Help - mwlsvc.exe Mwlsvc

Purpose of mwlsvc.exe:

mwlsvc.exe task purpose and description:

MwlSvc.exe is a program that will be found on many computers, as this may have even arrived preinstalled on your computer. The proper disk location for this file is listed below, as we always list the proper disk location so you can verify it is not spyware, and is in the proper folder lcoation. This file is called the Mcafee wireless network security software. It is part of your Mcafee virus protection and Mcafee security suite of software. This file is considered safe and is not considered spyware. It will also appear in your tasklist as a background program which is always running. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
mwlsvc.exe

File type:
This is an executable program.

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
The location of this file will be at C:\Program Files\Mcafee\MWL\MwlSvc.exe


General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, mwlsvc.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of mwlsvc.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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