The mcchsvc.exe file is the executable process for McAfee Component Host Service, a software component for McAfee Security Scanner owned by McAfee. McAfee SecurityCenter is a software security solution which allows the users monitoring control over the security status of their computers, and updates for antivirus program, email, spyware, and firewall protection. McAfee Security Scan automatically checks if the PC is protected. The PC's status security is determined by the anti-virus state and firewall protection. McAfee Security Scan may be switched on and off and may become outdated without being checked. Sometimes the user may just find out that the security software is not installed in the PC. McAfee Security Scan provides an update that the PC is in vulnerable state and the user options. McAfee has recently released an enterprise-level software VirusScan Enterprise for larger networks. It has improved features that are intended for easier management of the antivirus software in multiple computers.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mcchsvc.exe. is used by McAfee SecurityCenter, If you shut down mcchsvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mcchsvc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is McAfee SecurityCenter, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed mcchsvc.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee SecurityCenter, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if mcchsvc.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that mcchsvc.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee SecurityCenter