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A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security for Windows. It is developed by Bitdefender. Open here for more information on Bitdefender. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Bitdefender Total Security is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-22-55F369DD-E299-4B3C-A1A1-1FBA5BD76F27\installer.exe. bitdefenderci.exe is the Bitdefender Total Security's main executable file and it takes around 2.22 MB (2332672 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Bitdefender Total Security. They take about 40.54 MB (42511440 bytes) on disk.

  • about.exe (752.03 KB)
  • agentcontroller.exe (67.19 KB)
  • avinfo.exe (38.27 KB)
  • bdagent.exe (430.90 KB)
  • bdfvcl.exe (981.87 KB)
  • bdfvwiz.exe (1.15 MB)
  • bdreinit.exe (408.99 KB)
  • bdrinstall.exe (1.01 MB)
  • bdsubwiz.exe (867.67 KB)
  • bdsyslog.exe (6.64 MB)
  • bdsyslogcrashhandler64.exe (241.59 KB)
  • bdtkexec.exe (40.84 KB)
  • bdwfdtls.exe (1.09 MB)
  • bdwinre.exe (229.41 KB)
  • bdwtxag.exe (1.51 MB)
  • bdwtxcon.exe (1.79 MB)
  • bdwtxcr.exe (359.46 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (69.74 KB)
  • bdwtxieimp.exe (49.45 KB)
  • bitdefenderci.exe (2.22 MB)
  • bootlauncher.exe (526.80 KB)
  • certutil.exe (214.62 KB)
  • clwinre.exe (700.27 KB)
  • downloader.exe (461.75 KB)
  • mitm_install_tool.exe (41.34 KB)
  • obk.exe (4.40 MB)
  • obkagent.exe (525.80 KB)
  • obkch.exe (1.15 MB)
  • odscanui.exe (1.35 MB)
  • odslv.exe (642.01 KB)
  • odsw.exe (990.48 KB)
  • productcfg.exe (1.40 MB)
  • seccenter.exe (1.66 MB)
  • st_launcher.exe (43.27 KB)
  • supporttool.exe (925.55 KB)
  • updatesrv.exe (115.33 KB)
  • vsserv.exe (1.12 MB)
  • vsservp.exe (512.57 KB)
  • wscfix.exe (372.64 KB)
  • bdfvcl.exe (908.26 KB)
  • bdreinit.exe (346.55 KB)
  • bdsubwiz.exe (922.43 KB)
  • bdwtxffimp.exe (61.07 KB)
  • FFUtils32.exe (54.95 KB)
  • genptch.exe (1.13 MB)
  • installer.exe (328.32 KB)
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The current web page applies to Bitdefender Total Security version 22.0.18.224 only. You can find below a few links to other Bitdefender Total Security releases:

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If you're planning to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Bitdefender Total Security:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\_enhtml\readme.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\about.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessal.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\activityplugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\agentcontroller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\amsiscan.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_controller.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing.db
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\kitmd5.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\op_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\op_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\ph_proxy.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\ph_sign.slf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\ph_sign.xlf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\ph_update.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\ph_white.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\phconf.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\phversion.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\versions.dat.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20634_052\versions.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antitheftseccplg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\appexploits.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\apprep.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asconf.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\ascore.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asemlrtr.mdl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asemlthin.mdl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asextract.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asmcocr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asregex.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\asunicode.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\bdnc.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\bdnc.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\mimepack.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\versions.dat.2581CFA95B3D45E5184430705C813CD9
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\versions.id.2581CFA95B3D45E5184430705C813CD9
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06523_025\versions.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asconf.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\ascore.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asemlrtr.mdl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asemlthin.mdl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asextract.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asmcocr.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asregex.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\asunicode.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\bdnc.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\bdnc.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\mimepack.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\versions.dat.2581CFA95B3D45E5184430705C813CD9
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\versions.id.2581CFA95B3D45E5184430705C813CD9
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\asengines_06525_026\versions.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\atc.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\atc.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\atc.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\atc\ATC_02226_627\bvm.sig

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\seccenter.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsservp\ImagePath


How to erase Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Bitdefender Total Security is a program offered by Bitdefender. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to remove Bitdefender Total Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". If it is installed on your PC the Bitdefender Total Security application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Bitdefender Total Security in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Bitdefender Total Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press 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 window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Bitdefender Total Security.
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8. After uninstalling 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 registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your computer, 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 uninstall Bitdefender Total Security in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-01-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-01-26 15:42:04.883