What is mcinfo.exe?

mcinfo.exe is part of McAfee SecurityCenter and developed by Networks Associates Technology, Inc according to the mcinfo.exe version information.

mcinfo.exe's description is "McAfee SecurityCenter Update Info"

mcinfo.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\McAfee.com\Shared\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about mcinfo.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mcinfo.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMcAfee SecurityCenter
Company nameNetworks Associates Technology, Inc
File descriptionMcAfee SecurityCenter Update Info
Internal nameMcInfo
Original filenameMcInfo.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2002 Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
Private build18
Product version4, 3, 0, 0
File version4, 3, 0, 32

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

Product nameMcAfee SecurityCenter
Company nameNetworks Associates Technology, Inc
File descriptionMcAfee SecurityCenter Update Info
Internal nameMcInfo
Original filenameMcInfo.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1998-2002 Networks Asso..
Private build18
Product version4, 3, 0, 0
File version4, 3, 0, 32

Digital signatures [?]

mcinfo.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mcinfo.exe file.

None of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the mcinfo.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54be1f3a8757b358dcaf616a8750cf946
SHA256a3a5c1566f03ae83f57a80f23f24d9c5486495c014b3e207149c4f1fece1c8d3

Error Messages

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

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

mcinfo.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 SecurityCenter Update Info has stopped working.

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

mcinfo.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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