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How to remove an mcdetect error


The free file information forum can help you determine if mcdetect.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Mcdetect.exe file information

The process known as McAfee WSC Integration Service belongs to software McAfee SecurityCenter or McAfee WSC Integration or UnInstall Envy24 Family Audio or Virtual Moon Altas Image by McAfee (www.mcafee.com).

Description: The file mcdetect.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows 7/XP is 126,976 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/mcdetect.exe.html 
The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 41% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You may want to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > HijackThis or Virtual Moon Altas Image).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as mcdetect.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the mcdetect.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

McAfee.com privacy service is part of McAfee internet suite
  Shalianahe  
VirusScan
  Santaria   (further information)
I know that if you search mcafee it does not bring this up and until it is deleted it will say that mcafee security center is still installed. I was not able to install another virus program due to this until I got rid of it. McAfee didn't even know how to do it!
  Kathi  
gehört zum nervenden Mcaffe Security Center, was sich penetrant i.d. Systemstrg implentiert und man nicht mehr los zu werden scheint
  Frank S.  
Once you install any of McAfee products, they install deep in the roots of your system and are very difficult to remove.
   
mcdetect.exe is a process associated with the McAfee Security Centre software. This process should not be removed to ensure that your system is secure.
   


Summary: Average user rating of mcdetect.exe: based on 4 votes with 6 reviews.
2 users think mcdetect.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think mcdetect.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade mcdetect.exe ("not sure about it").


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