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mcappins.exe file information

The process McAfee Application Installer belongs to the software McAfee AntiSpyware or McAfee SecurityCenter or McAfee Personal Firewall Plus or McAfee Privacy Service or McAfee Application Installer by McAfee, Inc (www.mcafee.com) or Networks Associates Technology, Inc (nai.com).

Description: File mcappins.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows or in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" (typically C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Shared\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 131072 bytes (76% of all occurrence), 122880 bytes.
The program has a visible window. mcappins.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 24% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

• "Mcappins.exe": McAfee Application Installer. What does it do and is it required?

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as mcappins.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the mcappins.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.

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