Internet Security Essentials

A guide to uninstall Internet Security Essentials from your PC

Internet Security Essentials is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Comodo. Additional info about Comodo can be read here. Internet Security Essentials is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. You can uninstall Internet Security Essentials by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\COMODO\ISE\ise_installer.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. vkise.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 4.06 MB (4260040 bytes) on disk.

Internet Security Essentials contains of the executables below. They take 5.06 MB (5301648 bytes) on disk.

• isesrv.exe (1,017.20 KB)
• vkise.exe (4.06 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.3.453193.152 of Internet Security Essentials. For other Internet Security Essentials versions please click below:

• 1.3.438464.135
• 1.1.404761.40
• 1.6.472587.185
• 1.1.404762.41
• 1.5.463447.175
• 1.1.397428.24
• 1.3.449364.146
• 1.2.419616.81
• 1.2.424651.94
• 1.3.436779.133
• 1.1.400604.29
• 1.2.421501.88
• 1.1.413499.43
• 1.3.447691.139
• 1.1.404585.39
• 1.2.422025.92
• 1.0.395581.19
• 1.4.459983.158

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\authroot.stl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\cmdhtml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\isesrv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.arabic.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.bulgarian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.chinese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.dutch.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.english.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.french.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.german.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.hungarian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.romanian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.russian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.spanish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.turkish.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.ukrainian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.vietnamese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\vkise.exe

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\ComodoIse

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\isesrv\ImagePath

How to remove Internet Security Essentials from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Internet Security Essentials is an application by Comodo. Frequently, computer users choose to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to remove Internet Security Essentials 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Internet Security Essentials or simply click the Search field and type in "Internet Security Essentials". The Internet Security Essentials application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Internet Security Essentials in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Internet Security Essentials, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Internet Security Essentials.


8. After removing Internet Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Internet Security Essentials which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Internet Security Essentials using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Internet Security Essentials by Comodo from your PC, nor are we saying that Internet Security Essentials by Comodo is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Internet Security Essentials supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.