Should I block it?

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VersionsAdditional versions

SYSCORE.15.1.0.668 16.42%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.666 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.649 1.49%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.641 6.47%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.631 1.49%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.609 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.609 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.595 7.46%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.595 25.37%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.594 3.48%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.594 5.47%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.588 15.42%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.588 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.580 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.563 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.526 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.526 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.518 0.50%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.518 6.47%
SYSCORE.15.1.0.518 1.49%
SYSCORE.14.4.0.503 0.50%
SYSCORE.14.4.0.503 0.50%
SYSCORE.14.4.0.503 0.50%
SYSCORE.14.4.0.478 0.50%
SYSCORE.14.4.0.452 0.50%
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Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
BuildTrusteeWithSidW, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetExplicitEntriesFromAclW, GetSidSubAuthority, IsValidSid, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, OpenProcessToken, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, EqualSid, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegCreateKeyExW, SetEntriesInAclW, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegDeleteValueW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegisterTraceGuidsW, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, TraceEvent, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, GetSidSubAuthorityCount
kernel32.dll
UnmapViewOfFile, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, SetLastError, DebugBreak, TerminateProcess, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExW, GetLastError, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryExW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, SetEvent, CloseHandle, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateThread, CreateEventW, CancelWaitableTimer, WaitForSingleObject, SetWaitableTimer, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, CreateDirectoryW, CreateFileW, WriteFile, GetFileSizeEx, GetLocalTime, SetFilePointer, Sleep, ResetEvent, GetFileTime, GetProcessHeap, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, GetFileSize, FindNextChangeNotification, FindFirstChangeNotificationW, GetSystemDirectoryW, DeviceIoControl, MultiByteToWideChar, HeapFree, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemInfo, OpenProcess, DuplicateHandle, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
_stricmp
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree
rpcrt4.dll
NdrServerCall2, RpcServerUnregisterIf, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerRegisterIf, RpcServerListen, RpcBindingFree, RpcMgmtStopServerListening
user32.dll
wsprintfW
ws2_32.dll
WSACreateEvent, WSAIoctl, WSAResetEvent, WSAStringToAddressA

mfefire.exe

SYSCORE by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mfefire.exe
Version:   SYSCORE.14.4.0.503
MD5:   134bb16f93a07c2c89b0b9c399382bdb
SHA1:   b815ba8791c580968c7f75cf28c2a7892b02054b
SHA256:   e03adddf7585f4b2c5e9b04efbaa61d7b291dec001a9c035820cb1185c4e0afa

What is mfefire.exe?

McAfee Core Firewall Service is part of McAfee's core security products. This is a common modules that is shared between a number of McAfee progams.

Overview

mfefire.exe runs as a service under the name McAfee Firewall Core Service (mfefire) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mfefire.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:SYSCORE
Description:McAfee Core Firewall Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\systemcore\mfefire.exe
File version:SYSCORE.14.4.0.503
Size:205.68 KB (210,616 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'mfefire' (McAfee Firewall Core Service)
  • mfefire

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005321%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002689%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002633%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:43,914 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:668,444/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.13 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.07 MB
Private (minimum):348 KB
Non-paged memory:5.13 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:44.05 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.05 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.58 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.8 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,450,814/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:1.03 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:13/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:137
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\systemcore\\mfefire.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:mfefire
Display name:McAfee Firewall Core Service
Description:“Provides firewall services to McAfee products”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
mfefire.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00933164%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00511268%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00421897%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:323,672/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:220 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00008809%
Kernel CPU:0.00008442%
User CPU:0.00000367%
CPU cycles:9,932/sec
Memory:124 KB
mfehida.dll (SYSCORE by McAfee)
Total CPU:0.00002202%
Kernel CPU:0.00001835%
User CPU:0.00000367%
CPU cycles:4,847/sec
Memory:92 KB

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 Home Premium 39.00%
Windows 8 19.00%
Windows 8.1 8.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 5.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 7 Starter 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.50% of SYSCORE.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 27.83%
ASUS 18.26%
Acer 12.61%
Sony 11.30%
Hewlett-Packard 10.87%
Toshiba 8.70%
Lenovo 6.09%
Intel 1.74%
Gateway 1.74%
Alienware 0.87%
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