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mcagent.exe file information

The process McAfee SecurityCenter Agent or McAfee.com Agent or McAfee Integrated Security Platform or McAfee.com SecurityCenter Agent belongs to the software McAfee SecurityCenter or mcagent.exe or McAfee.com SecurityCenter or McAfee SecurityCenter Agent by McAfee, Inc (www.mcafee.com) or Networks Associates Technology, Inc (nai.com) or McAfee.com or McAfee.com Corporation (us.mcafee.com).

Description: File mcagent.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (normally C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 303104 bytes (54% of all occurrence), 278528 bytes, 245760 bytes, 566872 bytes, 562800 bytes, 582992 bytes, 558704 bytes, 192512 bytes, 143360 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. mcagent.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

• "McAgentExe" can run at start up. From McAfee VirusScan On-line. The Agent is a red M icon that appears in the Windows system tray or Notification Area (if you're running Windows XP). If you don't see the agent icon, VirusScan Online may not be installed

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as mcagent.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the mcagent.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

I removed McAfee Antivirus and McAfee Spamkiller a long time ago. Typing 'msconfig' in 'Start/Run' I have recently discovered that 'mcagentexe, mskagentexe and mskdetectorexe' still appear in startup manager. If I go into the registry and delete the entries there, when I next restart the computer they are back in the startup manager window again and in the registry. Obviously there is a program somewhere on my computer which keeps putting them into the registry.
  John Watson  

It's a Anti-Virus program
  BillyGut  

The Red M Icon can sometimes fill up the entire taskbar. I've had as many as 37 of them show up before *swiped* them. Just moving the cursor over the M makes it disappear. Major annoyance.
  Chain  

this file will then try as, masalert.exe and then as mcappins.exe it is very persistant to access and reconfigure itself to start with windows
  Ralph Cerminara  

This file can be replaced by a trojan that ran a spyware on my computer and wasn't therefore detected by McAfee VirusScan but rather by a spyware detection program. The change cause a drastic slowdown in my connection speed.
  JJ  

McAfee SecurityCenter Agent. Part of the McAfee pack
  Shalianahe  

This is a file that comes included with your McAfee virus scanning Software usually preinstalled on new computers. Location is default "C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\McAgent.exe
  Jesse Bevil  

Part of McAfee Internet Security Suite. This process ensures the computer's virus definations are up to date by communicating with the McAfee VirusScan server on the network. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
  Elric Ward  

mcagent.exe ist eine ausführende Datei des McAfee -Antivirenprogrammes. Wenn diese Software schon deinstalliert wurde, einfach löschen. Wenn die McAfee- Antiviren sodtware noch funktionieren soll, nicht löschen.
  steveX  

a McAfee SecurityCenter Agent. Part of the McAfee pack.
  Tom Lin  

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