Bitdefender

A way to uninstall Bitdefender from your system

Bitdefender is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Bitdefender. You can read more on Bitdefender or check for application updates here. Bitdefender is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Bitdefender. Bitdefender's primary file takes about 760.38 KB (778632 bytes) and is named msedge_proxy.exe.

Bitdefender installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 11.49 MB (12049976 bytes) on disk.

• msedge.exe (2.50 MB)
• msedge_proxy.exe (760.38 KB)
• cookie_exporter.exe (365.88 KB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.04 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (890.88 KB)
• pwahelper.exe (380.38 KB)
• setup.exe (3.10 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.0 of Bitdefender. If you are manually uninstalling Bitdefender we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Bitdefender:

• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Bitdefender

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Bitdefender:

• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\apps_data\com.bitdefender.cl
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\apps_data\com.bitdefender.vpn_extra_data
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdch.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdch.xml
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdch_bdec.ini
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdicon.ico
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdnc.client_id
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdnc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdnc.ini
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdnc.uuid
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\bdreinit.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\BDSubWiz.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\DiscoveryComp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\DiscoverySrv.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\install_path
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\additional.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\agentpackage.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\bdec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\bdnc.client_id
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\bdnc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\bdnc.ini
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ar-SA.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\cs-CZ.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\de-DE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\el-GR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\en-US.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\es-ES.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\fr-FR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\hu-HU.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\it-IT.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ja-JP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ko-KR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ltr\resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\nl-NL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\pl-PL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\pt-BR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\pt-PT.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ro-RO.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\ru-RU.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\sv-SE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\th-TH.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\tr-TR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\lang\vi-VN.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\ProductAgentDP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\sciter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\setuppackage.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\installer\unrar.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\iservconfig.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ar-SA\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ar-SA\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\cs-CZ\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\cs-CZ\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\de-DE\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\de-DE\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\el-GR\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\el-GR\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\en-US\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\en-US\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\es-ES\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\es-ES\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\fr-FR\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\fr-FR\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\hu-HU\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\hu-HU\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\it-IT\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\it-IT\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ja-JP\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ja-JP\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ko-KR\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ko-KR\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\nl-NL\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\nl-NL\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pl-PL\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pl-PL\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pt-BR\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pt-BR\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pt-PT\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\pt-PT\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ro-RO\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ro-RO\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ru-RU\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\ru-RU\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\sv-SE\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\sv-SE\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\th-TH\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\th-TH\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\tr-TR\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\tr-TR\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\vi-VN\bdsubwiz.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\lang\vi-VN\ProductAgentUI.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\log.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ModulesCache.json
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ProductAgentDP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ProductAgentService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ProductAgentService.logger.xml
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ProductAgentUI.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\ProductAgentUI.logger.xml
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Agent\sciter.dll

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitdefender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BitDefender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.wallet.v19
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.webtrackers.v1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Bitdefender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.wallet.v19
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.webtrackers.v1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.wallet.v19
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.bitdefender.webtrackers.v1

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AfVpnService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BdDci\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bdelam\OEMName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bdfwfpf\Logfile
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDProtSrv\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDProtSrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bdredline\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bdredline\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDVEDISK\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BdVpnService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BdVpnService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BdVpnService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ignis\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MicrosoftEdgeElevationService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProductAgentService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProductAgentService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProductAgentService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\ImagePath

A way to delete Bitdefender with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitdefender is an application released by the software company Bitdefender. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. This can be difficult because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY solution to remove Bitdefender 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Bitdefender or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bitdefender". If it is installed on your PC the Bitdefender app will be found automatically. When you click Bitdefender in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Bitdefender, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Bitdefender.


8. After removing Bitdefender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitdefender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Bitdefender by Bitdefender from your PC, nor are we saying that Bitdefender by Bitdefender is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bitdefender supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.