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
699a2f40e909aa0774b01b4d6ffea1ef
DLL
10b188f193efbfc3db7e8b9e771c17d8
DLL
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DLL
22d1dde6d4ef3935345896b7671f64c8
DLL
f71df18a188d8a4fe689d724b7aadade
DLL
c258d9ecaddc18425acbc1d89a46ee24
DLL
3fd2129b3ff707e76d77ab065710bcdc
DLL
3461f070cfb1a38bfc0b5473ee35463a
DLL
6787e506726ff51df59b279fee23261b
DLL
fb9c70fc4d9e3b3af9c59d3598097e54