Bitdefender Total Security
A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer
This page contains complete information on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security for Windows. It was created for Windows by Bitdefender. You can find out more on Bitdefender or check for application updates here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory (same installation drive as Windows). Bitdefender Total Security's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-23-4EBD88E7-BFD1-4A92-9AD2-D09AB969B141\installer.exe. Bitdefender Total Security's main file takes about 2.22 MB (2330424 bytes) and is called bitdefenderci.exe.Bitdefender Total Security contains of the executables below. They take 44.43 MB (46589680 bytes) on disk.
- about.exe (526.49 KB)
- agentcontroller.exe (83.68 KB)
- avinfo.exe (36.02 KB)
- bdagent.exe (419.47 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (696.01 KB)
- bdfvofn.exe (364.77 KB)
- bdfvwiz.exe (619.90 KB)
- bditxag.exe (167.84 KB)
- bdreinit.exe (1.14 MB)
- bdrinstall.exe (955.22 KB)
- bdservicehost.exe (765.45 KB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (207.42 KB)
- bdsyslog.exe (6.93 MB)
- bdsyslogcrashhandler.exe (239.35 KB)
- bdtkexec.exe (43.63 KB)
- bdtrackersnmh.exe (455.49 KB)
- bdwfdtls.exe (689.39 KB)
- bdwinre.exe (376.66 KB)
- bdwtxag.exe (1.89 MB)
- bdwtxcon.exe (1.39 MB)
- bdwtxcr.exe (355.65 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (70.48 KB)
- bdwtxieimp.exe (46.13 KB)
- bitdefenderci.exe (2.22 MB)
- bootlauncher.exe (532.16 KB)
- certutil.exe (212.42 KB)
- clwinre.exe (672.66 KB)
- downloader.exe (1.19 MB)
- ffutils.exe (61.81 KB)
- hntwhlpr.exe (1.99 MB)
- mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (217.54 KB)
- obk.exe (4.32 MB)
- obkagent.exe (589.93 KB)
- obkch.exe (700.51 KB)
- ODScanLogViewIE.exe (508.26 KB)
- odscanui.exe (827.27 KB)
- odslv.exe (388.00 KB)
- odsw.exe (736.04 KB)
- productcfg.exe (1.11 MB)
- ransomwarerecover.exe (579.75 KB)
- seccenter.exe (1.38 MB)
- st_launcher.exe (38.02 KB)
- supporttool.exe (723.80 KB)
- testinitsigs.exe (740.66 KB)
- updatesrv.exe (117.13 KB)
- vsserv.exe (786.36 KB)
- vulnerability.scan.exe (325.62 KB)
- wscfix.exe (384.50 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (649.30 KB)
- bdfvofn.exe (360.65 KB)
- bdreinit.exe (915.12 KB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (232.21 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (63.31 KB)
- ffutils.exe (54.20 KB)
- analysecrash.exe (1.09 MB)
- genptch.exe (1.28 MB)
- installer.exe (420.97 KB)
The current page applies to Bitdefender Total Security version 23.0.24.127 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Bitdefender Total Security:
- 26.0.14.62
- 23.0.19.85
- 17.15.0.682
- 25.0.26.89
- 25.0.21.80
- 26.0.32.109
- 26.0.35.174
- 26.0.10.45
- 22.0.21.297
- 26.0.12.52
- 23.0.10.34
- 27.0.16.86
- 17.28.0.1191
- 17.21.0.925
- 17.22.0.967
- 26.0.30.102
- 26.0.14.64
- 26.0.23.80
- 26.0.18.74
- 27.0.30.140
- 17.29.0.1235
- 24.0.16.91
- 26.0.25.87
- 23.0.24.120
- 23.0.11.48
- 25.0.2.14
- 22.0.8.114
- 24.0.3.17
- 25.0.23.81
- 17.16.0.729
- 22.0.15.189
- 22.0.17.205
- 26.0.34.145
- 22.0.12.161
- 22.0.19.242
- 17.18.0.808
- 22.1.6.248
- 22.0.18.224
- 24.0.6.26
- 17.26.0.1106
- 27.0.16.87
- 25.0.19.75
- 25.1.1.2417
- 17.27.0.1146
- 22.0.10.141
- 17.20.0.883
- 23.0.10.32
- 17.24.0.1033
- 26.0.12.59
- 17.13.0.551
- 27.0.25.115
- 23.0.8.20
- 24.0.9.46
- 26.0.7.34
- 22.0.1.1
- 17.31.0.1328
- 26.0.18.75
- 23.0.14.61
- 25.0.21.78
- 24.0.16.95
- 27.0.14.69
- 24.0.24.131
- 27.0.30.136
- 26.0.12.56
- 17.19.0.831
- 26.0.14.65
- 25.0.7.29
- 22.0.18.222
- 24.0.12.69
- 25.0.19.73
- 26.0.3.27
- 27.0.27.129
- 17.30.0.1275
- 22.0.8.118
- 26.0.33.136
- 26.0.3.29
- 24.0.26.138
- 26.0.27.90
- 17.11.0.395
- 25.0.28.100
- 25.0.14.58
- 26.0.28.94
- 17.25.0.1074
- 26.0.16.69
- 26.0.1.15
- 26.0.1.21
- 22.0.8.110
- 24.0.14.85
- 25.0.10.52
- 24.0.9.52
- 24.0.6.31
- 26.0.21.78
- 24.0.3.15
- 24.0.20.116
- 25.0.7.34
- 24.0.14.80
- 23.0.8.17
- 23.0.22.97
- 17.23.0.996
- 23.0.16.72
Several files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Bitdefender Total Security from your computer.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your PC:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security
Files remaining:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\_enHTML\readme.html
- 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_000_001\op_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\op_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_proxy.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_update.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_white.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phversion.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.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\bdch.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\bdfvcl.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdfvcl.logger.xml
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdfvofn.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdfvsctx.dll.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdreinit.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdshellext.dll.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdsubwiz.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdusbizctx.dll.upd
- 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\bdvedapi.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwfadv.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwtlgui.dll.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\connector.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\fshredctx.dll.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\iservconfig.indie.xml
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdfvcl.txtui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdfvsctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdshellext.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdsubwiz.txtui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\bdusbizctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\cs-CZ\fshredctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdfvcl.txtui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdfvsctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdshellext.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdsubwiz.txtui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\bdusbizctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\de-DE\fshredctx.txtui.upd
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\el-GR\bdfvcl.txtui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\lang\el-GR\bdfvsctx.txtui.upd
Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
- 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 to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdagent.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdagent.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-23-3B7AC66F-148E-4B9C-841F-50E585088187\installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-23-3B7AC66F-148E-4B9C-841F-50E585088187\installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
- 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
A way to remove Bitdefender Total Security from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Bitdefender Total Security is a program released by the software company Bitdefender. Some users decide to uninstall it. This is efortful because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.
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5. All the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply click the Search field and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". If it exists on your system the Bitdefender Total Security application will be found very quickly. After you click Bitdefender Total Security in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Bitdefender Total Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Bitdefender Total Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Bitdefender Total Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your PC, we are not saying that Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2019-07-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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