McAfee Agent

McAfee Agent

by McAfee, Inc.

What is McAfee Agent?

McAfee Agent is software application developed by McAfee, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 71.32% of installations running this operating system. McAfee Agent's installer is typically 20.00 MB in size and installs around 191 files. The most common release is 4.5.0.1810 with 13.84% of all installations currently using this version.

McAfee Agent is most popular in the United States with 48.20% of installations residing in this country.

McAfee Agent adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, McAfee Agent is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About McAfee Agent?

The McAfee Agent is a component that is integrated into the taskbar upon installation of McAfee Security Suite or McAfee Internet Security on a computer. The McAfee Agent provides users with convenient access to specific functions without the need to open the full protection center program. Following installation, the McAfee Agent will be visible in the taskbar, displaying the letter M.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • FrameworkService.exe runs as a service named 'Servizio McAfee Framework' (McAfeeFramework) "Framework dei componenti condivisi per i prodotti McAfee".
  • masvc.exe runs as a service named 'McAfee Agent Service' (masvc) "McAfee Agent Service".
  • macmnsvc.exe runs as a service named 'McAfee Agent Common Services' (macmnsvc) "McAfee Agent Common Services".
  • MfeServiceMgr.exe runs as a service named 'McAfeeServiceManager' (McAfeeServiceManager) "McAfeeServiceManager".
Firewall:
  • MfeServiceMgr.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\MfeServiceMgr.exe'.
  • FrameworkService.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe'.
  • McScript_InUse.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\McScript_InUse.exC:*:EnableC:McAfee Agent Script Engine'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • CmdAgent.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Collect and Send Props' (runs daily at 7:58 AM).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.mcafee.com
Support:
https://mysupport.mcafee.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{2AAB21C2-4CDA-4189-A0EC-5ED666113F84}
Size:
20.00 MB
Language:
English

McAfee Agent Executable Details

Primary executable:
McTray.exe
Name:
McAfee Agent
Path:
C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\McTray.exe
MD5:
39da15b313f798372da59f53355e8477
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by McAfee Agent
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
d880b75c80fb59e0b6706791432342d9
DLL
c3506360ce8f42f10dc844e3ff6ed999
DLL
2c1156ddf5fab73c35ffe3bb9b17839a
DLL
059b039a5709098db5e3e02ab9132344
DLL
654eaedc85960d66d6d31855640b3a5f
DLL
4a474d61ab186db9433df8599241df65
DLL
03a23a2a24e63e9d18fca6173760dccf
DLL
dc8966cbd4c9ee3912c25933dfde740b
DLL
4cc70e72dd907e994e16faa9f2451934
DLL
621df30f2d12b04f00c92fb2dfa684fb