Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

19.9.1.14 30.00%
19.9.0.9 10.00%
19.7.1.5 10.00%
18.7.2.3 30.00%
18.6.0.29 10.00%
17.9.0.12 10.00%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
kernel32.dll
InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcmpiW, RaiseException, GetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleFileNameW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesW, WaitForSingleObject, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, ResetEvent, SetEvent, CreateSemaphoreW, ReleaseSemaphore, LoadLibraryW, OpenProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, OutputDebugStringW, CreateFileW, GetFileSize, ReadFile, GetVersionExW, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, GetSystemInfo, GetProcessHeap, GlobalSize, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, LocalAlloc, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, Sleep, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, HeapSize, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetLocaleInfoA, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, CloseHandle, FlushFileBuffers, LockResource, FindResourceExW, lstrlenA, GetSystemDirectoryW, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, GetModuleHandleA, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex
ole32.dll
GetHGlobalFromStream, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleLoadFromStream, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, OleSaveToStream
user32.dll
IsWindowUnicode, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, PeekMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CharNextW, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageA
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

mcstatus.dll

Symantec Shared Component by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove mcstatus.dll
Version:   18.7.2.3
MD5:   f9353df89dbe86097bdc85a6c53c1a69
SHA1:   25b90758775d4710df8a0634fa897605410d28ee
SHA256:   4036f59adec6e37402193e315062b672d3704ec19396e15243be33685f627e4c

What is mcstatus.dll?

MceStatus is part of Norton Internet Security, a PC program that provides malware prevention and removal during subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses, trojans and other malware. Norton Internet Security features include a email spam filtering, personal firewall, and phishing protection.

Overview

mcstatus.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program Norton 360 published by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mcstatus.dll
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:Symantec Shared Component
Description:MceStatus
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\norton 360\engine\6.2.1.5\mcstatus.dll
Original name:MceStatus.dll
File version:18.7.2.3
Product version:18.7
Size:290.46 KB (297,432 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, August 9, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Symantec Corporation
12% remove
Norton 360, developed by Symantec, is marketed as an "all-in-one" computer security suite. The package includes an antivirus, a personal firewall, a phishing protection program and a backup program. What distinguishes this suite from Norton Internet Security is the inclusion of file backup and PC maintenance capabilities.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of Symantec Shared Component.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 57.14%
Toshiba 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
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