McAfee Security Scan Plus

How to uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus from your PC

This info is about McAfee Security Scan Plus for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by McAfee, LLC. Open here where you can find out more on McAfee, LLC. Usually the McAfee Security Scan Plus program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee Security Scan directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for McAfee Security Scan Plus is C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee Security Scan\uninstall.exe. mc-webview-cnt.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 683.75 KB (700160 bytes) on disk.

McAfee Security Scan Plus installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 7.18 MB (7533616 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (1.65 MB)
• mc-webview-cnt.exe (683.75 KB)
• McCHSvc.exe (323.92 KB)
• McUICnt.exe (643.91 KB)
• McUpdaterModule.exe (2.36 MB)
• MSSPResExtractor.exe (380.34 KB)
• SSScheduler.exe (1.19 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.1.583.1 of McAfee Security Scan Plus. Click on the links below for other McAfee Security Scan Plus versions:

• 4.1.337.1
• 3.11.1749.1
• 4.0.135.1
• 3.11.1816.1
• 4.1.375.1
• 4.1.376.1
• 4.1.590.1
• 3.11.2198.1
• 3.11.2173.1
• 3.11.2336.1
• 4.1.474.1
• 4.1.515.1
• 3.11.1841.1
• 4.1.463.1
• 3.11.2160.1
• 4.1.363.1
• 3.11.2296.1
• 4.1.262.1
• 3.11.1844.1
• 3.11.1882.1
• 4.1.371.1
• 4.1.274.1
• 4.1.213.1
• 4.1.348.1
• 4.1.471.1
• 3.11.1927.1
• 4.1.321.1
• 3.11.2023.1
• 4.1.356.1
• 3.11.1924.1
• 4.1.290.1
• 3.11.2254.1
• 3.11.2317.1
• 3.11.1991.1
• 4.2.690.1
• 3.11.1866.1
• 4.1.482.1
• 3.11.1719.1
• 4.0.143.1
• 4.1.304.1
• 4.1.385.1
• 4.1.491.1
• 3.11.1702.1

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\McAfee Security Scan

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee Security Scan\4.1.583\mc-webview-cnt.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee Security Scan\4.1.583\mc-webview-cnt.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McComponentHostService\ImagePath

How to uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Security Scan Plus is a program offered by the software company McAfee, LLC. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this application. This can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY practice to remove McAfee Security Scan Plus 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate McAfee Security Scan Plus or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee Security Scan Plus". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee Security Scan Plus app will be found automatically. After you select McAfee Security Scan Plus in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee Security Scan Plus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee Security Scan Plus.


8. After removing McAfee Security Scan Plus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee Security Scan Plus that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee Security Scan Plus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus by McAfee, LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee Security Scan Plus by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee Security Scan Plus supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.