mcshield.exe

Anti-Malware Core by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mcshield.exe
Version:   Anti-Malware Core.1.1.1.244.x64
MD5:   e96acd89e17d63d5966659e6424118cb
SHA1:   364442793648442c37db50ebf7e8ca9d073cd75e
SHA256:   3857af7bb9573f41ead5f67d7c109a9fe459d32147aad2a8ee5071a208c91291

What is mcshield.exe?

McAfee On-Access Scanner service features true blocking On Access Scanning. It scans every file being accessed from or written to the machine and blocks infections if any. On Access Scanner can be configured to scan on Read Only, Write only or both. It can also be configured to scan files on network volumes.

Overview

mcshield.exe runs as a service under the name McAfee Anti-Malware Core (mfecore) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mcshield.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:Anti-Malware Core
Description:McAfee On-Access Scanner service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\amcore\mcshield.exe
File version:Anti-Malware Core.1.1.1.244.x64
Size:993.18 KB (1,017,016 bytes)
Build date:2/11/2013 3:43 PM
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, June 10, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'mfecore' (McAfee Anti-Malware Core)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00607628%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00314396%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00293232%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:59,922 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:29,469,628/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:70/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:221.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):219.84 MB
Private (minimum):90.55 MB
Non-paged memory:221.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:423.96 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):660.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:212.39 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):443.59 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,456,742/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:21.97 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3,389/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:142.7 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:22/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:18.76 MB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6,134/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:42
12
Handles:748
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\amcore\mcshield.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:mfecore
Display name:McAfee Anti-Malware Core
Description:“McAfee OnAccess Scanner”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:1.14836559%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.13897282%
0.107585%
User CPU:1.00939277%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:24,453,159/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:20/sec
79/sec
Memory:288 KB
1.16 MB
ncapi.dll
Total CPU:0.24010433%
Kernel CPU:0.00744866%
User CPU:0.23265567%
CPU cycles:5,369,300/sec
Context switches:2/sec
Memory:116 KB
MCNormalizer.dat
Total CPU:0.18331075%
Kernel CPU:0.04950884%
User CPU:0.13380191%
CPU cycles:3,769,667/sec
Context switches:3/sec
Memory:204 KB
EMMain.dll
Total CPU:0.00960239%
Kernel CPU:0.00241838%
User CPU:0.00718401%
CPU cycles:269,181/sec
Context switches:5/sec
Memory:284 KB
MSVCR90.dll
Total CPU:0.00804166%
Kernel CPU:0.00160224%
User CPU:0.00643942%
CPU cycles:165,625/sec
Memory:652 KB
ts.dat
Total CPU:0.00134615%
Kernel CPU:0.00075385%
User CPU:0.00059231%
CPU cycles:66,263/sec
Memory:1.19 MB
mcshield.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00021330%
Kernel CPU:0.00021330%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:3,640/sec
Memory:1004 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.94%
Windows 8.1 22.06%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 16.18%
Windows 8 16.18%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.88%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.94%
Windows 8 Pro 2.94%
Windows 7 Professional 1.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.47%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.47%
Windows 7 Starter 1.47%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of Anti-Malware Core.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 29.13%
Dell 23.30%
Acer 12.62%
Lenovo 11.65%
Hewlett-Packard 11.65%
Sony 7.77%
Toshiba 3.88%
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