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How to remove mscifapp error


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mscifapp.exe file information

The process McAfee Privacy Service belongs to the software McAfee Privacy Service or Porsche SportChrono or McAfee Privacy Service or Acoustica Effects Pack or mscifapp.exe by McAfee, Inc (www.mcafee.com) or Networks Associates Technology, Inc (nai.com).

Description: mscifapp.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\MPS\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 296,488 bytes (58% of all occurrence), 274,432 bytes, 294,912 bytes, 225,280 bytes, 35,852 bytes.
File mscifapp.exe is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital Signature. Therefore the technical security rating is 36% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

  • "MPSExe" can run at start up. McAfee.com Privacy Service - "combines personal identifiable information (PII) protection with online advertisement blocking and content filtering"

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as mscifapp.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the mscifapp.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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has an issue with winamp, firefox & shoutcast - when winamp plays a shoutcast radio station and firefox is open, mscifapp crashes, eats 100% system resource and won't respond to end task - have to tskill it from the cmd line!
  Charlie  
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it seems to eat lots of my resource ie Processor ....
  KoK  
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McAfee Privacy Service Program
  Chris  
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McAfee.com privacy service is part of McAfee internet suite
  Shalianahe  
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Al I know is it keeps coming up and the "OK" and "CANCEL" buttons dont do anything I cant get rid of it
   

Summary: 3 users think mscifapp.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users doesn't grade mscifapp.exe ("not sure about it").

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