Internet Security Essentials

How to uninstall Internet Security Essentials from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Internet Security Essentials for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Comodo. Open here where you can read more on Comodo. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\COMODO\Internet Security Essentials folder (same installation drive as Windows). Internet Security Essentials's entire uninstall command line is C:\ProgramData\COMODO\ISE\Installer\isestart.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 3.23 MB (3386568 bytes) on disk and is labeled vkise.exe.

The following executables are installed along with Internet Security Essentials. They occupy about 3.34 MB (3505040 bytes) on disk.

• isesrv.exe (115.70 KB)
• vkise.exe (3.23 MB)

The current web page applies to Internet Security Essentials version 1.1.404761.40 only. Click on the links below for other Internet Security Essentials versions:

• 1.3.438464.135
• 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
• 1.1.404585.39
• 1.2.422025.92
• 1.0.395581.19
• 1.4.459983.158

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Internet Security Essentials.

Directories that were left behind:

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

The files below were 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 cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ComodoIse

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

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

How to remove Internet Security Essentials from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Internet Security Essentials is an application offered by Comodo. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to remove Internet Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program 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 interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Internet Security Essentials or simply click the Search field and type in "Internet Security Essentials". The Internet Security Essentials app will be found automatically. When you select Internet Security Essentials in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Internet Security Essentials, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Internet Security Essentials.


8. After removing Internet Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Internet Security Essentials that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Internet Security Essentials with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Internet Security Essentials 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.