Bitdefender Antivirus Free

How to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Bitdefender Antivirus Free for Windows. The Windows version was created by Bitdefender. Further information on Bitdefender can be found here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Bitdefender Antivirus Free is C:\Program. bitdefenderci.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.19 MB (2294360 bytes) on disk.

Bitdefender Antivirus Free is composed of the following executables which take 65.08 MB (68237272 bytes) on disk:

• about.exe (1,001.02 KB)
• agentcontroller.exe (540.52 KB)
• bdagent.exe (966.02 KB)
• bdfvcl.exe (352.52 KB)
• bdfvwiz.exe (698.52 KB)
• bditxag.exe (283.52 KB)
• bdload.exe (92.52 KB)
• bdntwrk.exe (830.52 KB)
• bdreinit.exe (1.23 MB)
• bdservicehost.exe (802.52 KB)
• bdsubwiz.exe (271.02 KB)
• bdtbnmh.exe (225.02 KB)
• bdtkexec.exe (830.02 KB)
• bdtpwiz.exe (501.52 KB)
• bdtrackersnmh.exe (122.02 KB)
• bdwinre.exe (376.66 KB)
• bdwtxag.exe (1.98 MB)
• bdwtxcon.exe (1.71 MB)
• bdwtxcr.exe (408.02 KB)
• bdwtxffimp.exe (142.02 KB)
• bdwtxieimp.exe (120.02 KB)
• bitdefenderci.exe (2.19 MB)
• certutil.exe (207.09 KB)
• clwinre.exe (1.64 MB)
• downloader.exe (1.11 MB)
• ffutils.exe (76.52 KB)
• hntwhlpr.exe (1.87 MB)
• inproductbilling.exe (988.52 KB)
• mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (8.89 MB)
• nativeauth.exe (46.59 KB)
• obk.exe (7.34 MB)
• obkagent.exe (772.52 KB)
• obkch.exe (1,015.52 KB)
• ODScanLogViewIE.exe (944.02 KB)
• odscanui.exe (1.37 MB)
• odslv.exe (808.02 KB)
• odsw.exe (1.17 MB)
• onboarding.exe (1.15 MB)
• productcfg.exe (1.69 MB)
• ransomwarerecover.exe (1.11 MB)
• seccenter.exe (1.76 MB)
• st_launcher.exe (115.02 KB)
• supporttool.exe (1.07 MB)
• testinitsigs.exe (5.39 MB)
• updatesrv.exe (273.52 KB)
• updcenter.exe (617.02 KB)
• vulnerability.scan.exe (2.37 MB)
• wsccommunicator.exe (484.18 KB)
• wsccommunicator_ls.exe (482.20 KB)
• wscfix.exe (953.02 KB)
• bdwtxffimp.exe (136.52 KB)
• ffutils.exe (67.02 KB)
• analysecrash.exe (1.36 MB)
• genptch.exe (1.26 MB)
• installer.exe (667.52 KB)

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The current page applies to Bitdefender Antivirus Free version 26.0.30.102 only. You can find below info on other releases of Bitdefender Antivirus Free:

• 1.0.14.70
• 1.0.9.67
• 1.0.15.112
• 1.0.15.88
• 1.0.5.10
• 1.0.6.12
• 26.0.16.69
• 1.0.17.162
• 27.0.30.136
• 1.0.8.20
• 1.0.17.178
• 1.0.5.12
• 1.0.15.141
• 26.0.10.45
• 26.0.25.87
• 1.0.13.61
• 27.0.30.140
• 26.0.18.74
• 26.0.35.174
• 1.0.3.6
• 25.0.26.89
• 23.0.22.97
• 26.0.21.78
• 1.0.17.221
• 1.0.15.109
• 1.0.16.155
• 1.0.8.29
• 1.0.3.9
• 1.0.15.108
• 1.0.10.12
• 25.0.14.58
• 1.0.12.30
• 26.0.23.80
• 1.0.2.21
• 1.0.15.120
• 1.0.4.25
• 1.0.16.144
• 1.0.9.69
• 1.0.8.33
• 1.0.4.23
• 1.0.21.265
• 26.0.32.109
• 1.0.17.169
• 1.0.11.16
• 27.0.16.87
• 27.0.14.69
• 1.0.17.165
• 1.0.15.101
• 26.0.34.145
• 1.0.21.264
• 23.0.16.72
• 1.0.21.227
• 1.0.15.136
• 1.0.15.131
• 1.0.4.28
• 26.0.12.56
• 1.0.21.267
• 27.0.25.115
• 1.0.16.157
• 1.0.17.209
• 1.0.13.59
• 1.0.17.164
• 1.0.16.145
• 1.0.2.6
• 27.0.20.105
• 1.0.12.11
• 1.0.11.15
• 26.0.18.75
• 1.0.14.74
• 26.0.27.90
• 24.0.24.131
• 1.0.21.225
• 1.0.17.200
• 1.0.15.85
• 1.0.12.18
• 1.0.16.152
• 1.0.15.86
• 1.0.21.274
• 1.0.16.146
• 26.0.12.59
• 23.0.8.20
• 26.0.14.62
• 27.0.16.86
• 26.0.14.65
• 1.0.16.147
• 1.0.15.89
• 1.0.15.81
• 26.0.28.94
• 1.0.13.54
• 1.0.21.250
• 25.0.21.78
• 1.0.17.220
• 1.0.15.138
• 26.0.7.34
• 23.0.9.25
• 1.0.13.65
• 1.0.21.270
• 25.0.23.81
• 1.0.16.150
• 1.0.21.234

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free:

• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security

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

• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\_enHTML\readme.html
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\about.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\agentcontroller.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\amsiscan.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing.db
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\op_sign.slf
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\op_sign.xlf
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\ph_proxy.dat
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\ph_sign.slf
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\ph_sign.xlf
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\ph_update.txt
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\ph_white.dat
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\phconf.ini
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\phversion.txt
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\versions.sig
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\versions3.dat
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\versions3.id
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20724_002\versions3.sig
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdascl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdatie.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdch.xml
• 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\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\bdtbie.dll
• 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\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\bdwtxffimp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\commoncss.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ffutils.exe
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\framework.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ibdo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ibdtb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ipmbxie.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\iservconfig.dll
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdascl.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdo.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdtrackersui.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\pmbxie.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdascl.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdo.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdtrackersui.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\pmbxie.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\el-GR\bdascl.txtui
• C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\el-GR\bdo.txtui

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Antivirus Free
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Antivirus Free
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDProtSrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\ImagePath

A way to remove Bitdefender Antivirus Free with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitdefender Antivirus Free is an application by the software company Bitdefender. Some users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bitdefender Antivirus Free or simply click the Search field and type in "Bitdefender Antivirus Free". If it exists on your system the Bitdefender Antivirus Free app will be found very quickly. After you click Bitdefender Antivirus Free in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Bitdefender Antivirus Free, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Bitdefender Antivirus Free.


8. After removing Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender Antivirus Free which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Bitdefender Antivirus Free using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Bitdefender Antivirus Free by Bitdefender from your PC, nor are we saying that Bitdefender Antivirus Free by Bitdefender is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Bitdefender Antivirus Free supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.