet Security from your PC

McAfee Internet Security is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. Check out here where you can read more on McAfee, Inc.. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. 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. The program's main executable file is labeled firesvc.exe and it has a size of 72.26 KB (73992 bytes).

McAfee Internet Security installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 18.24 MB (19125336 bytes) on disk.

  • firesvc.exe (72.26 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (607.83 KB)
  • McAlert.exe (322.74 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (235.70 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (270.93 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (978.53 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)
  • 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 (589.28 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (488.15 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (198.44 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (454.44 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (370.97 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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This info is about McAfee Internet Security version 12.8.988 alone. You can find here a few links to other McAfee Internet Security releases:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove McAfee Internet Security.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\mcafee

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee Internet Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A591F293-0DB9-4241-B82A-FD754A9370C4}\1.0\0\win64\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A591F293-0DB9-4241-B82A-FD754A9370C4}\1.0\HELPDIR\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B9703596-2432-4229-A61D-E19A9D47AC38}\1.0\0\win64\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B9703596-2432-4229-A61D-E19A9D47AC38}\1.0\HELPDIR\


How to erase McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Internet Security is an application marketed by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, users want to remove it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

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 very quickly. Notice that after you click McAfee Internet Security in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about McAfee Internet Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall McAfee Internet Security.
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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 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 removing McAfee Internet Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee Internet Security by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-11 12:10:11.707