Processes that Endpoint Security installs

Technical Articles ID: KB87791
Last Modified: 10/28/2020

Environment

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Adaptive Threat Protection 10.x
McAfee ENS Firewall 10.x
McAfee ENS Threat Prevention 10.x
McAfee ENS Web Control 10.x

Summary

The following tables contain the processes that Endpoint Security installs.

Windows Services controlled by Service Control Manager (SCM or services.exe):

SCM Name	EXE and Path	Description
McAfee Agent
MASVC	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework\masvc.exe	McAfee Agent service
MACMNSVC	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework\macmnsvc.exe	McAfee Agent Common services
MACOMPATSVC	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework\x86\macompatsvc.exe	McAfee Agent Backwards Compatibility Service
Shared
MFEFIRE	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore\mfefire.exe	Provides firewall services to McAfee products
MFEMMS	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore\mfemms.exe	Manages McAfee services
MFEVTPS	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore\mfevtps.exe	Provides validation trust protection services

Processes running as a service:

EXE	Path	Description
Endpoint Security
MCSHIELD	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\AVSolution\	McAfee scanner service
MFEATP	\Program Files\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Adaptive threat Protection\mfeatp.exe	McAfee Adaptive Threat Protection Service
MFEESP	\Program Files\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Endpoint Security Platform\	Endpoint Security Platform component hosting server
MFECANARY	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore\	McAfee Canary process
MFEENSPPL	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Threat Prevention\	Provides Protected Process Light (PPL) service
MFEFIRE	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore\	Provides firewall services to McAfee products
MFEFW	\Program Files\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Firewall\	Firewall Business Object Hosting Server
MFETP	\Program Files\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Threat Prevention\	Security component hosting server
MFEVTPS	\Windows\System32\	McAfee Process Validation Service
MFEHCS	\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\SystemCore	McAfee HookCore Service
MFEMACTL	\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\x86	McAfee Agent AAC Host
MCCHHOST	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Endpoint Security\x86\Web Control	McAfee Web Control
MFEWC	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Endpoint Security\x86\Web Control	McAfee Web Control Service

Processes running as User:

EXE	Path	Description
McAfee Agent
MCTRAY	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework\	McTray Application
UPDATERUI	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Common Framework\	Common User Interface
Endpoint Security
MFECONSOLE	\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Endpoint Security Platform\	McAfee Endpoint Security console

Related Information

For information about McAfee Management Service (MMS), see KB85374 - McAfee Endpoint Security Products: McAfee Management Service and dependencies.

Affected Products

Endpoint Security Adaptive Threat Protection
Endpoint Security Firewall 10.7.x
Endpoint Security Firewall 10.6.x
Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.7.x
Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.6.x
Endpoint Security Web Control 10.7.x
Endpoint Security Web Control 10.6.x

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