What is mcshield.exe?
mcshield.exe is a legitimate file. This process is known as On-Access Scanner service. It belongs to software VirusScan and developed by McAfee. It is commonly stored in C:\Program files. The malware programmers or cyber criminals write different types of malicious programs and name it as mcshield.exe to damage the software and hardware.
Affected Platform: Windows OS
How to check if your computer is infected with mcshield.exe malware?
Malicious authors try to infect the systems with different types of malicious programs. Each form of malicious software is designed to infect the system that creates different issues and impact on the system. One can notice the following changes once the system is infected with mcshield.exe malware
- If the internet connection fluctuation is high
- If the mcshield.exe file is taking more of your CPU memory
- If the system performance is very low
- If the system is redirected to some strange websites
- If the system is getting some annoying popup ads
- If the system freezes quiet often
- If it invites other malware to infect and damage the system and exploits the same to collect the user private informaton
When one of these happens then you can be sure that your system is infected with setup.exe malware. To confirm that go to task manager by pressing the combination of keys ctrl+alt+del and go to the process tab and right click on the mcshield.exe and open the location, if the location is subfolder C:\Program filesfiles then the system is not affected by mcshield.exe, if the location is somewhere else then the system is affected by mcshield.exe malware.
How to remove mcshield.exe malware from system using Comodo Free Antivirus?
Ideally, replacing the existing mcshield.exe file on your computer with a different version procured from the Internet is advisable. To remove the file using Comodo's trusted and effective antivirus software, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Download the award-winning Comodo Antivirus.
Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.
Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.
Step 4: Restart your PC.
Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.
Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.
Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.
Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove mcshield.exe malware from your computer including all other malwares!
No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Malware Name |
Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
Malware Behavior |
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1 | N/A | Executable | 3c3f8286e6a9ca9c ba86ea50941f981d 56a753d4 |
466e85293215ce25 a185613eeb78c414 |
Virus.Win32. Sality.gen |
No | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
N/A |
2 | McAfee® Anti-virus | Executable | 1e8d431a209922c1 3541141058008a4a b2cd3ba7 |
c94d7356a96a0c1b 2578be20e4ffafeb |
Unclassified Malware |
No | 1.00.0014 | 1.00.0014 | ![]() |
N/A |
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No. | Company | File Type | SHA1 | MD5 | Digitally Signed |
File Version |
Product Version |
Submitted From |
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1 | McAfee, Inc. | Executable | e5f73c3c9351e707 50f710112ce2d644 0bb11d7f |
775a0516b843c56b 247fc33d0c796ab3 |
Yes | VSCORE.14. 0.0.393.x8 6 |
N/A | ![]() |
2 | McAfee, Inc. | Executable | 311517b99fef5111 56c2da44d3050e7d f38cba85 |
33734abfa52ec8d0 96a1254d645e9b4f |
Yes | VSCORE.14. 0.0.349.x8 6 |
N/A | ![]() |
3 | McAfee LLC. | Executable | 59f66e21424dc443 fd0fac6e98fcc893 a6bf3727 |
fde0a1c98b1e0911 5af6488f6e67cb34 |
Yes | Anti-Malwa re Core.1.5.0 .9644.x86 |
1.5.0 | ![]() |
4 | McAfee, Inc. | Executable | 311517b99fef5111 56c2da44d3050e7d f38cba85 |
33734abfa52ec8d0 96a1254d645e9b4f |
Yes | VSCORE.14. 0.0.349.x8 6 |
N/A | ![]() |