How to remove MpfTray error

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MpfTray.exe file information

The process McAfee Personal Firewall Tray Monitor belongs to the software McAfee Personal Firewall (MPF) or MPFTray.exe" by McAfee Security (www.mcafee.com).

Description: File MpfTray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (mainly C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\personal firewall\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 1005096 bytes (34% of all occurrence), 950272 bytes, 999424 bytes, 1380352 bytes, 1343488 bytes, 992808 bytes, 1327104 bytes, 1187899 bytes, 988712 bytes, 1048576 bytes, 1003520 bytes.
File MpfTray.exe is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). MpfTray.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

"MPFTray" must run at start up. McAfee Personal Firewall

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

It uses 100% of my cpu and therefore even answering e mail becomes a chore. Yes, my machine is old but only five years. It's frustrating
LaRubia

I got rid of McAfee 6 months ago and I am still getting this error message! I can't seem to get rid of it and it is driving me crazy!
Barbara

MpfTray is part of McAfee Personal Firewall. This is not a threat. I work for a Helpdesk which takes various McAfee calls. This call has come up many times and it simply needs to be restarted.
Phillip J. Rolley (further information)

as soon as I enabled my McAfee firewall, the CPU usage became 100% and 98% for this MpfTray.exe, i am not sure wheather this is good or not. My system became very slow ....
sri

Mcafee personal firewall tray. Mcafee has tonnes of issues. Uninstall it.

MpfTray.exe IS the firewall. If you disable the firewall, the exe disappears. It was using 100% of my processor, so I disabled the firewall. It's annoying - does anyone know how to fix it?
steve

On startup this exe uses 100% of CPU resources, Not Good
samuel kay

McAfee.com privacy service is part of McAfee internet suite
Shalianahe

It is said to be for Mcfree and used to run fine but I closed it because it caused my CPU to stay at 100% O.o
Amy

its OFTEN using 100% of my cpu, this is a BIG problem for me.
Moen

verursacht 100% Systemauslastung von Zeit zu Zeit
Eggi

it massively slows down older machines
wasn

I use Microsoft Outlook for e-mail. (not Outlook Express)
Martha Owen

uses 50% CPU time on a 3GHz PC
Eberhard

MpfTray is part of McAfee Personal Firewall. When says not responding there is no problem and only needs to be restarted in the event viewer, which is allocated in Admin Tools
Roscoe Khan (further information)

MpfTray.exe is not a virus, trojan, it's a minor problem that Mcafee are currently having.It's simply a matter of the McAfee Firewall icon on the task bar not loading up correctly after a computer restart. McAfee are aware of this problem and there engineers are trying to rectify the error.
Dave Loveless

It is part of My McAfee Firewall
Gregg Holbert

TurboTax Deluxe 2004 wont run if mpftray is running

it is a system tray icon that allows for easy access to mcafee settings
nick

McAfee Personal Firewall Tray Monitor

macaffee tray-icon
jack renèe

part of your McAfee Firewall! no harm can do

called mcafee

Summary: 13 users think MpfTray.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 7 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 2 users think MpfTray.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 3 users doesn't grade MpfTray.exe ("not sure about it").

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