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What is mcagent.exe? Mcafee agent?

Vendor:      
Product:     McAfee SecurityCenter
Vendor Website:     
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data
Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: Mcagent.exe is a program that will be found on many computers, this may have even arrived as preinstalled software on your computer when you first purchased it. This mcagent.exe file is called the Mcafee agent. It is part of your Mcafee virus protection and Mcafee security suite of software. Its purpose is to connect to the Mcafee server and update and verify that your virus definitions are up to date.

mcagent.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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mcagent.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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mcagent.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.25%
Average CPU use for this program: null%
Average RAM for this program: null MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
mcagent.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x488a04a29b4187478461fd564bdb7811 3/20/2017 4:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1287 KB
2 Status 0x796ad8ebea1cbc334d07fcbe152e6167 5/12/2016 3:47:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1189 KB
3 Status 0x76214141c70a8e98c5f7f5a904c0ea04 5/10/2016 9:53:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1153 KB
4 Status 0x9405b452064bfa6a0f78e2f177a988a4 2/9/2016 12:20:00 PM Unknown 8,0,237,0 Mcafee Security Center 569 KB
5 Status 0x0d21a7e336bef56da958958e570680d9 9/24/2015 5:35:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
6 Status 0xaa3d0f1e235b92e3a5dc5b7d9d0d09d0 8/12/2015 7:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 626 KB
7 Status 0x6e1aa17e2758d565af541a213dd1a217 6/12/2015 8:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 626 KB
8 Status 0xf906f057a4b6c7bce2bc8ed5845fb95d 3/23/2015 1:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
9 Status 0xe8d2dcece015f4558aa3853514664f15 2/7/2015 12:05:00 AM Unknown 6, 0, 0, 16 Mcafee Security Center 296 KB
10 Status 0x874a7610503d482b4de1c8bb87bc75f5 11/20/2014 2:38:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1165 KB
11 Status 0x053f44f6e7c12352a1157d04ad56b074 11/10/2014 7:06:00 AM Unknown 7,1,133,0 Mcafee Security Center 553 KB
12 Status 0x1381a5e0d641e912fa1aeb42bffa72db 11/4/2014 1:08:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
13 Status 0x88a8eba41a7fe46167d10975dc15bc4a 9/11/2014 6:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 630 KB
14 Status 0x4c4f3de9cf6e0f8b7a4ae639ff981bff 9/2/2014 3:59:00 AM Unknown 7,2,142,0 Mcafee Security Center 553 KB
15 Status 0x8b5a97e5c16db873092cf3d27b8145a6 8/17/2014 6:27:00 AM Unknown 5, 0, 0, 2 Mcafee Security Center 240 KB
16 Status 0xc281cb23dddfe24464652bb52ddc61a5 8/1/2014 10:25:00 PM Unknown 4, 3, 0, 10 Mcafee Security Center 240 KB
17 Status 0xc9d50abdb976f271a0fb6c3743651bf3 2/5/2012 8:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1196 KB
18 Status 0xf751c546a9a586a09ad64274529f8e9c 1/28/2012 9:01:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 630 KB
19 Status 0xa15ae75ce9f860af548651a089118709 1/27/2012 5:51:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
20 Status 0x85a34ab1cdf066631b0b3b87c4d7fb14 1/23/2012 10:41:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 634 KB
21 Status 0x3584abe5cd64bf5a07a79d566f397659 1/20/2012 2:29:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
22 Status 0x995e63cb3b0fa56a5a4f60ac6442acff 1/14/2012 1:18:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
23 Status 0x1a4fee255228ab6efcaa81bc6be2d591 1/12/2012 4:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 1165 KB
24 Status 0x4fd1c86f549a6bc500d666d9b6c66cba 1/11/2012 12:28:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB
25 Status 0x7b4fe89a896cfe357a8db9cd75a5ab03 1/10/2012 7:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee agent 0 KB

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x642abcd41d4a20556901f08259a98653 10/16/2018 9:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 630 KB
2 Status 0x9b6e0003258f8e3006c892ad51ac7036 11/12/2017 10:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 630 KB
3 Status 0xdf4e184db39d45d6d03343c816f52f56 2/14/2017 12:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1152 KB
4 Status 0x9d3216a4e7205453aea3e6c445f23261 7/16/2015 3:18:00 AM Unknown 6, 0, 0, 3 Mcafee Security Center 296 KB
5 Status 0x21d40f961aae03363cf128cbcf2dc857 1/2/2015 8:26:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1165 KB
6 Status 0x93880974b04d010aba85f748b5262cca 9/26/2014 1:23:00 AM Unknown 2, 0, 0, 8 Mcafee Security Center 140 KB
7 Status 0xf2ce0956dcba56e58f7e2116c5bb5d5b 9/10/2011 5:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1275 KB
8 Status 0x11d3b8d5275dd8ca25200e9b8434e2fc 9/7/2011 4:46:00 PM Unknown 4, 3, 0, 27 Mcafee Security Center 240 KB
9 Status 0x57ee0ef60bcd84b2bb9fc6f29bf881ed 9/1/2011 3:27:00 PM Unknown 4, 0, 0, 26 Mcafee Security Center 188 KB
10 Status 0x9c2123e9c8c71cfc3d2c0c478e26f8bf 8/29/2011 5:14:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1167 KB
11 Status 0xee5166cbf9020b0f98248e16db19a56d 8/28/2011 11:07:00 PM Unknown 8,0,226,0 Mcafee Security Center 569 KB
12 Status 0x2c8cfdc7338fd9282d675b7aa2e599e5 8/19/2011 11:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1275 KB
13 Status 0xeae3c29e6b437f970d014e59d462a66e 7/30/2011 6:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 630 KB
14 Status 0x124f953f5b123fbaf3ee2dd4b5149013 7/23/2011 1:04:00 AM Unknown 4, 2, 0, 8 Mcafee Security Center 196 KB
15 Status 0x7b67dbd8f5a0cb8d274a1144460381d1 6/30/2011 4:52:00 AM Unknown 7,1,125,0 Mcafee Security Center 549 KB
16 Status 0xb5ed4200d4137c61e750e80b43f43e8a 6/11/2011 3:21:00 PM Unknown 4, 0, 0, 13 Mcafee Security Center 164 KB
17 Status 0xc9a041d6e5211ca48aeba3ac1987d837 5/11/2011 1:08:00 PM Unknown 5, 1, 0, 2 Mcafee Security Center 272 KB
18 Status 0x5ab0c4b2bf41a973a48a56e28a2de3cf 5/10/2011 2:34:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 626 KB
19 Status 0xce9225cf6bf376c44daa10b85818b4b5 3/14/2011 9:46:00 AM Unknown 7,0,317,0 Mcafee Security Center 549 KB
20 Status 0x4425647de5bfad8d11dc4d34f6c27a1b 3/2/2011 5:47:00 AM Unknown 4, 0, 0, 29 Mcafee Security Center 180 KB
21 Status 0x056e7923f49664a0079075f88b55b8fa 2/14/2011 5:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 545 KB
22 Status 0xe752dabb251a062323abd43ffdf6486f 2/7/2011 5:34:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 0 KB
23 Status 0xad0ae7fdab76dd50f640ed90eb6848c9 6/21/2010 6:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1150 KB
24 Status 0xbcef5df2a421f982083c915b56ae6f13 4/13/2010 2:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 40 KB
25 Status 0x62b55534cd8743612dcacc6e28319bc4 3/24/2010 6:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Mcafee Security Center 1189 KB


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