How to remove an McSvHost error
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McSvHost.exe file information
The process known as McAfee Service Host belongs to software McAfee Shared Service Host or McAfee Integrated Security Platform or McAfee SiteAdvisor Service, McAfee Personal Firewall Service, McAfee Services, McAfee VirusScan An or McAfee Personal Firewall Service, McAfee Services, McAfee VirusScan Announcer, McAfee Network Agen by McAfee (www.mcafee.com).
Description: The file McSvHost.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files".
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 271,480 bytes (37% of all occurrences), 214,904 bytes and 5 more variants.
The program has no visible window. File McSvHost.exe is a Verisign signed file. File McSvHost.exe is digitally signed. McSvHost.exe is not a Windows core file. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet.
Therefore the technical security rating is 37% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with McAfee, Inc. come up, you could also uninstall the associated program
Recommended: Identify McSvHost.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as McSvHost.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the McSvHost.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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