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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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Relationships

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.15.1.0.594
MD5:   d3aa7664de86fdb2125f48d393a486b3
SHA1:   818ae50eefd8f5061b7fb3fc2b292695f9b74e16
SHA256:   08256dfcd4963b257d5aaafacec0ec6bc758e5d65c55fcf60dbd412c432e82e4

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.15.1.0.594
Size:164.92 KB (168,880 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:0.00120623%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00066894%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00053729%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:9,481 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:551,658/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.5 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.02 MB
Private (minimum):536 KB
Non-paged memory:3.5 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.53 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):48.14 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1018 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:405,446/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:33 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:535 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:26/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:128
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-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:0.00551330%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00339314%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00212016%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:124,760/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:172 KB
1.16 MB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00089825%
Kernel CPU:0.00077442%
User CPU:0.00012384%
CPU cycles:24,340/sec
Memory:792 KB
mfehida.dll (SYSCORE by McAfee)
Total CPU:0.00044312%
Kernel CPU:0.00028323%
User CPU:0.00015989%
CPU cycles:14/sec
Memory:88 KB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00006588%
Kernel CPU:0.00006081%
User CPU:0.00000507%
CPU cycles:4,390/sec
Memory:100 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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