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Should I remove McAfee Security Center?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
25% remove it75% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #24,710
United States Rank #17,559
Reach 0.0072%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.23 days
567.42 days >
Average installed length: 298.14 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
15.0.2063 0.70%
15.0.179 0.70%
15.0.166 1.41%
14.0.9042 0.70%
14.0.8185 1.41%
14.0.7080 2.11%
14.0.6120 1.41%
14.0.5120 1.41%
14.0.4132 0.70%
14.0.4121 2.11%
14.0.4113 0.70%
14.0.1076 2.82%
14.0 R13 0.70%
12.8.992 0.70%
12.8.958 0.70%
12.8.856 0.70%
12.8.750 1.41%
12.8.412 0.70%
12.8.310 0.70%
12.1.253 0.70%
11.6.511 1.41%
11.6.477 2.82%
11.6.385 2.82%
11.0.678 2.11%
11.0.669 0.70%
11.0.654 2.11%
11.0.649 2.82%
11.0.586 0.70%
11.0.578 0.70%
11.0.560 0.70%
11.0.555 2.11%
11.0.547 0.70%
11.0.543 2.82%
10.5.247 2.82%
10.5.240 3.52%
10.5.239 0.70%
10.5.227 4.23%
10.5.221 4.23%
10.5.216 2.82%
10.5.204 1.41%
10.5.195 0.70%
10.0.587 0.70%
10.0.570 32.39%
10.0.569 0.70%

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McAfee Security Center

What is McAfee Security Center?  (from McAfee)

With McAfee’s Security-as-a-Service solutions protecting your systems and email, log into the McAfee SecurityCenter online management console for complete visibility reports and flexible policy settings. Maintained by McAfee so you won’t have to invest in additional on-premises infrastructure, the McAfee SecurityCenter...  Read more

Overview

McAfee Security Center is a software program developed by McAfee. The most common release is 10.0.570, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named mcagent.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 68% of users of McAfee Security Center come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mcafee.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\McAfee
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcuihost.exe /bodC:misC://MSCJsRes.dlC::uninstall.html /iC:uninstall

Program filesFiles installed by McAfee Security Center

Program executable:mcagent.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
MD5:e35988fe0de91c5b0fa35b10778b13d2
Additional files:
  • langsel.exe
  • mcinfo.exe
  • McInsUpd.exe
  • mcods.exe
  • mcoemmgr.exe
  • McSmtFwk.exe
  • mcsvrcnt.exe
  • mcsync.exe
  • mcuihost.exe
  • mcuninst.exe
  • mcupdmgr.exe
  • McVsMap.exe
  • McVsShld.exe
  • mispreg.exe
  • MpfAlert.exe
  • MVsInst.exe

How do I remove McAfee Security Center?

You can uninstall McAfee Security Center from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program McAfee Security Center, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove McAfee Security Center.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#24,710

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.31%
Windows 10 21.83%
Windows Vista 9.15%
Windows XP 0.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.32%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.51%
Windows 10 Home 7.80%
Windows 8.1 6.38%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.26%
Windows 8 4.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.88%
  United Kingdom 7.25%
  Germany 2.59%
  France 2.59%
  Brazil 2.07%
  India 2.07%
  Canada 2.07%
  Australia 1.55%
  Argentina 1.55%
  Malaysia 1.55%
  Turkey 1.55%
  Netherlands 1.04%
  Philippines 1.04%
  New Zealand 0.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 59.12%
Acer 12.41%
Hewlett-Packard 9.49%
Lenovo 6.57%
Toshiba 5.84%
ASUS 2.19%
Alienware 2.19%
Sony 1.46%
Compaq 0.73%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5010 9.42%
Dell Studio XPS 8100 4.35%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.90%
Dell Inspiron 1018 2.90%
Dell Inspiron N5030 2.90%
Dell Inspiron One 2305 2.90%

About McAfee

McAfee, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation, is a dedicated security technology company that delivers proactive solutions and services to help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices.
Publisher URL: www.mcafee.com

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