SecurityScan
by McAfee, Inc.
What is SecurityScan?
SecurityScan is software application developed by McAfee, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 68.92% of installations running this operating system. SecurityScan's installer is typically 11.00 MB in size and installs around 24 files. The most common release is 2.1.119.2 with 89.19% of all installations currently using this version.
SecurityScan is most popular in the United States with 83.19% of installations residing in this country.
SecurityScan adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, SecurityScan is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- McCHSvc.exe runs as a service named 'McAfee Security Scan Component Host Service' (McComponentHostService) "McAfee Security Scan Component Host Service".
- Firewall:
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- SSScheduler.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\McAfee Security Scan\3.0.285\SSScheduler.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- McUICnt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EB329B95-F63D-4130-991B-F399298D97E0}' (runs on registration).
- SSScheduler.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9759DD8F-2C5D-4306-AF95-198906494841}' (runs on registration).
Software Details
- URL:
- https://home.mcafee.com/downloads/free-virus-scan
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\mcafee security scan
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\McAfee Security Scan\uninstall.exe"
- Size:
- 11.00 MB
- Language:
- English
SecurityScan Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- uninstall.exe
- Name:
- SecurityScan
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\mcafee security scan\uninstall.exe
- MD5:
- 5c3702fc4ce302cd86e7117d62d3b765
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –