Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3,6,6,129 1.54%
3,6,4,128 1.54%
3,6,4,127 1.54%
3,6,3,330 7.69%
3,6,3,330 7.69%
3,6,2,124 7.69%
3,6,0,137 13.85%
3,6,0,137 23.08%
3,6,0,134 1.54%
3,6,0,134 1.54%
3,5,0,159 13.85%
3,5,0,159 10.77%
3,4,1,118 1.54%
3,4,1,118 1.54%
3,3,1,102 1.54%
2,9,0,242 1.54%
2,8,0,306 1.54%

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advapi32.dll
StartServiceW, GetAce, AddAce, GetAclInformation, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetTokenInformation, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, DeleteService, LockServiceDatabase, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, ChangeServiceConfigW, CloseServiceHandle, UnlockServiceDatabase, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, CreateProcessAsUserW, DuplicateTokenEx, RegEnumValueW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegOpenKeyW, RegCreateKeyW, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, RegSetValueExA, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, LookupAccountNameW
crypt32.dll
CryptMsgClose, CertFreeCertificateChain, CertGetSubjectCertificateFromStore, CryptMsgGetParam, CryptQueryObject, CertGetNameStringW, CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy, CertGetCertificateChain, CertGetCertificateContextProperty, CryptDecodeObject, CertCloseStore, CertFreeCertificateContext
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, CloseHandle, GetTickCount, CreateDirectoryW, lstrlenW, Sleep, GetFileAttributesExW, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileA, ReadFile, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetStartupInfoW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, HeapCreate, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, RtlUnwind, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapSize, RaiseException, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, SetStdHandle, WideCharToMultiByte, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateFileW, GetLocaleInfoA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetFilePointer, LCMapStringA, IsBadCodePtr, IsBadReadPtr, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateProcessW, OpenProcess, lstrcmpW, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetCommandLineA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, lstrlenA, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, SetEvent, CreateEventW, CreateThread, InitializeCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, GetModuleHandleA, GetThreadLocale, InterlockedExchange, HeapDestroy, SetCurrentDirectoryW, LocalFree, LoadLibraryExW, OutputDebugStringW, lstrcmpiW, GetVersionExW, GetVersionExA, GetSystemDefaultLCID, OpenEventW, GetExitCodeProcess, ReadConsoleW, SetFilePointerEx, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetModuleHandleExW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoImpersonateClient, CoRevertToSelf, CoRevokeClassObject
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
StrCatW, StrStrIW, StrRChrW, StrSpnW, StrCmpW
urlmon.dll
CoInternetParseUrl
user32.dll
CharUpperW, CharNextW, UnregisterClassA, MessageBoxW, CharLowerBuffW, LoadStringW, PostThreadMessageW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, PeekMessageW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
wtsapi32.dll
WTSEnumerateProcessesW, WTSFreeMemory

mcsacore.exe

McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee (Signed)

Remove mcsacore.exe
Version:   3,4,1,118
MD5:   6c3d154fff0a97a6c3d9f78d60c41655
SHA1:   fbc40fc7650cc7a48cd36de1be5b8d94a3fca589
SHA256:   c93195f1ffc0161b2a8e22d2cf4f3cd8109c49db722ed78824af3a50b93d3cb7

What is mcsacore.exe?

SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. SiteAdvisor only rates sites based on the risk of malware or spam.

About mcsacore.exe (from McAfee)

McAfee SiteAdvisor software is a free browser plug-in that provides simple Web site safety ratings and a Secure Search box so you can surf, search and shop more safely. With SiteAdvisor software insta

DetailsDetails

File name:McSACore.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee SiteAdvisor
Description:SiteAdvisor
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
File version:3,4,1,118
Product version:3,4,1,0
Size:92.97 KB (95,200 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
McAfee, Inc.
10% remove
SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. A paid version of McAfee SiteAdvisor, McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus, has extra features. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. In addition to selling to the end consumers, McAfee also sells to the web site owners with their Mc...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'McAfee SiteAdvisor Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00007724%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006031%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001692%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:29,827 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:140,026/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:19.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.17 MB
Private (minimum):240 KB
Non-paged memory:19.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:102.04 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):107.04 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.53 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.66 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:223,053/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.22 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3.07 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:7/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:318 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:20/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:381
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\mcafee\siteadvisor\mcsacore.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:McAfee SiteAdvisor Service
Description:“McAfee SiteAdvisor Service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00158273%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00116192%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00042081%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:35,656/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.27 MB
1.16 MB
SaSSHMod.dll (McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee)
Total CPU:0.00054495%
Kernel CPU:0.00022867%
User CPU:0.00031627%
CPU cycles:13,026/sec
Memory:1.8 MB
McSACore.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00000910%
Kernel CPU:0.00000228%
User CPU:0.00000683%
CPU cycles:344/sec
Memory:108 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000455%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000455%
CPU cycles:124/sec
Memory:792 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.77%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.92%
Windows Vista Home Premium 15.38%
Windows 7 Professional 7.69%
Windows 8 6.15%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.62%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.62%
Windows 8.1 3.08%
Windows 8 Pro 3.08%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.54%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.54%
Windows 7 Starter 1.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.54%
Windows 8 Release Preview 1.54%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 51.56% of McAfee SiteAdvisor.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 38.96%
Hewlett-Packard 18.18%
Sony 15.58%
Lenovo 10.39%
ASUS 5.19%
Acer 3.90%
GIGABYTE 2.60%
American Megatrends 2.60%
NEC 2.60%
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