McOds.exe

McAfee VirusScan by McAfee (Signed)

Remove McOds.exe
Version:   16,1,134,0
MD5:   93432faea699f7a2b4f4ac5949d0b6ab
SHA1:   8bfaf19d5ce664857647a8eed65afe5e21a95946

What is McOds.exe?

McAfee VirusScan is an antivirus program created and maintained by McAfee Inc. The program is not available as a standalone package, but is included in the McAfee VirusScan Plus package or as part of McAfee Internet Security Suite.

About McOds.exe (from McAfee)

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Overview

mcods.exe runs as a service under the name McAfee Scanner (McODS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including McAfee Internet Security published by McAfee, Inc., McAfee All Access – AntiVirus Plus from McAfee, Inc. and McAfee All Access – AntiVirus Plus by McAfee, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mcods.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee VirusScan
Description:McAfee VirusScan On-Demand Scan
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mcafee\virusscan\mcods.exe
File version:16,1,134,0
Product version:16,1,0,0
Size:370.07 KB (378,952 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
McAfee, Inc.
7% remove
McAfee VirusScan is an antivirus program created and maintained by McAfee Inc. McAfee markets VirusScan to home and home-office users; McAfee also develops VirusScan Enterprise for use in corporate environments. The product is not available as a standalone package, but is included in the McAfee VirusScan Plus package or as part of McAfee Internet Security Suite.
McAfee, Inc.
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Our powerful combination of performance, accuracy, and reinforcing protections keeps criminals away from your PC and data. From startup to on-access scans, get high performance to minimize scan times and extend battery life. Block threats like viruses, Trojans, and spyware in your files, email, and web downloads using instant risk assessments through the cloud. Let our advanced firewall with buffer overflow protection prevent software f...
McAfee, Inc.
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'McODS' (McAfee Scanner)
  • McODS

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00018018%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009749%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00008269%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:55,719 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,492,894/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.82 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):24.1 MB
Private (minimum):2.5 MB
Non-paged memory:8.82 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:123.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):137.45 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.03 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):27.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:35,881/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:608.88 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,403/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.74 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:702/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:160.77 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:464/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:433
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\mcafee\virusscan\mcods.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:McODS
Display name:McAfee Scanner
Description:“McAfee Scanner”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.05%
Windows 8 20.45%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.95%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.55%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.55%
Windows 7 Starter 4.55%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.41%
Windows 8 Pro 2.27%
Windows 7 Professional 2.27%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 63.64% of McAfee VirusScan.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 31.46%
Sony 17.98%
Acer 15.73%
ASUS 11.24%
Hewlett-Packard 11.24%
Toshiba 6.74%
Intel 2.25%
Gateway 2.25%
Alienware 1.12%
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