mcagent.exe

McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mcagent.exe
Version:   11,6,385,0
MD5:   1f701b53b64ebc11ddac40e72df3720c
SHA1:   80863cecf1def2d450896d8ed72b3e27009c9fb1
SHA256:   f5035f870aec6d0677bdd3967267f816ae3a5fc669f488bb3f44e81debc67acc

What is mcagent.exe?

McAfee SecurityCenter is a security solution that allows users to monitor their computer's security status and to know instantly whether their computer's virus, spyware, e-mail, and firewall protection services are up-to-date. Most McAfee SecurityCenter builds offer trial subscriptions to McAfee’s security software. The program generates security alerts which notify users about emergency virus outbreaks and other important security related messages.

About mcagent.exe (from McAfee)

McAfee SecurityCenter is comprehensive security that will deliver proactive protection and has been designed for your PC, with over 6,000 new online threats discovered everyday your McAfee software is

DetailsDetails

File name:mcagent.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee SecurityCenter
Description:McAfee Security Center
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
File version:11,6,385,0
Product version:11,6,0,0
Size:1.21 MB (1,271,968 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.906937
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'mcagent_exe' → C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe /runkey
  • 'mcpltui_exe' → "C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey
  • 'mcui_exe' → "C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.12166422%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01947124%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.10219299%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:19,198 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:97/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:26.46 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):23.05 MB
Private (minimum):388 KB
Non-paged memory:26.46 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:180.64 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):187.13 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.69 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):30.84 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:23
12
Handles:516
600
GUI GDI count:146
103
GUI GDI peak:153
142
GUI USER count:65
49
GUI USER peak:76
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ole32.dll
Total CPU:2.00321016%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:1.84780004%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.15541012%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:47,721,691/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:43/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.36 MB
1.16 MB
MSVCR100.dll
Total CPU:0.13389370%
Kernel CPU:0.09899201%
User CPU:0.03490169%
CPU cycles:3,493,895/sec
Context switches:6/sec
Memory:764 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.07741543%
Kernel CPU:0.07741543%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:987,036/sec
Context switches:8/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
mcagent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01036582%
Kernel CPU:0.00964497%
User CPU:0.00072084%
CPU cycles:259,666/sec
Memory:1.25 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00143366%
Kernel CPU:0.00143366%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:5,297/sec
Memory:1.56 MB
mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00132516%
Kernel CPU:0.00132516%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:47,748/sec
Memory:5.71 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.53%
Windows 8 18.60%
Windows 8.1 6.98%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.23%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.23%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.07%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.49%
Windows 7 Starter 3.49%
Windows 7 Professional 2.91%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.16%
Windows 8 Pro 1.16%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 0.58%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 62.79% of McAfee SecurityCenter.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 28.72%
ASUS 16.41%
Sony 14.36%
Acer 13.33%
Hewlett-Packard 10.77%
Toshiba 8.21%
Lenovo 3.08%
Intel 3.08%
Alienware 1.03%
Gateway 1.03%
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