Kaspersky

A way to uninstall Kaspersky from your system

You can find below details on how to remove Kaspersky for Windows. It is developed by Kaspersky. Open here for more information on Kaspersky. Kaspersky is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6 directory, subject to the user's choice. Kaspersky's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{6B8073CD-C1A2-522D-9F21-48D28742584A} REMOVE=ALL. Kaspersky's primary file takes about 569.79 KB (583464 bytes) and its name is avpui.exe.

Kaspersky installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 11.86 MB (12430960 bytes) on disk.

avp.exe (180.44 KB)
avpia.exe (454.79 KB)
avpui.exe (569.79 KB)
kldw.exe (453.29 KB)
plugins-setup.exe (1.79 MB)
plugins_nms.exe (1.56 MB)
remove_incompatible_applications.exe (345.29 KB)
uninstallation_assistant_host.exe (383.29 KB)
upgrade.exe (1.12 MB)
upgrade_launcher.exe (718.29 KB)
wmiav.exe (573.86 KB)
kasperskylab.pure.restoretool.exe (153.79 KB)
avpvk.exe (163.29 KB)
kldw.exe (565.29 KB)
plugins_nms.exe (2.06 MB)
vssbridge64.exe (436.79 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 21.6.7.351 of Kaspersky. You can find below info on other releases of Kaspersky:

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Kaspersky has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Kaspersky:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tax1eb0r.default-1552670310908\storage\default\https+++support.kaspersky.co.uk

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Kaspersky:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\ac_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\activated_process_categorization.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\am_core.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\am_patch_management.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\am_win_aux.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\amsi_task.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\antimalware_provider.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\app_control.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\app_control_prague.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\app_core_legacy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avp.com
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avp.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avp.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avp_start_menu.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpia.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpia_kav.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpia_kfa.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpia_kis.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpia_saas.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpinst.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpmain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpui.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpuilauncher.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avpuimain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avzkrnl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\avzscan.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\backup.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\backup_engine.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\backup_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\base64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\bi_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\bl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\browser_integration.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\btdisk.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\buffer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cbi.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cf_engines.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cf_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\ckahcomm.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\ckahrule.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\ckahum.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_km_x64\cm_km.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_km_x64\cm_km.sys
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_km_x64\cm_km_sha1.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_km_x64\cm_km_sha1.sys
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_um.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\cm_um.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\commonservicelocator.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\commonservicelocator.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\compatibility_layer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\CONCRT140.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\CONCRT140.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\configuration_kav.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\configuration_kfa.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky 21.6\configuration_kis.esm

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{6B8073CD-C1A2-522D-9F21-48D28742584A}

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP21.6\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP21.6\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cm_km\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cm_km\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klbackupdisk\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klbackupdisk\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klbackupflt\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klbackupflt\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klelam\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klflt\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klflt\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klgse\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klgse\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\KLHK\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klids\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\KLIF\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\KLIF\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klim6\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klim6\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klkbdflt\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klkbdflt\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klmouflt\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klmouflt\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klpd\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klpnpflt\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klpnpflt\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.6\Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.6\DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.6\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\kneps\idsbase

How to erase Kaspersky from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kaspersky is an application offered by Kaspersky. Frequently, users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to erase Kaspersky is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Kaspersky or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Kaspersky". If it is installed on your PC the Kaspersky program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Kaspersky in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Kaspersky, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Kaspersky.

8. After removing Kaspersky, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Kaspersky that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Kaspersky using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Kaspersky by Kaspersky from your PC, we are not saying that Kaspersky by Kaspersky is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Kaspersky in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-05-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-05-14 18:55:59.703

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