The mcdetect.exe process is an executable file included in the set of program files and modules that are needed by the McAfee Security Center program, which is an application that is built into certain McAfee system security applications. The McAfee Security Center provides real time notifications of updates and upgrades for the McAfee system security tools that are currently installed in the system. It also provides added support to the McAfee WSC Integration Service module, and the mcdetect.exe process is also a component of this module. The mcdetect.exe file is normally found in the same application folder where the McAfee system security program was installed in the system, which is usually a sub directory under the Program Files directory of the system partition.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee Security Center and McAfee WSC Integration Service Module, 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 mcdetect.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 mcdetect.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee Security Center and McAfee WSC Integration Service Module