McAfee, LLC. - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a file that has been digitally signed by McAfee, LLC.? If so, please read on.

You will typically see McAfee, LLC. when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where McAfee, LLC. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the McAfee, LLC. certificate with the following procedure:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the McAfee, LLC. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by McAfee, LLC.:

Screenshot of the McAfee, LLC. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by McAfee, LLC. and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for McAfee, LLC., such as the street name, city and country.

McAfee Code Signing CA 2 has issued the McAfee, LLC. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

McAfee, LLC. Files

The following are the McAfee, LLC. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/68AMSIExt.dll
0/69MMSSHOST.exe
0/72MMSSHOST.exe
0/72McUICnt.exe
0/72McCSPServiceHost.exe
0/72PEFService.exe
0/72mcapexe.exe
0/71AMSIExt.dll
0/69mccoreps.dll
0/65ModuleCoreService.exe

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 1396 scan reports for the McAfee, LLC. files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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