Acunetix

How to uninstall Acunetix from your system

Acunetix is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Acunetix Ltd.. More info about Acunetix Ltd. can be found here. You can get more details related to Acunetix at https://www.acunetix.com/. Usually the Acunetix program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Acunetix directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Acunetix\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Acunetix. ChangePassword.exe is the Acunetix's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 939.34 KB (961888 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Acunetix. They take an average of 147.85 MB (155034041 bytes) on disk.

• unins000.exe (1.42 MB)
• wvs_supervisor.exe (725.71 KB)
• acumonitor.exe (6.14 MB)
• acxproxy.exe (3.07 MB)
• certgen.exe (155.71 KB)
• ChangePassword.exe (939.34 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (721.00 KB)
• minizip.exe (36.50 KB)
• node.exe (53.59 MB)
• opsrv.exe (10.00 MB)
• proto.exe (714.21 KB)
• wvsc.exe (12.04 MB)
• chrome.exe (1.94 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (882.00 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.15 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1,012.00 KB)
• sensor-bridge.exe (40.43 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (99.00 KB)
• createdb.exe (98.00 KB)
• createuser.exe (100.50 KB)
• dropdb.exe (95.50 KB)
• dropuser.exe (95.00 KB)
• ecpg.exe (857.50 KB)
• initdb.exe (183.00 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (70.50 KB)
• oid2name.exe (73.00 KB)
• pgbench.exe (186.00 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (75.00 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (146.00 KB)
• pg_checksums.exe (96.50 KB)
• pg_config.exe (73.50 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (90.00 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (114.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (448.00 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (134.50 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (112.50 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (95.50 KB)
• pg_receivewal.exe (112.00 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (113.50 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (112.00 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (112.50 KB)
• pg_resetwal.exe (101.50 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (210.50 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (153.50 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (70.50 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (79.50 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (70.50 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (176.00 KB)
• pg_verifybackup.exe (118.50 KB)
• pg_waldump.exe (131.50 KB)
• postgres.exe (6.99 MB)
• psql.exe (537.50 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (105.50 KB)
• stackbuilder.exe (434.44 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (107.00 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (71.50 KB)
• zic.exe (94.00 KB)

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The current web page applies to Acunetix version 14.6.211220100 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Acunetix:

• 23.9.231020153
• 24.1.240111130
• 14.7.220228146
• 13.0.210111138
• 14.4.210913167
• 12.0.190530102
• 14.7.220322147
• 13.0.200715107
• 15.5.230326230
• 12.0.180318200
• 14.8.220519149
• 14.1.210329187
• 14.2.210505179
• 14.8.220606174
• 13.0.200807155
• 13.0.201126145
• 15.3.230123162
• 14.5.211109105
• 15.0.221007170
• 14.6.211207099
• 14.6.220117111
• 13.0.201217092
• 23.6.230628115
• 14.1.210324124
• 14.5.211008143
• 15.2.221208162
• 14.4.210816098
• 23.11.231123131
• 14.9.220913107
• 13.0.200625101
• 14.3.210615184
• 12.0.180911134
• 13.0.200409107
• 14.2.210503151
• 14.7.220401065
• 14.9.220713150
• 12.0.190902105
• 13.0.210226118
• 14.5.211026108
• 14.7.220425114
• 14.5.211115146
• 13.0.200205121
• 14.4.210826124
• 14.4.210831180
• 14.6.211215172
• 13.0.200911154
• 14.9.220830118
• 13.0.200930102
• 14.3.210628104
• 13.0.201112128
• 13.0.200401171
• 13.0.210129162
• 14.1.210316110
• 23.7.230728157
• 14.6.211213163

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Acunetix:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++acunetix-web-vulnerability-scanner.software.informer.com
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.acunetix.com

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__Acunetix_Web_14_6_211220100_x64_Acunetix_14_6_211220100_ChangePassword_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Acunetix.Web.14.6.211220100.x64.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Acunetix.Web.14.6.211220100.x64.rar.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++acunetix-web-vulnerability-scanner.software.informer.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++acunetix-web-vulnerability-scanner.software.informer.com\ls\usage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.acunetix.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\9hxn7efb.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.acunetix.com\ls\usage

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Acunetix Ltd.
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{62A5AA9A-62EA-4B4D-B380-17CA37AB7AEF}_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Acunetix

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Acunetix.Web.14.6.211220100.x64\Acunetix\wvs_supervisor.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Acunetix.Web.14.6.211220100.x64\Acunetix\wvs_supervisor.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Acunetix.Web.14.6.211220100.x64\wvsc.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Acunetix Database\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Acunetix Database\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Acunetix\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Acunetix\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Acunetix from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Acunetix is an application released by the software company Acunetix Ltd.. Some computer users want to remove this application. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Acunetix is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Acunetix or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Acunetix". The Acunetix application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Acunetix in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Acunetix, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Acunetix:

• The publisher is: https://www.acunetix.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Acunetix\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Acunetix.


8. After uninstalling Acunetix, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Acunetix which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Acunetix with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

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