The process mskagent.exe, also known as the McAfee SpamKiller MskAgent Application or McAfee SpamKiller Agent Interface, is an executable program in the McAfee SpamKiller Module. It is loaded during the Windows boot process, and is not a visible program. The main purpose of this module is to protect the inbox from viruses associated with junk email, and to block spam email from reaching the inbox of the user. It scans emails and keeps the inbox clean, and is not considered as an adware or a spyware. The correct location of this file is in the McAfee SpamKiller folder that is located in the computer's hard drive. Malware that camouflage themselves as mskagent.exe are usually located in c:/windows or c:/windows/system32 folder. If such a file is found, it is advisable to scan the computer using an anti-malware program, in order to check if the file is a malware, and to verify the security of the computer.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee SpamKiller, 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 mskagent.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 mskagent.exe, belongs to, in this case McAfee SpamKiller