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%
SYSCORE.14.3.0.514	0.50%
SYSCORE.14.2.0.964.x86	0.50%
SYSCORE.14.2.0.866.x86	0.50%
SYSCORE.14.2.0.866.x64	0.50%

mfefire.exe has 29 known versions, the most recent one is SYSCORE.15.1.0.668. It is started as a Windows Service called 'McAfee Firewall Core Service' with the name 'mfefire' and described as “Provides firewall services to McAfee products”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 197.02 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to McAfee by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0054% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.31 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.76 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 79 Bytes per minute for reads and 13 Bytes per minute for writes.

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.