McOds.exe
McAfee VirusScan by McAfee (Signed)
| Version: | 15,6,225,0 |
| MD5: | b26b99ce6218cc586b727cba7c923233 |
| SHA1: | 644e63cb47b5776b73b0addcf6f8182f7d1c2441 |
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)
“Essential security software so you can surf, shop, and socialize online while our anti-virus software, anti-malware, and firewall keep you safe. Relentless security software scans and blocks dangerous”
Overview
mcods.exe runs as a service under the name McAfee Scanner (McODS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program McAfee Internet Security published by McAfee, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| 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: | 15,6,225,0 |
| Product version: | 15,6,0,0 |
| Size: | 374.62 KB (383,608 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | McAfee |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'McODS' (McAfee Scanner)
- McODS
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00055631% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00034994% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00020637% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 75,172 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 8.2 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 22.52 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.14 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 8.2 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 122.71 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 127.5 MB | |
| Working set: | 13.84 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 22.52 MB | |
| Page faults: | 15,956/min | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 19 | |
| Handles: | 482 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| 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) |
Threads
Averages
| msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.30635122% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.22032188% | |
| User CPU: | 0.08602933% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,415,005/sec | |
| Context switches: | 34/sec | |
| Memory: | 840 KB | |
| MVsScan.dll (McAfee VirusScan API by McAfee) |
| Total CPU: | 0.05308219% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03402704% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01905515% | |
| CPU cycles: | 699,056/sec | |
| Context switches: | 21/sec | |
| Memory: | 544 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.03485398% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01317326% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02168072% | |
| CPU cycles: | 356,799/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.74 MB | |
| combase.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00679964% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00543971% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00135993% | |
| CPU cycles: | 100,430/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.69 MB | |
| mcods.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00013955% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013955% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,840/sec | |
| Memory: | 384 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 63.64% of McAfee VirusScan.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| 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% |
|
