McAfee SecurityCenter

A way to uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter from your computer

McAfee SecurityCenter is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by McAfee, Inc.. More info about McAfee, Inc. can be found here. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling McAfee SecurityCenter is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 113.49 KB (116216 bytes) on disk and is named firesvc.exe.

The following executables are installed beside McAfee SecurityCenter. They occupy about 16.97 MB (17799112 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (113.49 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (635.54 KB)
• McAlert.exe (337.28 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (254.79 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (294.52 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1,003.67 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (140.16 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (764.27 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (975.51 KB)
• McInstru.exe (359.42 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsync.exe (1.87 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (940.27 KB)
• mispreg.exe (723.03 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (440.87 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (244.74 KB)
• mcods.exe (624.47 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (511.79 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (226.15 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (497.74 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (398.13 KB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (728.58 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (649.61 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (687.84 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.44 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (728.05 KB)

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This web page is about McAfee SecurityCenter version 14.0.4121 alone. Click on the links below for other McAfee SecurityCenter versions:

• 11.0.578
• 15.0.195
• 13.6.1367
• 14.0.1076
• 16.020
• 12.8.934
• 14.0.1122
• 9.1
• 14.0.4127
• 10.5.194
• 12.8.907
• 11.6.434
• 13.6.1529
• 16.013
• 12.8.1003
• 14.0.8185
• 13.6.953
• 15.0.179
• 14.0.3061
• 11.0.649
• 16.0.1
• 14.0.8165
• 15.0.159
• Unknown
• 12.8.750
• 16.0.2
• 16.0.3
• 14.0.12000
• 11.0.678
• 12.8.856
• 13.6.1599
• 14.0.4113
• 14.013
• 15.0.2063
• 10.5.237
• 14.0.5042
• 10.5.204
• 15.0.185
• 10.0.587
• 15.0.166
• 9.3
• 11.6.443
• 14.0.1029
• 14.0.6136
• 16.010
• 9.15
• 14.0.4119
• 11.0.623
• 10.5.227
• 12.8.1005
• 14.0.207
• 11.0.669
• 11.6.507
• 10.0.584
• 14.0.350
• 11.6.385
• 16.09
• 16.018
• 13.6.1248
• 16.07
• 12.8.944
• 16.019
• 10.5.247
• 9.11
• 14.0.1127
• 16.011
• 10.5.216
• 16.012
• 13.0.244
• 16.08
• 12.1.282
• 14.0.9052
• 14.0.5120
• 14.0.8035
• 10.5.240
• 11.0.572
• 11.6.435
• 14.0.1040
• 14.0.9042
• 12.8.957
• 11.6.518
• 14.0.339
• 10.5.195
• 14.0.4072
• 12.8.958
• 16.017
• 12.8.908
• 12.1.338
• 11.0.608
• 14.0.5084
• 13.6.1492
• 15.0.2059
• 16.0.4
• 9.0
• 16.016
• 15.0.2061
• 11.6.477
• 12.8.992
• 14.0.7086
• 12.1.353

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McAfee SecurityCenter has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter:

• 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.sys
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_vista_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win10_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win7_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win8_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\gkp\hipshieldk_win81_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\data\hips.dat
• 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\mpf_core.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mpf\mpf_cust.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\portname.dll
• 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\instLD.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
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcConsol.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCJsRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCLite.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QCProgressIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\QcShm.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShrCL.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\mqs\ShrCore.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\uihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\uihost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAPExe\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McODS\ImagePath

A way to uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee SecurityCenter is a program marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Some people want to erase this program. This can be easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best EASY solution to erase McAfee SecurityCenter 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee SecurityCenter or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee SecurityCenter". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee SecurityCenter app will be found automatically. After you click McAfee SecurityCenter in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about McAfee SecurityCenter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee SecurityCenter.


8. After removing McAfee SecurityCenter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of McAfee SecurityCenter that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee SecurityCenter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee SecurityCenter in case you want to. 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' PCs.