What is McTray.exe?

McTray.exe is part of McAfee Common Framework and developed by McAfee, Inc. according to the McTray.exe version information.

McTray.exe's description is "McAfee Security Agent Taskbar Extension"

McTray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on McTray.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMcAfee Common Framework
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee Security Agent Taskbar Extension
Internal nameMcTray
Original filenameMcTray.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright© 2006 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
File version1.0.0.125

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMcAfee Common Framework
Company nameMcAfee, Inc.
File descriptionMcAfee Security Agent Taskbar Extens..
Internal nameMcTray
Original filenameMcTray.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright© 2006 McAfee, Inc. All Ri..
File version1.0.0.125

Digital signatures [?]

McTray.exe is not signed.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f01de4e2d6df141628bab697b7b43057
SHA256dbe2bf7edd1b3bad77ad85341dc92186719c2198b5ec7e1f107e593e4fc91394

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mctray.exe:

mctray.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mctray.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

McAfee Security Agent Taskbar Extension has stopped working.

End Program - mctray.exe. This program is not responding.

mctray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mctray.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with McTray.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with McTray.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with McTray.exe. 71% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 24 users.

User vote results: There were 17 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with McTray.exe.

Malware or legitimate?

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Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the information provided on this web page


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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

.Charles. writes

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hi Roger,I did a clean install of win7 pro over 8.1.actually did it several times lenovo z70- 80 after weeks I have finally manage to get bluetooth working.I am now fearful of doing any thing that might mess with my BT!btt tray.exe error just started showing up, I am nervous. Charles

# 10 May 2016, 11:31

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Charles, what does the error message say?

# 20 May 2016, 6:38

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