Estimated safety rating

mcsvhost.exe may be a dangerous application, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers many of the "possible danger" flags described in this document. It is yet unknown if mcsvhost.exe is malware or a legit program which doesn't cause harm your PC. Please be careful with it.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and folder where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files\Common Files\mcafee\mcsvchost\McSvHost.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is e4421ee8dac8ad4cccf6090c9ea52211.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which provide useful features to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Accepts incoming connections

mcsvhost.exe appears to act as a net server. This means other computers can connect to it. This is sometimes ok, but in some cases it can cause a security breach. We advise evaluating this carefully.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of modern computer processors.

File description

The description extracted from the file is McAfee Service Host.

File version

File version stored as a property 1,0,180,0.

Manufacturer

Company McAfee, Inc..

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright © 2010 McAfee, Inc..

Digitally signed

The digital signature is missing from this program. The publisher did not bother to sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.