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A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Bitdefender. More information about Bitdefender can be read here. Usually the Bitdefender Total Security application is found in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Bitdefender Total Security's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program. The application's main executable file occupies 2.19 MB (2294360 bytes) on disk and is named bitdefenderci.exe.

The executable files below are part of Bitdefender Total Security. They occupy an average of 50.81 MB (53279152 bytes) on disk.

  • about.exe (610.09 KB)
  • agentcontroller.exe (127.59 KB)
  • bdagent.exe (569.59 KB)
  • bdfvcl.exe (345.59 KB)
  • bdfvwiz.exe (761.59 KB)
  • bditxag.exe (277.59 KB)
  • bdload.exe (86.59 KB)
  • bdntwrk.exe (792.09 KB)
  • bdreinit.exe (1.24 MB)
  • bdservicehost.exe (802.97 KB)
  • bdsubwiz.exe (265.09 KB)
  • bdtbnmh.exe (524.59 KB)
  • bdtkexec.exe (440.09 KB)
  • bdtpwiz.exe (489.59 KB)
  • bdtrackersnmh.exe (421.09 KB)
  • bdwinre.exe (376.66 KB)
  • bdwtxag.exe (2.00 MB)
  • bdwtxcon.exe (1.75 MB)
  • bdwtxcr.exe (402.09 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (135.09 KB)
  • bdwtxieimp.exe (114.09 KB)
  • bitdefenderci.exe (2.19 MB)
  • certutil.exe (207.09 KB)
  • clwinre.exe (1.25 MB)
  • downloader.exe (1.00 MB)
  • ffutils.exe (63.59 KB)
  • hntwhlpr.exe (2.16 MB)
  • mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (8.77 MB)
  • nativeauth.exe (46.59 KB)
  • obk.exe (7.32 MB)
  • obkagent.exe (752.59 KB)
  • obkch.exe (954.09 KB)
  • ODScanLogViewIE.exe (543.59 KB)
  • odscanui.exe (1.02 MB)
  • odslv.exe (395.09 KB)
  • odsw.exe (826.09 KB)
  • onboarding.exe (779.09 KB)
  • productcfg.exe (1.54 MB)
  • ransomwarerecover.exe (824.09 KB)
  • seccenter.exe (1.50 MB)
  • st_launcher.exe (104.59 KB)
  • supporttool.exe (737.09 KB)
  • testinitsigs.exe (332.59 KB)
  • updatesrv.exe (278.09 KB)
  • updcenter.exe (477.59 KB)
  • vulnerability.scan.exe (875.59 KB)
  • wscfix.exe (545.09 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (129.59 KB)
  • ffutils.exe (55.59 KB)
  • analysecrash.exe (1.35 MB)
  • genptch.exe (1.25 MB)
  • installer.exe (409.09 KB)
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This web page is about Bitdefender Total Security version 26.0.12.59 only. You can find below info on other versions of Bitdefender Total Security:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Bitdefender Total Security.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Bitdefender Total Security:
  • 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_20732_022\op_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\op_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\ph_proxy.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\ph_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\ph_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\ph_update.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\ph_white.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\phconf.ini
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\phversion.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\versions.sig
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\versions3.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\versions3.id
  • C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20732_022\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

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • 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

Additional values that you should delete:
  • 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\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


How to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitdefender Total Security is a program marketed by Bitdefender. Some computer users try to remove it. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to remove Bitdefender Total Security 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". The Bitdefender Total Security app will be found very quickly. When you click Bitdefender Total Security in the list of programs, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Bitdefender Total Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Bitdefender Total Security.
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8. After uninstalling Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Bitdefender Total Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your computer, we are not saying that Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-03-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-03-17 12:27:26.367