Microsoft Security Essentials

How to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer

This page is about Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Go over here for more info on Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Security Essentials can be found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=sk-sk. Microsoft Security Essentials is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client directory, regulated by the user's decision. Microsoft Security Essentials's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe. Microsoft Security Essentials's primary file takes around 1.08 MB (1128688 bytes) and its name is setup.exe.

The executables below are part of Microsoft Security Essentials. They occupy about 4.84 MB (5073256 bytes) on disk.

• MpCmdRun.exe (401.71 KB)
• MsMpEng.exe (118.05 KB)
• msseces.exe (1.29 MB)
• msseoobe.exe (553.82 KB)
• NisSrv.exe (353.34 KB)
• setup.exe (1.08 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.10.205.0 of Microsoft Security Essentials. For other Microsoft Security Essentials versions please click below:

• 4.6.305.0
• 4.4.304.0
• 4.5.216.0
• 4.3.215.0
• 4.1.522.0
• 1.0.2498.0
• 2.1.1116.0
• 2.0.657.0
• 4.3.219.0
• 4.0.1526.0
• 4.3.216.0
• 4.2.223.1
• 2.0.719.0
• 4.0.1538.0
• 1.0.1961.0
• 1.0.1759.0
• 4.0.1111.0
• 1.0.1611.0
• 1.0.1963.0
• 4.7.205.0
• 4.8.201.0
• 2.0.375.0
• 1.0.1500.0
• 4.5
• 1.0.1959.0
• 4.8.204.0
• 4.0.1512.0
• 1.0.1407.0
• 4.0
• 2.0.522.0
• 4.9.218.0
• 1.0.1501.0
• 4.5.218.0
• 4.10.209.0
• 1.0.2140.0
• 4.0.1110.0

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If planning to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\dw20shared.msi
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\epp.msi
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\EppPrepInstall.msi
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\sqmapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\Windows6.0-KB981889-v2.msu
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\amd64\Windows6.1-KB981889.msu
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\en-us\EULA.RTF
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\en-us\setupres.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\EppManifest.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Backup\setupres.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\DbgHelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\mpfilter\mpfilter.cat
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\mpfilter\mpfilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\mpfilter\mpfilter.sys
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.cat
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.inf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\Backup\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.sys
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\mpfilter\mpfilter.cat
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\mpfilter\mpfilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\mpfilter\mpfilter.sys
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.cat
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.inf
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\NisDrv\NisDrvWFP.sys
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\EULA.RTF
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\MpAsDesc.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\mpevmsg.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\MsMpRes.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\msseooberes.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\setupres.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\en-us\shellext.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\EppManifest.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpAsDesc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpAzSubmit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpCmdRun.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpCommu.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\mpevmsg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpOAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpRTP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MSESysprep.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpCom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpLics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseoobe.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseooberes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsseWat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\NisLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\NisSrv.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\NisWFP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\SetupRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\shellext.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\SqmApi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\SymSrv.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\SymSrv.yes
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\ThirdPartyNotices.txt

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Security Client

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Security Client\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Drivers\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MsMpSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NisSrv\ImagePath

How to erase Microsoft Security Essentials with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is a program offered by Microsoft Corporation. Some people choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding PCs. The best QUICK manner to remove Microsoft Security Essentials 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Microsoft Security Essentials or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". The Microsoft Security Essentials app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Microsoft Security Essentials in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Microsoft Security Essentials, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Microsoft Security Essentials:

• The publisher is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=sk-sk
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.


8. After removing Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Security Essentials which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.