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
76f1b280afc484a9a76b12d2f42d2393
DLL
0e3e2a1692a76e8d4d77eaeb36f3a46d
DLL
abc9bbf8facf1e0b43abd2ad82debbbe
DLL
42ef6d4eae37c43360271e53b2cd0220
DLL
4ad57943c3d69fea2199bcd38e22da5f
DLL
f4e34b2874aa7d34a77fc3b0354e7196
EXE
a81169984d3bd13da86810d41a33cd30
DLL
833021451e85c260c1cbd57193e027e3
DLL
fcaa037e1354679c7dc794bcbb230dde
DLL
452e9684fcd7b39f43a663f34b3d53b0