Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

3,6,6,129	1.54%
3,6,4,128	1.54%
3,6,4,127	1.54%
3,6,3,330	7.69%
3,6,3,330	7.69%
3,6,2,124	7.69%
3,6,0,137	13.85%
3,6,0,137	23.08%
3,6,0,134	1.54%
3,6,0,134	1.54%
3,5,0,159	13.85%
3,5,0,159	10.77%
3,4,1,118	1.54%
3,4,1,118	1.54%
3,3,1,102	1.54%
2,9,0,242	1.54%
2,8,0,306	1.54%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

sahook.dll (McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee)

Related files

mcsacore.exe

McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mcsacore.exe

Version:	3,6,4,128
MD5:	a2bcb725db8896508516c707129f17dd
SHA1:	cd5cb9f9f5bb19056315c5475e8ba501dc71dfa0

What is mcsacore.exe?

SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. SiteAdvisor only rates sites based on the risk of malware or spam.

About mcsacore.exe (from McAfee)

“McAfee SiteAdvisor software is a free browser plug-in that provides simple Web site safety ratings and a Secure Search box so you can surf, search and shop more safely. With SiteAdvisor software insta”

Details

File name:	McSACore.exe
Publisher:	McAfee, Inc.
Product name:	McAfee SiteAdvisor
Description:	SiteAdvisor
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
File version:	3,6,4,128
Product version:	3,6,4,0
Size:	118.77 KB (121,616 bytes)
Build date:	11/7/2013 10:57 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	McAfee
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

McAfee SiteAdvisor

McAfee, Inc.

10% remove

SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. A paid version of McAfee SiteAdvisor, McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus, has extra features. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. In addition to selling to the end consumers, McAfee also sells to the web site owners with their Mc...

Behaviors

Service

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

'McAfee SiteAdvisor Service'

Network connections

[TCP] sac.gti.mcafee.com (161.69.92.10:443)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00283429%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00183016%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00100413%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	484 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	3,023,305/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	16.91 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	11.05 MB
Private (minimum):	3.5 MB
Non-paged memory:	16.91 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	119.96 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	123.96 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	5.91 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	12.19 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	6,179/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	35.19 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	3/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	995 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	538 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	47/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	32	12
Handles:	389	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	C:\progra~2\mcafee\sitead~1\mcsacore.exe
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	McAfee SiteAdvisor Service
Description:	“McAfee SiteAdvisor Service”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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