Kaspersky Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Kaspersky Lab. Go over here for more info on Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky Anti-Virus is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 18.0.0 directory, regulated by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Kaspersky Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /I{5AAE61FF-858E-453E-B8F3-944618149975} REMOVE=ALL. Kaspersky Anti-Virus's main file takes about 326.79 KB (334632 bytes) and is named avpui.exe.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.19 MB (7535080 bytes) on disk.

• avp.exe (346.36 KB)
• avpia.exe (537.79 KB)
• avpui.exe (326.79 KB)
• ffcert.exe (316.85 KB)
• getsysteminfo.exe (2.22 MB)
• kldw.exe (305.84 KB)
• plugins-setup.exe (526.85 KB)
• remove_incompatible_applications.exe (304.79 KB)
• uninstallation_assistant_host.exe (318.79 KB)
• upgrade.exe (583.43 KB)
• upgrade_launcher.exe (504.31 KB)
• wmi32.exe (187.15 KB)
• wmiav.exe (210.41 KB)
• kasperskylab.pure.restoretool.exe (124.79 KB)
• netcfg.exe (190.29 KB)

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This web page is about Kaspersky Anti-Virus version 18.0.0.405 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus:

• 19.0.0.1088
• 16.0.0.614
• 15.0.2.396
• 16.0.1.445
• 15.0.1.415
• 14.0.0.4651
• 15.0.0.463
• 14.0.0.5666
• 15.0.2.361
• 17.0.0.611
• 20.0.14.1085

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If you are manually uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0

The files below were left behind on your disk by Kaspersky Anti-Virus when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ac_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ac_meta.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\acassembler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ahids.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\am_core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\am_patch_management.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\am_win_aux.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\antispam.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\app_core_legacy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\application_categorizer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\application_investigator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avp.com
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avp_start_menu.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia_kav.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia_kfa.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia_kis.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia_pure.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpia_saas.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpinst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpmain.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpservice.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpui.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpuilauncher.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpuimain.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avstream_monitor.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avzkrnl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avzscan.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\backup.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\backup_engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\backup_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\base64.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\base64p.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\bi_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\bl.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\browser_integration.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\btdisk.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\buffer.ppl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cbi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cd_service_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cf_dnt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cf_engines.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cf_engines_meta.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cf_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cf_mgmt_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\child_detector.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ckahcomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ckahrule.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\ckahum.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\clldr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cm_km_X64\cm_km.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cm_km_X64\cm_km.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cm_km_X64\cm_km.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cm_um.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\cm_um.prg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\configuration.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\configuration_kav.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\configuration_kfa.esm

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 18.0.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 18.0.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 18.0.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 18.0.0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{5AAE61FF-858E-453E-B8F3-944618149975}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpui.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 18.0.0\avpui.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP18.0.0\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_18.0.0\ImagePath

A way to erase Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is a program offered by Kaspersky Lab. Some people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Kaspersky Anti-Virus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Kaspersky Anti-Virus". If it exists on your system the Kaspersky Anti-Virus app will be found very quickly. After you click Kaspersky Anti-Virus in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Kaspersky Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus.


8. After uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Kaspersky Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky Lab from your PC, we are not saying that Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky Lab is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.