Cogeco Security

A guide to uninstall Cogeco Security from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Cogeco Security for Windows. The Windows version was created by F-Secure Corporation. You can find out more on F-Secure Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Cogeco Security application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Cogeco Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\\fsuninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. Cogeco Security's primary file takes about 139.95 KB (143304 bytes) and its name is trigger.exe.

Cogeco Security contains of the executables below. They take 4.44 MB (4656944 bytes) on disk.

• fsadminaccess_32.exe (69.95 KB)
• fsadminsettings.exe (70.95 KB)
• fsfixconfig32.exe (43.45 KB)
• fshoster32.exe (208.45 KB)
• fsinstall.exe (665.95 KB)
• fsuninstall.exe (323.45 KB)
• fs_ccf_cosmos_tool_32.exe (120.95 KB)
• fs_events_clear32.exe (74.45 KB)
• fs_installer_runner.exe (137.45 KB)
• fs_notifier.exe (274.95 KB)
• fs_preinstall_handler.exe (188.45 KB)
• fs_reload_latebound_settings.exe (30.95 KB)
• fs_settings_tool.exe (245.45 KB)
• _fs_se_hotfix.exe (299.95 KB)
• fs_se_start_menu_manager_32.exe (153.95 KB)
• fs_upgrade_handler.exe (208.95 KB)
• MsiWrap.exe (98.95 KB)
• mysainsthelper_.exe (40.45 KB)
• trigger.exe (139.95 KB)
• fsdiag.exe (766.95 KB)
• fscuif.exe (83.95 KB)

...click to view all...

The current web page applies to Cogeco Security version 3.15.612.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Cogeco Security versions:

• 2.93.171.0
• 18.1
• 17.9
• 19.1
• 17.7
• 2.93.173.0
• 18.5
• 18.0
• 17.8
• 19.2
• 2.93.175.0
• 19.6
• 19.7
• 19.8
• 19.3
• 25.2
• 17.6
• 2.76.212.0
• 18.2

...click to view all...
If you're planning to uninstall Cogeco Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Cogeco Security:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\_fs_se_hotfix.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\About.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\component_list.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\daas2_cdsa.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\icu.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\icu_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\json.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\json_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\legal_notice.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\libjson.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\libjson_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\licenses-CDSA.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\openssl.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\openssl_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\qt.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\qt_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\tinyxml2.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\toast++.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\zlib.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\AboutContent\zlib_license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\ActionCenter.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\CCF_Network\d-t423D.tmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\CCF_Reputation\json_c.dll.0
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\CCF_Reputation\orspapi.dll.0
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\CCF_Reputation\orspplug.dll.0
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\CCF_Scanning\bin\browser\install\fs_ie_https\fs_ie_https.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\02@av.ref
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\02@hydra.ref
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\02@mlc.ref
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\7z.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\7zip.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\aquarius-update.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\ca.pub
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\core\bdcore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\core\emalware.386
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\fpiaqu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\aquarius\fs@aqua.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\avdaemon.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\avmisc-update.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\dfuninst.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fm4av.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fm4av_mime.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\FS@av.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fs@corp.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\FS@hydra.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\FS@mlc.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fs_win_store_app_api_32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsample_obus.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsav.cry
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsav.eng.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsav.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsav_db_full_setup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsav32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\FSAVINST.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsavinst.eng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsavunin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsavwsch.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsbts.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsbts.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsbts.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsbts_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsbts_x64.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fscataloginfo.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsched.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsecr32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsepx32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsewin.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsgk32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsgk32st.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fshive2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\FSQuarantine.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssm32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssm32wl.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssp_fsgk_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssp_fsgk_x86.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssp_fshs_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fssp_fshs_x86.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsuss.cr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsuss.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\fsusscr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\header.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\hydrawin-update.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\install.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\jsondump.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\licenses-7z.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\minifilter\fsgk.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\minifilter\hashlib_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\mlc-update.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\qrt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\qrt9x.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\qrtfix.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\scanningplatform.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\scanningplatform.mf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\senddump32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\spapi32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\upd_dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\upd_fm4av.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\upd_fm4av_mime.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Cogeco Security-Securite\apps\ComputerSecurity\Anti-Virus\upd_fsas.dll

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\F-Secure Gatekeeper\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\F-Secure HIPS\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FSMA\ImagePath

How to delete Cogeco Security from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Cogeco Security is a program offered by the software company F-Secure Corporation. Frequently, users decide to remove it. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to remove Cogeco 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Cogeco Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "Cogeco Security". If it is installed on your PC the Cogeco Security app will be found automatically. When you click Cogeco Security in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Cogeco Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Cogeco Security.


8. After uninstalling Cogeco Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Cogeco Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Cogeco Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Cogeco Security by F-Secure Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Cogeco Security by F-Secure Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Cogeco Security supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.