Kaspersky Anti-Virus

A guide to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your system

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Kaspersky. More information about Kaspersky can be seen here. Usually the Kaspersky Anti-Virus program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3 folder, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for Kaspersky Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /I{4FC79BE9-AD63-46C0-9626-E4F6BCE6A976} REMOVE=ALL. Kaspersky Anti-Virus's primary file takes about 378.04 KB (387112 bytes) and its name is avpui.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with Kaspersky Anti-Virus. They occupy about 12.42 MB (13023392 bytes) on disk.

avp.exe (375.27 KB)
avpia.exe (468.54 KB)
avpui.exe (378.04 KB)
dump_writer_agent.exe (274.73 KB)
kldw.exe (408.55 KB)
plugins-setup.exe (2.11 MB)
plugins_nms.exe (1.88 MB)
remove_incompatible_applications.exe (314.54 KB)
uninstallation_assistant_host.exe (372.04 KB)
upgrade.exe (379.58 KB)
upgrade_launcher.exe (726.06 KB)
wmiav.exe (388.67 KB)
kasperskylab.pure.restoretool.exe (148.54 KB)
avpvk.exe (239.05 KB)
dump_writer_agent.exe (341.23 KB)
kldw.exe (507.54 KB)
plugins_nms.exe (2.37 MB)
vssbridge64.exe (468.05 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 21.3.10.391 of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. You can find below a few links to other Kaspersky Anti-Virus releases:

If you are manually uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\ac_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\activated_process_categorization.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\am_core.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\am_patch_management.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\am_win_aux.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\amsi_task.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\antimalware_provider.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.cat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\app_control.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\app_control_prague.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\app_core_legacy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\application_investigator.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avp.com
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avp.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avp.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avp_start_menu.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia_kav.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia_kfa.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia_kis.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia_pure.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpia_saas.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpinst.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpmain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpui.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpuilauncher.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpuimain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avzkrnl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avzscan.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\backup.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\backup_engine.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\backup_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\base64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\bi_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\bl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\bltoolkit.cp.4.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\bltoolkit.data.dataprovider.sqlite.4.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\browser_integration.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\btdisk.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\buffer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cbi.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cd_service_provider.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cf_engines.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cf_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\ckahcomm.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\ckahrule.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\ckahum.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\clldr.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_km_x64\cm_km.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_km_x64\cm_km.sys
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_km_x64\cm_km_sha1.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_km_x64\cm_km_sha1.sys
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_um.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\cm_um.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\compatibility_layer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\CONCRT140.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\CONCRT140.kcat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\configuration_kav.esm

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

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9EB97CF436DA0C6469624E6FCB6E9A67
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{4FC79BE9-AD63-46C0-9626-E4F6BCE6A976}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpui.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.3\avpui.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9EB97CF436DA0C6469624E6FCB6E9A67\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP21.3\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.3\ImagePath

How to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Kaspersky Anti-Virus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Kaspersky Anti-Virus". The Kaspersky Anti-Virus app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Kaspersky Anti-Virus in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Kaspersky Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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8. After removing Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Kaspersky Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky from your computer, we are not saying that Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-03-05 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-03-05 10:06:12.333

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