McMSCSvc.exe
McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee (Signed)
Overview
There are 4 versions of mcmscsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9,15,126,0. It is started as a Windows Service called 'mcmscsvc' with the name 'mcmscsvc' and described as “McAfee Services”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 803.67 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to McAfee by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0007% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 13.37 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 18.95 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 22.01 KB per minute for reads and 1.48 KB per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | mcmscsvc.exe |
Publisher: | McAfee, Inc. |
Product name: | McAfee SecurityCenter |
Description: | McAfee Services |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | McAfee |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Friday, September 12, 2008 |
Expiration date: | Sunday, October 9, 2011 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | mcmscsvc |
Display name: | mcmscsvc |
Description: | “McAfee Services” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of mcmscsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- mcmscsvc
- 'mcmscsvc' (McAfee Services)
All file variations of mcmscsvc.exe