McAfee SiteAdvisor
What is McAfee SiteAdvisor?
SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. A paid version of McAfee SiteAdvisor, McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus, has extra features. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. In addition to selling to the end consumers, McAfee also sells to the web site owners with their McAfee Secure program.
About (from McAfee)
With SiteAdvisor software installed, your browser will look a little different than before. We add small site rating icons to your search results as well as a browser button and optional search box. Together, these alert you to potentially risky sites and help you find safer alternatives. These site ratings are based o... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 3.7.194, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named uninstall.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 9.7 MB (10,168,058 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.siteadvisor.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 9.7 MB
Files installed by McAfee SiteAdvisor
Program executable: | uninstall.exe |
Name: | McAfee SiteAdvisor |
| SiteAdvisor |
Path: | C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\uninstall.exe |
MD5: | c0ba480fc5065d842c9a5c27eb89b8b6 |
Additional files:
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mfeasins_x64.exe - McAfee Application Statistics (McAfee Application Statistics Maintenance Module)
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mfeasins_x86.exe
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actutil.exe - McAfee SiteAdvisor (SiteAdvisor)
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mcbrwctl.dll
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mcchhost.exe
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mcieplg.dll
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mcplgui.dll
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mcsacore.exe
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mcsacoreps.dll
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npmcffplg32.dll
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sahook.dll
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saoemmgr.exe
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saplugin.dll
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sares.dll
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sasshmod.dll
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sasubmgr.dll
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saui.exe
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saupd.exe
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saupkeep.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- McIEPlg.dll is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'BSRipCDAudioOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'BearShare.AudioCD' and the action verb 'rip.
Context Menu Handler
- McIEPlg.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'McCtxMenuFrmWrk' with a class of {CCA9EFD3-29ED-430A-BA6D-E6BBFF0A60C2}.
Google Chrome Plugin
- npmcffplg32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npmcffplg32.dll'.
Internet Explorer BHO
- mcieplg.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'McAfee SiteAdvisor BHO' with the class of {B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- McIEPlg.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- mcieplg.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar' with the class of {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} (McAfee SiteAdvisor).
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- mcieplg.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar' with a class of {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- McIEPlg.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Neopets' with a class of {CD292324-974F-4224-D074-CACA427AA030}.
2 Mozilla Plugins
- McIEPlg.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'McAfee Total Protection' with a plugin key of '@mcafee.com/MSC,version=10' for all users of the PC.
- NPMcFFPlg32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'SiteAdvisor Plugin' with a plugin key of '@mcafee.com/SAFFPlugin' for all users of the PC.
Service
- mcsacore.exe runs as a service named 'McAfee SiteAdvisor Service' (McAfee SiteAdvisor Service) "McAfee SiteAdvisor Service".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- mcsacore.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'mcpltui_exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common~1\McAfee\Platform\mcuicnt.exe" /platui.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- saUI.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\saui.exe'.
Network connections
- mcsacore.exe connects to sac.gti.mcafee.com (161.69.92.10 port 443).
- mcsacore.exe connects to 161.69.169.10 (port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
McChHost.exe |
Memory: | 7.23 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000321565% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00001274% | |
User CPU: | 0.00001941% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 446,651 | |
I/O reads/min: | 221 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 116 Bytes | |
mcsacore.exe |
Memory: | 15.75 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0003460004% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00019222% | |
User CPU: | 0.00015378% | |
saUI.exe |
Memory: | 2.24 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0015041825% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00060587% | |
User CPU: | 0.00089831% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 13,407 | |
How do I remove McAfee SiteAdvisor?
You can uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program McAfee SiteAdvisor, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove McAfee SiteAdvisor.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by McAfee SiteAdvisor you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
45.28% |
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Windows 10 |
41.95% |
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Windows Vista |
8.64% |
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Windows XP |
4.13% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.68% |
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Windows 8.1 |
25.90% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.92% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.09% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.18% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.01% |
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Geography
54.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
54.25% |
United Kingdom |
8.80% |
Canada |
4.45% |
Germany |
4.24% |
France |
2.35% |
Italy |
2.10% |
Brazil |
2.07% |
Netherlands |
1.84% |
Australia |
1.74% |
India |
1.08% |
Belgium |
1.07% |
Spain |
1.07% |
Sweden |
1.06% |
Japan |
0.89% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
37.61% |
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Dell |
22.34% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
15.60% |
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Toshiba |
9.40% |
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ASUS |
7.08% |
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Lenovo |
4.39% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.45% |
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Samsung |
0.81% |
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Medion |
0.68% |
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Intel |
0.64% |
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Common models |
Acer Aspire ES1-512 |
3.77% |
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Acer Aspire E5-571 |
3.12% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.73% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.73% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.04% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.92% |
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About McAfee
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Publisher URL: www.mcafee.com