How to remove mcupdate error

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mcupdate.exe file information

The process McAfee SecurityCenter Update Engine or McAfee.com Update Engine or VirusScan AutoUpdate or McAfee.com SecurityCenter Update Engine or Windows Media Center Store Update Manager belongs to the software McAfee SecurityCenter or Sniffy Pro For Windows or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise or McAfee.com SecurityCenter or McAfee SecurityCenter Update Engine or mcupdate.exe or mcupdate.exe or Microsoft® Windows® Operating System by McAfee, Inc (www.mcafee.com) or Networks Associates Technology, Inc (nai.com) or McAfee.com or Network Associates, Inc (nai.com) or McAfee.com Corporation (us.mcafee.com) or Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: mcupdate.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\Agent\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 212992 bytes (58% of all occurrence), 180224 bytes, 184320 bytes, 233472 bytes, 122880 bytes, 151552 bytes, 65536 bytes, 211456 bytes, 159744 bytes.
The program has a visible window. mcupdate.exe is not a Windows core file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). mcupdate.exe is able to record inputs, hide itself, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 24% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If mcupdate.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 2% dangerous. File size is 136192 bytes. The file is a Windows core system file. The program has no visible window. mcupdate.exe is a trustworthy file from Microsoft.

External information from Paul Collins:

"McUpdateExe" can run at start up. From McAfee VirusScan On-line. Automatically updates your virus definitions. Leave enabled unless you regularly update these definitions

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

I'm running Vista without any McAfee products and I have this occasionally running
Damian Leroux

Needed for McAfee VirusScan
Eagle

On Windows Vista, It's the Media Center Store Updater.
Charles

To stop it! Press start! Control panel! Performance! Administrative Tools! Services! Find the McAfee Updater! R Click! Choose Properties! See ENABLED with a down ARROW! Click Arrow! Choose Disable! Click OK! Close! Restart computer!
D. Stone

The only problems with this is when it updates while you play cpu chewing games.
Matthew P

constantly create problem and does not cooperate with another programs as Java for example
LK

It comes up when I turn on computer & blocks out my lower task bar.
janyron

Although it's for auto updating McAfee, it's so persistant about not being removed. I don't like software that reinstalls itself.
J. Michrina

After my Virus Scan 9 expired, I started to get messages that "mcupdate.exe" required me to connect to the Internet. Now, a month after installing Virus Scan Ver 10 I still get these messages. Should this happen, and if no what can I do. Thanks.
Norman Raby

McAfee.com part of McAfee internet suite
Shalianahe

mcagent.exe is a process associated with 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 antivirus program and should not be terminated.
Elric Ward

Summary: 7 users think mcupdate.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user think mcupdate.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 3 users doesn't grade mcupdate.exe ("not sure about it").

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