How to remove an mcods error

The free file information forum can help you determine if mcods.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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Mcods.exe file information

The process known as McAfee VirusScan - On Demand Scan belongs to software McAfee VirusScan or McAfee Internet Security Suite by McAfee (www.mcafee.com).

Description: mcods.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 362,064 bytes (62% of all occurrences), 378,184 bytes and 5 more variants.
The program is not visible. Mcods.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. File mcods.exe is not a Windows system file. mcods.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 21% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you experience any issues with installation of mcods.exe, you may want to uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ McAfee Virtual Technician or McAfee Internet Security Suite.

Recommended: Identify mcods.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as mcods.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the mcods.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

Läuft wenn das McAffee Securety cender einen Vieren Scan Duch fürt.
böser Wolf

It is a McAfee program, something about quickly scanning. Can be deleted if wanted

it is the nonvisible part of mcafee virus scan that presents during a virus scan. it is safe
L. Smith

McAfee - scans for virus but hogs CPU. You can use Task Manager to increase priority of other processes over mcods.exe.
jimr (further information)

memory usage
Me

McAfee virus scan, safe
D.Walker

It is consuming CPU processes on my Mom's netbook / Vist
Marian Stasney

mcods.exe is a process belonging to McAfee VirusScan which protects your computer against Internet-bound threats such as spyware and trojans which can be distributed through e-mail or attack directly to the computer allowing unauthorized access to your computer.
Andreas

Summary: Average user rating of mcods.exe: based on 8 votes with 8 reviews.

4 users think mcods.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 2 users doesn't grade mcods.exe ("not sure about it").

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