ESET Smart Security

How to uninstall ESET Smart Security from your PC

ESET Smart Security is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by ESET, spol. s r.o.. More information on ESET, spol. s r.o. can be seen here. ESET Smart Security is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. ESET Smart Security's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{80DF334C-25BF-46CE-810C-962CA352CB64}. callmsi.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 134.66 KB (137888 bytes) on disk.

ESET Smart Security contains of the executables below. They take 13.36 MB (14005352 bytes) on disk.

• callmsi.exe (134.66 KB)
• eCapture.exe (169.66 KB)
• ecls.exe (453.66 KB)
• ecmd.exe (60.66 KB)
• eComServer.exe (82.66 KB)
• eeclnt.exe (59.66 KB)
• egui.exe (5.31 MB)
• ekrn.exe (2.40 MB)
• eOPPFrame.exe (203.16 KB)
• speclean.exe (662.66 KB)
• SysInspector.exe (3.71 MB)
• CertImporter-1363.exe (158.20 KB)

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The current page applies to ESET Smart Security version 9.0.375.2 only. You can find here a few links to other ESET Smart Security versions:

• 5.0.94.0
• 9.0.318.10
• 5.0.93.0
• 4.2.64.12
• 5.0.93.8
• 10.1.219.0
• 5.2.15.1
• 9.0.376.1
• 9.0.386.1
• 9.0.318.6
• 10.0.386.5
• 10.0.386.0
• 10.0.337.1
• 10.0.337.3
• 3.0.621.0
• 10.0.386.3
• 9.0.429.0
• 10.1.245.1
• 9.0.425.4
• 10.0.369.0
• 9.0.381.2
• 9.0.386.0
• 10.1.210.0
• 9.0.231.14
• 9.0.349.6
• 10.1.219.1
• 10.1.235.1
• 9.0.325.1
• 4.2.71.2
• 4.2.58.4
• 4.0.437.0
• 3.0.672.0
• 9.0.425.3
• 9.0.349.7
• 10.0.359.1
• 5.2.15.0
• 4.2.58.3
• 9.0.376.2
• 10.1.204.3
• 10.0.332.1
• 9.0.381.1
• 10.1.210.2
• 9.0.374.1
• 9.0.318.24
• 9.0.385.1
• 9.0.318.22
• 9.0.349.0
• 5.0.90.18
• 9.0.231.4
• 4.2.67.10
• 4.2.71.3
• 10.0.369.1
• 10.1.204.0
• 9.0.429.2
• 5.0.95.0
• 10.1.235.0
• 4.0.467.0
• 10.1.204.4
• 9.0.351.2
• 10.1.235.4
• 9.0.349.15
• 9.0.349.14
• 9.0.318.30
• 10.0.399.0
• 5.0.90.32
• 5.2.9.12
• 5.2.9.1
• 9.0.318.14
• 9.0.429.6
• 3.0.669.0
• 9.0.377.1
• 4.0.474.0
• 9.0.381.0
• 5.0.84.0
• 9.0.429.1
• 9.0.231.10
• 9.0.375.3
• 10.0.369.2
• 9.0.423.1
• 4.2.67.13
• 9.0.375.0
• 10.0.386.2
• 9.0.377.0
• 10.0.386.1
• 9.0.318.31
• 9.0.351.3
• 10.0.386.4
• 9.0.375.1
• 10.1.235.3
• 9.0.318.0
• 5.0.93.7
• 9.0.318.20
• 10.1.245.0
• 9.0.117.0
• 10.0.390.0
• 9.0.349.19
• 10.1.204.5
• 4.2.76.0
• 10.1.204.2
• 10.1.204.1

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall ESET Smart Security.

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

• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ESET\ESET Smart Security

The files below remain on your disk by ESET Smart Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\callmsi.exe
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\CertImporter-1314.exe
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\cfgres.dll
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\DMON.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drives\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B089FE88-FB52-11D3-BDF1-0050DA34150D}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F43F5136-AA90-4005-9368-F91F5C120D69}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\Drivers\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\Help\

A way to delete ESET Smart Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ESET Smart Security is an application offered by the software company ESET, spol. s r.o.. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to uninstall ESET Smart Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate ESET Smart Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ESET Smart Security". If it is installed on your PC the ESET Smart Security program will be found very quickly. When you select ESET Smart Security in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about ESET Smart Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove ESET Smart Security.


8. After uninstalling ESET Smart Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong ESET Smart Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ESET Smart Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol. s r.o. from your computer, we are not saying that ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol. s r.o. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove ESET Smart Security supposing 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' PCs.