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How to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security for Windows. The Windows release was created by Bitdefender. Open here for more details on Bitdefender. Bitdefender Total Security is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Bitdefender Total Security's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program. bitdefenderci.exe is the Bitdefender Total Security's primary executable file and it takes around 2.22 MB (2330424 bytes) on disk.

Bitdefender Total Security installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 41.44 MB (43454592 bytes) on disk.

  • about.exe (579.25 KB)
  • agentcontroller.exe (99.41 KB)
  • bdagent.exe (531.05 KB)
  • bdfvcl.exe (882.27 KB)
  • bdfvofn.exe (364.77 KB)
  • bdfvwiz.exe (756.45 KB)
  • bditxag.exe (236.27 KB)
  • bdload.exe (96.34 KB)
  • bdntwrk.exe (653.37 KB)
  • bdreinit.exe (950.14 KB)
  • bdrinstall.exe (958.28 KB)
  • bdservicehost.exe (784.74 KB)
  • bdsubwiz.exe (271.74 KB)
  • bdtkexec.exe (415.91 KB)
  • bdtrackersnmh.exe (426.59 KB)
  • bdwfdtls.exe (673.16 KB)
  • bdwinre.exe (376.66 KB)
  • bdwtxag.exe (2.05 MB)
  • bdwtxcon.exe (1.49 MB)
  • bdwtxcr.exe (403.79 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (94.84 KB)
  • bdwtxieimp.exe (72.48 KB)
  • bitdefenderci.exe (2.22 MB)
  • bootlauncher.exe (591.98 KB)
  • certutil.exe (212.42 KB)
  • clwinre.exe (726.86 KB)
  • downloader.exe (1.19 MB)
  • ffutils.exe (67.43 KB)
  • hntwhlpr.exe (2.20 MB)
  • mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (215.98 KB)
  • obk.exe (7.55 MB)
  • obkagent.exe (710.74 KB)
  • obkch.exe (968.49 KB)
  • ODScanLogViewIE.exe (541.73 KB)
  • odscanui.exe (990.67 KB)
  • odslv.exe (429.14 KB)
  • odsw.exe (810.03 KB)
  • productcfg.exe (1.26 MB)
  • ransomwarerecover.exe (629.45 KB)
  • seccenter.exe (1.38 MB)
  • st_launcher.exe (38.02 KB)
  • supporttool.exe (752.33 KB)
  • testinitsigs.exe (522.43 KB)
  • updatesrv.exe (149.60 KB)
  • updcenter.exe (407.79 KB)
  • vulnerability.scan.exe (382.44 KB)
  • wscfix.exe (500.58 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (84.60 KB)
  • ffutils.exe (59.81 KB)
  • analysecrash.exe (1.40 MB)
  • genptch.exe (1.30 MB)
  • installer.exe (429.64 KB)
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This page is about Bitdefender Total Security version 24.0.24.131 only. Click on the links below for other Bitdefender Total Security versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security

The files below are left behind on your disk by Bitdefender Total Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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_20748_090\op_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\op_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\ph_proxy.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\ph_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\ph_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\ph_update.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\ph_white.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\phconf.ini
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\phversion.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\versions.sig
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\versions3.dat.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\versions3.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20748_090\versions3.sig.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • 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 keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Total Security
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BitDefender\Bitdefender Total Security
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • 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 delete Bitdefender Total Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitdefender Total Security is an application marketed by Bitdefender. Sometimes, users choose to erase it. This can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase Bitdefender Total Security 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". If it exists on your system the Bitdefender Total Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Bitdefender Total Security in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Bitdefender Total Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Bitdefender Total Security.
Uninstall Bitdefender Total Security


8. After removing Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender Total Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your PC, nor are we saying that Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security 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' computers.

2020-05-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-05-19 14:13:04.317