McAfee

A guide to uninstall McAfee from your system

You can find below details on how to remove McAfee for Windows. It is made by McAfee, LLC. Go over here for more details on McAfee, LLC. McAfee is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1 directory, regulated by the user's option. The entire uninstall command line for McAfee is C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-update.exe. mc-update.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 4.84 MB (5075888 bytes) on disk.

McAfee is composed of the following executables which occupy 30.65 MB (32134656 bytes) on disk:

• mc-appx-inst.exe (985.57 KB)
• mc-fw-host.exe (2.20 MB)
• mc-fw-uac.exe (350.47 KB)
• mc-inst-uihost.exe (880.81 KB)
• mc-launch.exe (633.38 KB)
• mc-oem-subjob.exe (1.88 MB)
• mc-update.exe (4.84 MB)
• mc-web-view.exe (4.31 MB)
• mc-dad.exe (4.18 MB)
• mc-sec-installer.exe (934.17 KB)
• mc-extn-browserhost.exe (1.12 MB)
• mc-wns-client.exe (783.98 KB)
• mc-wns-setup.exe (542.27 KB)
• mc-neo-host.exe (614.19 KB)
• mc-pco-scanner.exe (734.14 KB)
• mc-sustainability.exe (767.20 KB)
• mc-vpn.exe (247.27 KB)
• openvpn.exe (942.28 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (99.16 KB)
• wireguard.exe (3.80 MB)

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This page is about McAfee version 1.11.184.1 alone. You can find below a few links to other McAfee releases:

• 1.14.212.1
• 1.8.256.1
• 1.24.167.1
• 1.17.226.1
• 1.22.200.1
• 1.21.162.1
• 1.19.187.1
• 1.10.252.1
• 1.16.194.1
• 1.12.299.1
• 1.24.162.1
• 1.10.231.1
• 1.20.239.1
• 1.11.282.1
• 1.20.228.1
• 1.13.209.1
• 1.18.255.1
• 1.22.203.1
• 1.8.236.1
• 1.12.340.1
• 1.9.253.1
• 1.16.195.1
• 1.7.222.1
• 1.23.176.1
• 1.25.208.1
• 1.15.206.1
• 1.20.236.1
• 1.23.177.1
• 1.9.214.1
• 1.12.335.1
• 1.11.260.1
• 1.11.279.1

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

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\alertviewer.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\analytics\dictionary.json
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\analytics\events.json
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\av.list
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\browser_helper.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\config.cfg
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\config.dat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\dad\mc-dad.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mc-sec-installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfeelam.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfeelam.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfeelam.sys
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfesec.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfesec.inf
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\driver\mfesec.sys
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\extnhost\BrowserHostFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\extnhost\mc-extn-browserhost.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\extnhost\wps.mcafee.chrome.extension.json
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\extnhost\wps.mcafee.edge.extension.json
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\extnhost\wps.mcafee.firefox.extension.json
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\license.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\m_shield.png
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-alertmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-analytics15.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-appx-inst.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-av-engine.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-av-trust.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-bridge-server.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-cloudsdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-csp.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-ctxmnu.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-da.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-extn-module.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-fw-host.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-fwl.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-fw-uac.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-inst-ui.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-inst-uihost.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-launch.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-ngm-client.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-oobe.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mcpackage.appx
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-rmt-cmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-kernel.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-plugin-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-plugin-x86.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-quarantine.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sec-signature.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sensor.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-shredder.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-sync.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-systray.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-taskscheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-tracker-remover.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-ui-support.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-uninst-res.cfg
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-uninst-ui.cfg
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-update.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-vpn-module.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-wac.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-wac-viewer.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-web-view.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-web-view.pam
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-wns-client\mc-wns-client.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-wns-client\mc-wns-setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-wns-client\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Bootstrap.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\core\mc-neo-host.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\core\mc-neo-proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\core\mc-neo-rules-engine.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\mc-neo-unpacker\mc-neo-unpacker-gzip.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\mc-neo-unpacker\mc-neo-unpacker-rar.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\mc-neo-unpacker\mc-neo-unpacker-upx.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\neo\mc-neo-unpacker\mc-neo-unpacker-zip.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\pcoscanner\mc-pco-scanner.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\pcoscanner\sqlite3.cat
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\pcoscanner\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\pcoscanner\ToolLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\resources.pri
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\SecurityProductInformation.ini
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\signlic.txt
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\sustainability\mc-sustainability.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\sustainability\mc-sustainability-core.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\vpn\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfee.Neo.Unpacker.GZip.GZipUnpackerFactory
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\McAfee.Neo.Unpacker.Zip.ZipUnpackerFactory
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\McAfee.WPS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\wss.mcafee.chrome.extension

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-inst-uihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-inst-uihost.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-714853509-2375971976-1040923686-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.11.184.1\mc-inst-uihost.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-fw-host\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-fw-host\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-fw-host\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-wps-update\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-wps-update\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mfeelam\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mfesec\DisplayName

How to uninstall McAfee from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee is an application by the software company McAfee, LLC. Some users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove McAfee 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find McAfee or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee". If it exists on your system the McAfee program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select McAfee in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding McAfee, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee.


8. After removing McAfee, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee by McAfee, LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee by McAfee, LLC is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.