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Should I remove McAfee Virtual Techinicain?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.1.0.2483 66.67%
6.0.0.0 33.33%

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McAfee Virtual Techinicain

What is McAfee Virtual Techinicain?

McAfee Virtual Technician collects data that helps diagnose and resolve issues related to the McAfee products installed on your computer. The diagnostic data mainly includes information about the installed McAfee products, operating system, browser, physical memory, system architecture, and virtual memory.

Overview

The most common release is 7.1.0.2483, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The setup package generally installs about 13 files and is usually about 6.32 MB (6,628,328 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mcafee.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\McAfee\Supportability\MVT
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\McAfee\Supportability\MVT\MVTInstaller.exe /uninstall
Estimated size: 6.32 MB

Program filesFiles installed by McAfee Virtual Techinicain

  • Detect.dll - McAfee Virtual Technician (Detection of the Top 10 issue)
  • McHealthCheck.dll - McAfee Health Framework
  • McLogMgr.dll - McAfee Log Manager
  • McPlugins.dll - McAfee Health Plugins
  • McPlugins64.exe - McAfee Plugin for 64 bit
  • McProdMgr.dll - McAfee Product Manager
  • McSupportability.dll
  • MVT.dll - McAfee, Inc.
  • MvtApp.exe - McAfee Virtual Technician Application
  • MVTInstaller.exe - McAfee Virtual Technician Installer
  • MvtOffResource.dll - McAfee Virtual Technician Language User Interface
  • NPMVTPlugin.dll - McAfee Virtual Technician plugin
  • RestoreConfig.dll - McAfee Product Information

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • NPMVTPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npmvtplugin.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
  • NPMVTPlugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'McAfee Virtual Technician Plugin' with a plugin key of '@mcafee.com/MVT' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
  • MvtApp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3D2CA1C6-B8D8-49D1-BFF3-1C620BB9FB4B}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove McAfee Virtual Techinicain?

You can uninstall McAfee Virtual Techinicain 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 Virtual Techinicain, 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 Virtual Techinicain.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by McAfee Virtual Techinicain you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 33%
Win 10 33%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows 10 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 66.67%
Windows 10 Home 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Dell 50.00%
Common models
LENOVO 0679 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 600-1350 33.33%
Dell Inspiron N7010 33.33%

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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