Bitdefender Total Security
A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer
This page contains thorough information on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Bitdefender. You can find out more on Bitdefender or check for application updates here. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Bitdefender Total Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-22-E00B9C60-5EEA-4749-8225-591E1263FA95\installer.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. bitdefenderci.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 2.22 MB (2332672 bytes) on disk.The following executables are contained in Bitdefender Total Security. They take 40.54 MB (42511440 bytes) on disk.
- about.exe (752.03 KB)
- agentcontroller.exe (67.19 KB)
- avinfo.exe (38.27 KB)
- bdagent.exe (430.90 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (981.87 KB)
- bdfvwiz.exe (1.15 MB)
- bdreinit.exe (408.99 KB)
- bdrinstall.exe (1.01 MB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (867.67 KB)
- bdsyslog.exe (6.64 MB)
- bdsyslogcrashhandler64.exe (241.59 KB)
- bdtkexec.exe (40.84 KB)
- bdwfdtls.exe (1.09 MB)
- bdwinre.exe (229.41 KB)
- bdwtxag.exe (1.51 MB)
- bdwtxcon.exe (1.79 MB)
- bdwtxcr.exe (359.46 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (69.74 KB)
- bdwtxieimp.exe (49.45 KB)
- bitdefenderci.exe (2.22 MB)
- bootlauncher.exe (526.80 KB)
- certutil.exe (214.62 KB)
- clwinre.exe (700.27 KB)
- downloader.exe (461.75 KB)
- mitm_install_tool.exe (41.34 KB)
- obk.exe (4.40 MB)
- obkagent.exe (525.80 KB)
- obkch.exe (1.15 MB)
- odscanui.exe (1.35 MB)
- odslv.exe (642.01 KB)
- odsw.exe (990.48 KB)
- productcfg.exe (1.40 MB)
- seccenter.exe (1.66 MB)
- st_launcher.exe (43.27 KB)
- supporttool.exe (925.55 KB)
- updatesrv.exe (115.33 KB)
- vsserv.exe (1.12 MB)
- vsservp.exe (512.57 KB)
- wscfix.exe (372.64 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (908.26 KB)
- bdreinit.exe (346.55 KB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (922.43 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (61.07 KB)
- FFUtils32.exe (54.95 KB)
- genptch.exe (1.13 MB)
- installer.exe (328.32 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 22.0.18.222 of Bitdefender Total Security. You can find below info on other releases of Bitdefender Total Security:
- 26.0.14.62
- 23.0.19.85
- 17.15.0.682
- 25.0.26.89
- 25.0.21.80
- 26.0.32.109
- 26.0.35.174
- 26.0.10.45
- 22.0.21.297
- 26.0.12.52
- 23.0.10.34
- 27.0.16.86
- 17.28.0.1191
- 17.21.0.925
- 17.22.0.967
- 26.0.30.102
- 26.0.14.64
- 26.0.23.80
- 26.0.18.74
- 27.0.30.140
- 17.29.0.1235
- 24.0.16.91
- 26.0.25.87
- 23.0.24.120
- 23.0.11.48
- 25.0.2.14
- 22.0.8.114
- 24.0.3.17
- 25.0.23.81
- 17.16.0.729
- 22.0.15.189
- 22.0.17.205
- 26.0.34.145
- 22.0.12.161
- 22.0.19.242
- 17.18.0.808
- 23.0.24.127
- 22.1.6.248
- 22.0.18.224
- 24.0.6.26
- 17.26.0.1106
- 27.0.16.87
- 25.0.19.75
- 25.1.1.2417
- 17.27.0.1146
- 22.0.10.141
- 17.20.0.883
- 23.0.10.32
- 17.24.0.1033
- 26.0.12.59
- 17.13.0.551
- 27.0.25.115
- 23.0.8.20
- 24.0.9.46
- 26.0.7.34
- 22.0.1.1
- 17.31.0.1328
- 26.0.18.75
- 23.0.14.61
- 25.0.21.78
- 24.0.16.95
- 27.0.14.69
- 24.0.24.131
- 27.0.30.136
- 26.0.12.56
- 17.19.0.831
- 26.0.14.65
- 25.0.7.29
- 24.0.12.69
- 25.0.19.73
- 26.0.3.27
- 27.0.27.129
- 17.30.0.1275
- 22.0.8.118
- 26.0.33.136
- 26.0.3.29
- 24.0.26.138
- 26.0.27.90
- 17.11.0.395
- 25.0.28.100
- 25.0.14.58
- 26.0.28.94
- 17.25.0.1074
- 26.0.16.69
- 26.0.1.15
- 26.0.1.21
- 22.0.8.110
- 24.0.14.85
- 25.0.10.52
- 24.0.9.52
- 24.0.6.31
- 26.0.21.78
- 24.0.3.15
- 24.0.20.116
- 25.0.7.34
- 24.0.14.80
- 23.0.8.17
- 23.0.22.97
- 17.23.0.996
- 23.0.16.72
After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall Bitdefender Total Security:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Bitdefender Total Security:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\about.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessal.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3.fr
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3.gx
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3.hx
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3.ic
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3.rd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3_installer.st
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avc3_main.st
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avcuf32.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\avcuf64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\configuration.avc3
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\events.avc3
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\exploits.avc3
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\settings.avc3
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3_000_001\update.bin
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3ex_000_001\avc3.hxi
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3ex_000_001\avc3.mx
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3ex_000_001\avc3.pts
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3ex_000_001\avc3.qx
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\active virus control\avc3ex_000_001\update.bin
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\activityplugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\agentcontroller.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\alertvs14xu.http.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\amvs14xu.http.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\kitmd5.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\op_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\op_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_proxy.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_update.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_white.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phversion.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.sig
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdaphcl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdascl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdch.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdcloud.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdconnect.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdconnectal.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdelev.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdfvcl.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdnc.client_id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdnc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdnc.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdo.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdreinit.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdsubmit.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdsubwiz.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdusers.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdutils.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdvedapi.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwfadv.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwtelo.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwtlcl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwtlgui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwtxffimp.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\connector.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\dbgeng.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\dbghelp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\FFUtils32.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\framework.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\iservconfig.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\iservconfig.indie.xml
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\log.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfc140u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\npcomm.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\pmbxie.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\producttweaks.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\proxymgr.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\safeelevatedrun.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sciter.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sqlite3.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\subscriptional.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\txmlutil.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wslib.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wspack.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wsutils.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\aphvs14xu.http.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\appexploits.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\apprep.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\ascore.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asemlrtr.mdl
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asemlthin.mdl
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asextract.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asmcocr.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asregex.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\asunicode.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\bdnc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\bdnc.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_001_001\mimepack.dll
Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender
A way to remove Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Bitdefender Total Security is an application by Bitdefender. Some computer users choose to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.
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3. Press the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply click the Search field and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". If it is installed on your PC the Bitdefender Total Security program will be found automatically. After you select Bitdefender Total Security in the list , some information about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Bitdefender Total Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender Total Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your computer, nor are we saying that Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2018-01-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2018-01-24 04:25:12.217