Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

5,9,2,0 50.00%
5,8,710,2 7.81%
5,1,187,0 1.56%
5,1,169,0 9.38%
5,1,169,0 1.56%
5,0,262,0 1.56%
5,0,262,0 1.56%
4,6,255,0 3.13%
4,0,228,0 12.50%
4,0,228,0 1.56%
2,15,101,0 9.38%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, RaiseException, SetEnvironmentVariableA, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, GetFileSize, CreateMutexW, FindFirstFileW, SetFilePointer, WritePrivateProfileStructA, GetLocaleInfoA, VirtualQuery, InterlockedIncrement, MoveFileExW, InterlockedDecrement, CreateDirectoryW, GlobalLock, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, OutputDebugStringW, GetWindowsDirectoryA, WriteFile, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalAlloc, WideCharToMultiByte, Sleep, GetVersionExW, GetFileAttributesW, ReadFile, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, GetACP, MultiByteToWideChar, GlobalUnlock, GetLastError, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetThreadLocale, GlobalFree, FindClose, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetLocalTime, RemoveDirectoryW, GetPrivateProfileStructA, FindNextFileW, DeleteCriticalSection, GetShortPathNameW, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, DeleteFileW, GetCurrentProcessId, SetFileAttributesW, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentProcess, GetTickCount, LeaveCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, GetVersionExA, GetCommandLineW, GlobalDeleteAtom, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, LoadResource, SetEvent, LoadLibraryW, SizeofResource, IsBadWritePtr, lstrlenW, SetLastError, LocalAlloc, LockResource, CreateEventW, GlobalGetAtomNameW, OpenEventW, GlobalAddAtomW, LocalFree, CreateThread, GetEnvironmentVariableW, InterlockedExchange, SwitchToThread, IsBadReadPtr, SystemTimeToFileTime, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, lstrlenA, GetShortPathNameA, Module32Next, Module32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, OpenProcess, FindFirstFileA, GetStringTypeA, GetModuleHandleA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, HeapDestroy, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetStringTypeW, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoW, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemInfo, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, IsValidLocale, GetCommandLineA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, LoadLibraryExW, HeapSetInformation, DecodePointer, EncodePointer
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromString
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathStripPathW, PathAppendW, SHGetValueW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathRemoveExtensionA, PathStripPathA
user32.dll
SetTimer, GetWindowRect, PostQuitMessage, LoadImageW, PostMessageW, KillTimer, GetParent, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowPos, SendMessageW, SetWindowTextW, DestroyIcon, CallWindowProcW, GetMessageW, IsIconic, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, SetForegroundWindow, AttachThreadInput, wsprintfW, SetPropW, TranslateMessage, GetForegroundWindow, GetWindowPlacement, BringWindowToTop, PeekMessageW, ShowWindow, FindWindowExW, GetSystemMetrics, GetPropW, DispatchMessageW, DestroyWindow, IsDialogMessageW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, EndDialog, CreateDialogParamW, IsWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, UnregisterClassA, LoadIconW, LoadBitmapW, LoadStringW, UnregisterClassW, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, UpdateWindow, EnableWindow, DefWindowProcW
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wininet.dll
InternetCrackUrlW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust

McUICnt.exe

McAfee UI Container by McAfee (Signed)

Remove McUICnt.exe
Version:   5,0,262,0
MD5:   78daf7d68abb5152ac052a325d34f708
SHA1:   40ba08c90fcef4a8f26bfeea6b4a363da633f622
SHA256:   227a88ff47dff1ff89951662b3c0b404541e297f6dfcc81969184666ce648caa

What is McUICnt.exe?

McAfee HTML UI Container is part of McAfee SecurityCenter, a security solution that allows users to monitor their computer's security status and to know instantly whether their computer's virus, spyware, e-mail, and firewall protection services are up-to-date. Most McAfee SecurityCenter builds offer trial subscriptions to McAfee’s security software.

About McUICnt.exe (from McAfee)

Essential security software so you can surf, shop, and socialize online while our anti-virus software, anti-malware, and firewall keep you safe. Relentless security software scans and blocks dangerous

DetailsDetails

File name:McUICnt.exe
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee UI Container
Description:McAfee HTML UI Container
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mcafee security scan\2.0.181\mcuicnt.exe
File version:5,0,262,0
Product version:5,0,0,0
Size:246.37 KB (252,280 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, September 12, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, October 9, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.415739
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{BDEFFA08-89B0-4058-A4B1-64FA9EA8055A}' runs on registration in the path '\{BDEFFA08-89B0-4058-A4B1-64FA9EA8055A}'
  • The job '{A732ED2D-5AC1-474B-98CC-27BC811EEA65}' runs on registration in the path '\{A732ED2D-5AC1-474B-98CC-27BC811EEA65}'
  • The task '{5AB9972E-4FC5-4F0A-94D1-37AA8198F6DA}' runs on registration in the path '\{5AB9972E-4FC5-4F0A-94D1-37AA8198F6DA}'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'mcpltui_exe' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee\Platform\mcuicnt.exe" /platui

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00085260%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00081820%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003440%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:55,786 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:26.61 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):45.62 MB
Private (minimum):42.09 MB
Non-paged memory:26.61 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:199 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):213.52 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:45.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):47.89 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:483
600
GUI GDI count:28
103
GUI USER count:40
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\mcafee\platform\mcuicnt.exe" /platui -embedding
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.11272189%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.08317627%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.02954562%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,191,583/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.27 MB
1.16 MB
MSVCR100.dll
Total CPU:0.01426819%
Kernel CPU:0.00759452%
User CPU:0.00667367%
CPU cycles:266,541/sec
Memory:764 KB
mcmscui.dll (McAfee SecurityCenter by McAfee)
Total CPU:0.00352564%
Kernel CPU:0.00199841%
User CPU:0.00152724%
CPU cycles:67,899/sec
Memory:976 KB
mcuicnt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00253407%
Kernel CPU:0.00185182%
User CPU:0.00068225%
CPU cycles:45,478/sec
Memory:252 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00045486%
Kernel CPU:0.00045486%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:4,941/sec
Memory:1.16 MB
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00013036%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00013036%
CPU cycles:2,369/sec
Memory:680 KB
mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00004887%
Kernel CPU:0.00003251%
User CPU:0.00001636%
CPU cycles:1,494/sec
Memory:11.77 MB

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 23.81%
Windows 8.1 20.63%
Windows 8 12.70%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 11.11%
Windows 7 Professional 6.35%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.35%
Windows 8 Pro 4.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.76%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.17%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.59%
Windows XP Professional 1.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.59%
Windows 7 Starter 1.59%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of McAfee UI Container.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 35.29%
Dell 21.18%
Sony 14.12%
Hewlett-Packard 10.59%
Acer 9.41%
Lenovo 4.71%
Toshiba 2.35%
NEC 2.35%
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