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How to uninstall McAfee Total Protection from your computer

McAfee Total Protection is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by McAfee, Inc.. You can read more on McAfee, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /body:misp://MSCJsRes.dll::uninstall.html /id:uninstall is the full command line if you want to remove McAfee Total Protection. firesvc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 71.27 KB (72976 bytes) on disk.

McAfee Total Protection installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 12.45 MB (13055768 bytes) on disk.

  • firesvc.exe (71.27 KB)
  • McPvTray.exe (545.53 KB)
  • SvcDrv.exe (210.09 KB)
  • MpfAlert.exe (438.90 KB)
  • McAlert.exe (200.54 KB)
  • QcCons32.exe (140.16 KB)
  • QcConsol.exe (166.83 KB)
  • QcShm.exe (825.67 KB)
  • ShrCL.exe (66.27 KB)
  • CompatibilityTester.exe (549.86 KB)
  • McActInst.exe (145.02 KB)
  • McAPExe.exe (165.33 KB)
  • McAWFwk.exe (219.94 KB)
  • mcinfo.exe (792.98 KB)
  • McInstru.exe (296.60 KB)
  • mcoemmgr.exe (1.10 MB)
  • mcsvrcnt.exe (712.49 KB)
  • mcsync.exe (1.33 MB)
  • mcuihost.exe (749.73 KB)
  • mcupdmgr.exe (1.32 MB)
  • mispreg.exe (548.55 KB)
  • mcocrollback.exe (533.96 KB)
  • mskxagnt.exe (125.59 KB)
  • mcods.exe (379.57 KB)
  • mcodsscan.exe (294.58 KB)
  • McVsMap.exe (94.41 KB)
  • McVsShld.exe (276.96 KB)
  • MVsInst.exe (359.45 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 12.1.353 of McAfee Total Protection. Click on the links below for other McAfee Total Protection versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee Total Protection we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\instLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\msclcres.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\1033\mscpstLD.inf
  • C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\CompatibilityTester.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mfe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MSC

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • 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\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1D9AB7D0-3998-4118-B5D8-3EA7CDCF4F55}\1.0\0\win64\


How to remove McAfee Total Protection from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee Total Protection is an application marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Some people try to remove this application. This is efortful because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find McAfee Total Protection or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee Total Protection". The McAfee Total Protection app will be found automatically. When you select McAfee Total Protection in the list of programs, the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee Total Protection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove McAfee Total Protection.
Uninstall McAfee Total Protection


8. After removing McAfee Total Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee Total Protection which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee Total Protection with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee Total Protection by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee Total Protection by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee Total Protection in case 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' PCs.

2015-05-18 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-05-18 20:02:19.907