Bitdefender Antivirus Free
How to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free from your PC
Bitdefender Antivirus Free is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by
Bitdefender. You can find out more on Bitdefender or check for application updates
here. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Bitdefender Antivirus Free is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-27-A69DAB04-3609-4D88-8827-12F9A55019F8\installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called agentcontroller.exe and occupies 649.17 KB (664752 bytes).
The following executable files are contained in Bitdefender Antivirus Free. They take 35.20 MB (
36908816 bytes) on disk.
- agentcontroller.exe (649.17 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (550.19 KB)
- bdfvwiz.exe (1,006.77 KB)
- bdntwrk.exe (912.42 KB)
- bdreinit.exe (1.89 MB)
- bdservicehost.exe (831.68 KB)
- bdtpwiz.exe (1,019.34 KB)
- bduserhost.exe (1.47 MB)
- bdwinre.exe (193.45 KB)
- clwinre.exe (1.36 MB)
- downloader.exe (1.24 MB)
- ffutils.exe (73.57 KB)
- hntwhlpr.exe (1.90 MB)
- mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (1.85 MB)
- nativeauth.exe (47.29 KB)
- odslv.exe (914.95 KB)
- productcfg.exe (1.92 MB)
- testinitsigs.exe (5.19 MB)
- updatesrv.exe (294.97 KB)
- updcenter.exe (1.19 MB)
- vulnerability.scan.exe (2.42 MB)
- wsccommunicator.exe (498.73 KB)
- wsccommunicator_ls.exe (496.81 KB)
- wscfix.exe (883.71 KB)
- ffutils.exe (64.97 KB)
- analysecrash.exe (1.54 MB)
- genptch.exe (1.28 MB)
- installer.exe (671.74 KB)
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When planning to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free:- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security
The files below remain on your disk by Bitdefender Antivirus Free's application uninstaller when you removed it:- 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_20841_005\op_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\op_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\ph_proxy.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\ph_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\ph_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\ph_update.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\ph_white.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\phconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\phversion.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\versions.sig
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\versions3.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\versions3.id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20841_005\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\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\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\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\log.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\messaging.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\messaging_ipc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfc140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfc140u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfcm140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfcm140u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msgbus.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_2.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\safeelevatedrun.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sciter.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sqlite3.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\subscriptional.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\txmlutil.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ucrtbase.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ui\ltr\commoncss.ui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcamp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vccorlib140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcomp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcredist.cat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wslib.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wspack.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wsutils.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Antivirus Free
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender
Additional values that you should delete:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAppSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDProtSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDSafepaySrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\ImagePath
How to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Bitdefender Antivirus Free is an application marketed by Bitdefender. Some users choose to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Bitdefender Antivirus Free or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Bitdefender Antivirus Free". The Bitdefender Antivirus Free program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Bitdefender Antivirus Free in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Bitdefender Antivirus Free, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free.

8. After removing Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender Antivirus Free which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Bitdefender Antivirus Free with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free by Bitdefender from your PC, we are not saying that Bitdefender Antivirus Free by Bitdefender is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus Free supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-07-03 11:04:05.103