ESET Security

A guide to uninstall ESET Security from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove ESET Security for Windows. It was created for Windows by ESET. More information about ESET can be read here. ESET Security is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. You can remove ESET Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{A6D84A32-9F54-4721-9DEA-7FBF2C1F394D}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. egui.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 6.56 MB (6876472 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in ESET Security. They occupy 23.56 MB (24703064 bytes) on disk.

• callmsi.exe (136.30 KB)
• CertImporter-1554.exe (202.02 KB)
• eCapture.exe (206.80 KB)
• ecls.exe (580.80 KB)
• ecmd.exe (167.33 KB)
• ecmds.exe (167.33 KB)
• eComServer.exe (370.80 KB)
• eeclnt.exe (184.80 KB)
• egui.exe (6.56 MB)
• eguiProxy.exe (684.80 KB)
• ekrn.exe (1.85 MB)
• eOppFrame.exe (206.09 KB)
• speclean.exe (8.43 MB)
• SysInspector.exe (3.88 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 13.0.24.0 of ESET Security. Click on the links below for other ESET Security versions:

• 16.0.22.0

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall ESET Security from your computer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall ESET Security:

• C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\eset_security_config_overlay.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\42677DA08237B751F7410EBFB740E727E985B0C7.NDF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\42677DA08237B751F7410EBFB740E727E985B0C7.NQF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\EAC0E88A03186660467A950BB54EA2403F840459.NDF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\EAC0E88A03186660467A950BB54EA2403F840459.NQF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\EEEABFAC9A6D695E54D2786F587CA4B78879A1F4.NDF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\EEEABFAC9A6D695E54D2786F587CA4B78879A1F4.NQF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Security\Quarantine\INFO.NQI

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\23A48D6A45F91274D9AEF7FBC2F193D4

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\23A48D6A45F91274D9AEF7FBC2F193D4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{30AAEA0C-2993-4ED6-8ABC-48499DA53D87}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{30AAEA0C-2993-4ED6-8ABC-48499DA53D87}\Icon_Help
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{30AAEA0C-2993-4ED6-8ABC-48499DA53D87}\Icon_License
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{30AAEA0C-2993-4ED6-8ABC-48499DA53D87}\Icon_Uninstall

How to uninstall ESET Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ESET Security is a program offered by ESET. Some users choose to erase this program. This is difficult because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way to erase ESET 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate ESET Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "ESET Security". If it is installed on your PC the ESET Security app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select ESET Security in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about ESET Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ESET Security.


8. After removing ESET Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of ESET Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing ESET Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall ESET Security by ESET from your PC, nor are we saying that ESET Security by ESET is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall ESET 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.