Bitdefender Total Security
A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your computer
Bitdefender Total Security is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Bitdefender. You can find out more on Bitdefender or check for application updates here. Bitdefender Total Security is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory, depending on the user's option. You can remove Bitdefender Total Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-23-499D35D8-40BC-4619-BF5F-9DCBE558F707\installer.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. bitdefenderci.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 2.22 MB (2330424 bytes) on disk.Bitdefender Total Security is comprised of the following executables which take 44.26 MB (46412280 bytes) on disk:
- about.exe (767.45 KB)
- agentcontroller.exe (65.95 KB)
- avinfo.exe (36.02 KB)
- bdagent.exe (473.79 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (1.07 MB)
- bdfvwiz.exe (1.19 MB)
- bdreinit.exe (414.41 KB)
- bdrinstall.exe (1.02 MB)
- bdservicehost.exe (488.96 KB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (922.17 KB)
- bdsyslog.exe (6.64 MB)
- bdsyslogcrashhandler64.exe (239.35 KB)
- bdtkexec.exe (42.08 KB)
- bdwfdtls.exe (1.16 MB)
- bdwinre.exe (376.73 KB)
- bdwtxag.exe (1.58 MB)
- bdwtxcon.exe (1.89 MB)
- bdwtxcr.exe (355.65 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (65.43 KB)
- bdwtxieimp.exe (45.13 KB)
- bitdefenderci.exe (2.22 MB)
- bootlauncher.exe (545.28 KB)
- certutil.exe (212.42 KB)
- clwinre.exe (703.57 KB)
- downloader.exe (459.05 KB)
- mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (212.04 KB)
- obk.exe (4.88 MB)
- obkagent.exe (535.16 KB)
- obkch.exe (1.19 MB)
- odscanui.exe (1.41 MB)
- odslv.exe (653.30 KB)
- odsw.exe (1.28 MB)
- productcfg.exe (1.41 MB)
- ransomwarerecover.exe (894.32 KB)
- seccenter.exe (1.89 MB)
- st_launcher.exe (37.52 KB)
- supporttool.exe (1.02 MB)
- updatesrv.exe (109.52 KB)
- vsserv.exe (787.86 KB)
- vsservp.exe (510.38 KB)
- vulnerability.scan.exe (363.15 KB)
- wscfix.exe (367.82 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (1.01 MB)
- bdreinit.exe (350.41 KB)
- bdsubwiz.exe (959.20 KB)
- bdwtxffimp.exe (59.25 KB)
- FFUtils32.exe (51.13 KB)
- genptch.exe (1.26 MB)
- installer.exe (330.18 KB)
The current page applies to Bitdefender Total Security version 23.0.9.25 only. Click on the links below for other Bitdefender Total Security versions:
- 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
- 23.0.24.127
- 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
Bitdefender Total Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Directories that were found:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security
The files below were 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\accessal.dll
- 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_controller.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_20610_004\op_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\op_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\ph_proxy.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\ph_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\ph_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\ph_update.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\ph_white.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\phconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\phversion.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\versions.dat.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\versions.id.B0B9459C47977BB7A3E5CCBD66C24E9A
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_20610_004\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-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\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
- 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\bdreinit.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdshellext.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdsubmit.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdsubwiz.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdtbie.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdusbizctx.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\bdvedapi.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\bdwtlgui.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\connector.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\dbgeng.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\dbghelp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ffutils.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\FFUtils32.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\framework.dll
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 to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdwfdtls.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\bdwfdtls.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
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsservp\ImagePath
A way to remove Bitdefender Total Security from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Bitdefender Total Security is an application marketed by Bitdefender. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.
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3. Press the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply click 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. When you select Bitdefender Total Security in the list of apps, some data 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 Total Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After removing Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Bitdefender Total Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Bitdefender Total Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation 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 computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2018-08-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2018-08-14 18:00:32.187