McAfee Agent and MSI report different registry versions
Last Modified: 2023-08-14 09:27:29 Etc/GMT
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McAfee Agent and MSI report different registry versions
Technical Articles ID:
KB92566
Last Modified: 2023-08-14 09:27:29 Etc/GMT Environment
McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x
Problem
Product reports or scanners that run on the system might report two different MA versions installed.
Cause
Once you install MA, you see an entry in this registry location (MSI install string). MSI registry Example: The
The above is different from the registry information shown in the McAfee install string:
Comparison
Solution
You must adjust your reporting or scanners to ignore the MSI installation string for MA.
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