Versions

3,1,159,0	4.64%
3,0,287,0	3.97%
3,0,285,0	48.34%
3,0,271,0	0.66%
3,0,229,0	3.97%
3,0,207,0	13.91%
3,0,188,0	0.66%
2,1,119,0	23.84%

mcchsvc.exe has 8 known versions, the most recent one is 3,1,159,0. It is started as a Windows Service called 'McComponentHostServiceSony' with the name 'McComponentHostService' and described as “McAfee Security Scan Component Host Service”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 229.79 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to McAfee by the certification authority VeriSign. Numerous variations of mcchsvc.exe have been installed with both McAfee Security Scan Plus and SecurityScan. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 9.43 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 87 KB per minute for reads and 3 Bytes per minute for writes.

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