McAfee Network Agent is the term given as the service name of the filename mcnasvc.exe, which is an executable or EXE type of process, and is a component of the software product called as McAfee Integrated Security Platform, which is developed by McAfee, Inc. McAfee Integrated Security Platform is basically a type of McAfee security programs, so the mcnasvc.exe file is an essential part of the application, and most especially that it has a digital signature (McAfee, Inc. - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer). Also, the mcnasvc.exe file is an instance of a Windows process, which implies that it can run in certain versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME, which are series products created by Microsoft Corporation.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee Integrated Security Platform, 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 mcnasvc.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 mcnasvc.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee Integrated Security Platform