McAfee SecurityCenter

How to uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove McAfee SecurityCenter for Windows. It is produced by McAfee, Inc.. Open here where you can find out more on McAfee, Inc.. McAfee SecurityCenter is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. McAfee SecurityCenter's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall. firesvc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 113.49 KB (116216 bytes) on disk.

McAfee SecurityCenter contains of the executables below. They take 15.92 MB (16697920 bytes) on disk.

• firesvc.exe (113.49 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (634.52 KB)
• McAlert.exe (337.28 KB)
• QcCons32.exe (254.79 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (294.52 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1,004.17 KB)
• ShrCL.exe (140.16 KB)
• CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
• McActInst.exe (145.02 KB)
• McAPExe.exe (764.77 KB)
• McAWFwk.exe (219.44 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (975.51 KB)
• McInstru.exe (359.42 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (1.08 MB)
• mcsync.exe (2.48 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (941.27 KB)
• mcuninst.exe (1.08 MB)
• mispreg.exe (723.53 KB)
• mcocrollback.exe (440.37 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (599.80 KB)
• mskxagnt.exe (244.74 KB)
• McSmtFwk.exe (200.34 KB)
• McInsUpd.exe (339.43 KB)
• mcods.exe (624.47 KB)
• mcodsscan.exe (511.79 KB)
• McVsMap.exe (226.67 KB)
• McVsShld.exe (497.74 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (398.63 KB)

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The current web page applies to McAfee SecurityCenter version 14.0.5120 only. You can find here a few links to other McAfee SecurityCenter versions:

• 11.0.578
• 15.0.195
• 13.6.1367
• 14.0.1076
• 14.0.4121
• 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
• 14.0.8035
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\firesvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\Gkp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\Gkp\HcApi.dll

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfeeExtn\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{16A64441-A14D-0852-9510-1E02FC7BC867}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{16A64441-A14D-0852-9510-1E02FC7BC867}\1.0\HELPDIR\

A way to uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee SecurityCenter is an application marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY practice to uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee SecurityCenter or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee SecurityCenter". The McAfee SecurityCenter program will be found very quickly. When you select McAfee SecurityCenter in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding McAfee SecurityCenter, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter.


8. After uninstalling McAfee SecurityCenter, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee SecurityCenter which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee SecurityCenter with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, 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 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.