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
EXE
d4d19d5f5d89263ca77f6873a9c21a85
EXE
b5bec360a7ad8dce5284d833bc026353
EXE
a67cf28e330f6e1b7b5d1054870a3588
DLL
16ab9c5a9746618d4e2fe8494a8ef504
DLL
dbbc07a657aa5dfc3ab6daa5d2697f77
DLL
fdef43b54b7b9876e9732e7fdedd7b06
DLL
24608a07df323918d5b6410b432a2847
DLL
2d508d0edf90832d5ad816ddb5e1c843
DLL
393e3504eb4a3c213e09154627b14a01
EXE
bd9d565247434e31f52dde7cacb639ef