Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

VSCORE.15.1.0.500.x86 12.50%
VSCORE.15.1.0.480.x86 12.50%
VSCORE.15.0.0.466.x86 25.00%
VSCORE.14.4.0.387.x86 12.50%
VSCORE.14.4.0.354.x86 25.00%
VSCORE.14.3.0.464.x64 12.50%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceEvent, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, GetTraceEnableFlags
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcess, CreateEventW, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, UnmapViewOfFile, CloseHandle, LoadLibraryExW, OpenFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, LocalAlloc, WaitForSingleObject, FreeLibrary, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, Sleep, RtlUnwind, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetVersionExW, OpenEventW, SetEvent, LocalFree
lockdown.dll
LockDownProtectProcessById
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
_wcsicmp
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx
rpcrt4.dll
RpcStringBindingComposeW, RpcBindingFree, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, RpcStringFreeW, NdrClientCall2, RpcBindingSetAuthInfoExW
user32.dll
wsprintfW

mfeann.exe

VSCORE by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mfeann.exe
Version:   VSCORE.14.4.0.387.x86
MD5:   7a1b042f9813b62138f4a7ef4d760137
SHA1:   d0d60993588ff8b84e0574919737930541d18f14
SHA256:   de8d131fa974d69dc1b91270aeff7f48d4e1e6e50bb2b197af58ca0be7c8b22e

What is mfeann.exe?

VSCore Announcer is part of McAfee's core security products. This is a common modules that is shared between a number of McAfee progams.

Overview

mfeann.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent myagtsvc.exe (by McAfee). The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mfeann.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:VSCORE
Description:VSCore Announcer
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mcafee\virusscan enterprise\mfeann.exe
File version:VSCORE.14.4.0.387.x86
Size:33.12 KB (33,912 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Monday, October 10, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00017968%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007971%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00009996%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,682 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:332,903/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.32 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.97 MB
Private (minimum):664 KB
Non-paged memory:1.32 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:51.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):54.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.33 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:549,921/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.56 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:152/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:4.29 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:152/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:93
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\systemcore\mfeann.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:myagtsvc.exe (by McAfee)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
mfeann.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00047476%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00032503%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00014973%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:71,994/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:40 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00001455%
Kernel CPU:0.00001455%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:938/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 50.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 12.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 12.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 25.00% of VSCORE.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 28.57%
Lenovo 28.57%
Toshiba 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
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