To help prevent conflicts between McAfee products and Nebula, add mutual exclusions to the settings in Nebula using the instructions below.
Set exclusions in Nebula
Add McAfee to your Nebula exclusions.
- On the left navigation menu, go to Configure > Exclusions.
- Click New, then add the McAfee file paths separately.
To see more detailed instructions for exclusions in the Nebula console, refer to the article Add exclusions in Nebula.
Here is a list of McAfee file and folder paths you should exclude in Nebula:
Files by path
Applies to both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hdlpctrl.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hdlpdbk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hdlpevnt.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hdlpflt.sys
- C:\Windows\system32\drivers\hdlphook.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeaack.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeavfk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeelamk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeepmpk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfefirek.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfehidk.sys
- C:\Windows\system32\drivers\mfencbdc.sys
- C:\Windows\system32\drivers\mfencrk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeplk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfewfpk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeapfk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfebopk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfeclnk.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mferkdet.sys
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mfetdik2.sys
Folders by path
Applies to both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
- %PROGRAMFILES%\McAfee
- %PROGRAMFILES%\Common Files\McAfee
- %PROGRAMDATA%\McAfee
The following exclusion is also required for 64-bit systems.
- %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\McAfee
- %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Common Files\McAfee
With mutual exclusions in place, Nebula and your McAfee business products should work alongside each other without conflicts.