McAfee® Total Protection

How to uninstall McAfee® Total Protection from your PC

McAfee® Total Protection is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by McAfee, LLC. Further information on McAfee, LLC can be seen here. McAfee® Total Protection is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection 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 might receive a notification for administrator rights. AlertViewer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.29 MB (1349544 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of McAfee® Total Protection. They take about 57.72 MB (60521888 bytes) on disk.

• AlertViewer.exe (1.29 MB)
• Launch.exe (1.80 MB)
• McVsShld.exe (746.93 KB)
• MfeAVSvc.exe (4.69 MB)
• mfeLamInstaller.exe (856.33 KB)
• mfeODS.exe (698.16 KB)
• MVsInst.exe (373.46 KB)
• MpfAlert.exe (1.33 MB)
• QcCons32.exe (630.39 KB)
• QcConsol.exe (732.72 KB)
• QcShm.exe (1.56 MB)
• ShrCL.exe (833.05 KB)
• McBootSvcSet.exe (636.10 KB)
• mcinfo.exe (2.67 MB)
• McInstru.exe (630.65 KB)
• mcsvrcnt.exe (853.04 KB)
• mcsync.exe (5.19 MB)
• mcuihost.exe (1.37 MB)
• mcurl.exe (1,010.28 KB)
• MfeBrowserHost.exe (1.06 MB)
• mispreg.exe (684.16 KB)
• OOBE_Upgrader.exe (3.62 MB)
• mcocrollback.exe (738.05 KB)
• McPartnerSAInstallManager.exe (815.95 KB)
• SmtMsgLauncher.exe (518.56 KB)
• WssNgmAmbassador.exe (1.50 MB)
• McVulAdmAgnt.exe (718.51 KB)
• McVulAlert.exe (678.30 KB)
• McVulCon.exe (710.37 KB)
• McVulCtr.exe (1.61 MB)
• McVulUsrAgnt.exe (719.51 KB)
• browserhost.exe (3.48 MB)
• microsoftedgewebview2setup.exe (1.70 MB)
• servicehost.exe (789.77 KB)
• uihost.exe (788.70 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.42 MB)
• updater.exe (2.31 MB)
• SCTBSvc.exe (371.74 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,008.00 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
• wireguard.exe (3.89 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 16.048 of McAfee® Total Protection. For more McAfee® Total Protection versions please click below:

• 16.052
• 16.043
• 16.049
• 16.047
• 16.054
• 16.033
• 16.034
• 16.053
• 16.027
• 16.032
• 16.039
• 16.038
• 16.030
• 16.040
• 16.050
• 1.5.2021.1
• 16.028
• 16.036
• 16.045
• 16.026
• 16.046
• 16.041
• 16.037
• 16.044
• 16.029
• 16.042
• 16.051
• 1.5.230.1
• 16.035
• 16.031

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McAfee® Total Protection has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall McAfee® Total Protection:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.pam
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\CoreUI.res.pam
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\CoreUI\McAfee® Total Protection.lnk
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\AMSIExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\AMSIExt_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\av.list
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmContent.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmProfiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JcmRTS.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\JTIScanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\Matching.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mc-av-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-arr.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mc-av-rem-deep.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcctxmnu.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoins.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mcvsoins64.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\MfeAVSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mfeODS.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\mvsap.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ransom_shield.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationCommunicator.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationCoreRules.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\ReputationProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\UniversalRemediation.log
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vso_pre.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MfeAV\vsores.dll
• 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\MpfAltPS.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MPF\MpfApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MPF\MpfEvt.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\portname.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MPF\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MPF\twerp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MQS\instLD.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MQS\QCProgressIcon.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MQS\QcShm.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MQS\ShredExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MQS\subst.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\CSPEnrollmentHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\CultureChangeHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\CultureLookUpHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\McBootDelayEnable.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcbootdssvc.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocact.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocaw.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocawres.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocawui.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocdis.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocena.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\McOcInstru.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Custom_Uninstall\mcocrollback.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\eulares.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\eulaTextres.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\langmap.dat
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McBlockComs.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McBootDelayStartSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McCntLang.ini
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mccontextust.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McCtxMenuFrmWrk.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McDBMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcFullClean.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McGsMod.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McGsShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcinstru.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McInstru.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mclwapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcmispps.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcmschlp.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcmscins.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McMscShm.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcmscver.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcoemres.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McPersHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcprlres.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\McPrtMgrPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcsubmgr\19,18,118,0\mcsubmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcuihost.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mcuinshm.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\msccleanup.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\msccust.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mscjsres.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mscjsreso.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mscmods64.inf
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\mscuild.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\oemui.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\oemuild.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\OOBE\mcocact.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\OOBE\mcocaw.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\OOBE\mcocawres.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\OOBE\mcocawui.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\OOBE\mcocrollback.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\MSC\Partner\SAInstallManager\McPartnerSAInstallManager.ini

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

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

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• 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

A way to erase McAfee® Total Protection with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® Total Protection is an application released by McAfee, LLC. Frequently, computer users choose to remove it. This is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK approach to remove McAfee® Total Protection 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find McAfee® Total Protection or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee® Total Protection". If it exists on your system the McAfee® Total Protection app will be found automatically. After you click McAfee® Total Protection in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding McAfee® Total Protection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee® Total Protection.


8. After uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® Total Protection which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee® Total Protection using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee® Total Protection by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee® Total Protection supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.