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
ac76c8c25317448f4cf97ea3d7bac461
DLL
52c4d7af958128e163750978920c51ca
DLL
ea524cadac368103fa05427cdd2ad992
DLL
f37558e6510fdfba1cc538ddb625c494
DLL
553692ccdb1f6cf34a0953bbc7cf9b5b
DLL
48dbf46d2d483286ceced6244b8ef4c1
DLL
ce159647235a39261e9d40cc9693bbfd
DLL
7d28b14053e4b0fbbd1db4cce125c823
DLL
00cb47338b528c15a296b52f4966dc7e
DLL
ee01b7e4b9193aff79b3290e56e05aa0