Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

13.6.126.0 66.67%
13.6.126.0 33.33%
(Note, McAfee publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, MakeAbsoluteSD, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetAclInformation, AddAce, InitializeAcl, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, TraceEvent, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, GetSidLengthRequired, InitializeSid, GetSidSubAuthority, EqualSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, IsValidSid, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey
kernel32.dll
WritePrivateProfileStringW, WideCharToMultiByte, WritePrivateProfileStructW, SetLastError, VirtualQuery, LoadLibraryExW, OpenMutexW, IsBadReadPtr, CreateFileW, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetShortPathNameA, Module32Next, Module32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, OpenProcess, FindFirstFileA, IsBadWritePtr, LoadLibraryW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, CreateDirectoryW, InterlockedCompareExchange, SwitchToThread, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, FindFirstFileW, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateMutexW, GetProcessHeap, EncodePointer, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, GetCurrentThreadId, GetFileAttributesW, OutputDebugStringW, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, FindClose, GetTimeZoneInformation, RaiseException, GetThreadLocale, SetThreadLocale, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetShortPathNameW, GetTickCount, LocalFree, lstrlenA, GetLocalTime, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, MultiByteToWideChar, GetCurrentProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, CreateProcessW, lstrlenW, FreeLibrary, CloseHandle, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetLastError, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetVersionExA, DecodePointer, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoGetClassObject, CoTaskMemFree, StgCreateDocfile, StgOpenStorage, StringFromGUID2, CreateBindCtx, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, SHDeleteKeyW
urlmon.dll
MkParseDisplayNameEx
user32.dll
CharNextW, LoadStringW, LoadImageW, LoadBitmapW, LoadIconW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

MpsShim.dll

McAfee Parental Controls by McAfee (Signed)

Remove MpsShim.dll
Version:   13.6.126.0
MD5:   6a63d113c02c643b4abb2e43e4744c81
SHA1:   a612f4e110f72d578e9011c74a0fc117e5ea5135
SHA256:   3755fd763e9b85783eb6d842c1030ff1cd149fe9b154b5143f59bf064f39bf2b

Overview

MpsShim.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:MpsShim.dll
Publisher:McAfee, Inc.
Product name:McAfee Parental Controls
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\mcafee\mps\MpsShim.dll
File version:13.6.126.0
Size:361.52 KB (370,200 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:McAfee
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium 16.67%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 16.67%
Windows 8 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 83.33% of McAfee Parental Controls.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Sony 25.00%
Dell 25.00%
ASUS 25.00%
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