Internet Security Essentials

A way to uninstall Internet Security Essentials from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Internet Security Essentials for Windows. It was created for Windows by Comodo. More information on Comodo can be seen here. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials folder (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for Internet Security Essentials is C:\ProgramData\COMODO\ISE\Installer\isestart.exe. The application's main executable file is titled vkise.exe and its approximative size is 3.23 MB (3386568 bytes).

Internet Security Essentials is comprised of the following executables which take 3.34 MB (3505032 bytes) on disk:

• isesrv.exe (115.69 KB)
• vkise.exe (3.23 MB)

The current web page applies to Internet Security Essentials version 1.1.404585.39 alone. Click on the links below for other Internet Security Essentials versions:

• 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
• 1.3.453193.152
• 1.1.400604.29
• 1.2.421501.88
• 1.1.413499.43
• 1.3.447691.139
• 1.2.422025.92
• 1.0.395581.19
• 1.4.459983.158

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you are trying to remove Internet Security Essentials from your PC.

Directories that were found:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Internet Security Essentials's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\isedrv.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\iseguard32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\iseguard64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\isesrv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.chinese.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.english.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.russian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials\Translations\vkise.turkish.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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

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

A way to uninstall Internet Security Essentials from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Internet Security Essentials is a program by the software company Comodo. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD 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 design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Internet Security Essentials or simply click the Search feature and type in "Internet Security Essentials". If it is installed on your PC the Internet Security Essentials application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Internet Security Essentials in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Internet Security Essentials, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Internet Security Essentials.


8. After uninstalling Internet Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Internet Security Essentials which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Internet Security Essentials with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Internet Security Essentials by Comodo from your computer, we are not saying that Internet Security Essentials by Comodo is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Internet Security Essentials supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.