Kaspersky Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows. The Windows release was created by Kaspersky. Go over here where you can get more info on Kaspersky. Kaspersky Anti-Virus is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2 directory, depending on the user's choice. Kaspersky Anti-Virus's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{63129F5E-8EC5-41BA-A4CF-47966CE84953} REMOVE=ALL. The program's main executable file is called avpui.exe and its approximative size is 380.90 KB (390040 bytes).

The executables below are part of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. They take an average of 12.81 MB (13431072 bytes) on disk.

• avp.exe (372.98 KB)
• avpia.exe (455.90 KB)
• avpui.exe (380.90 KB)
• dump_writer_agent.exe (277.77 KB)
• kldw.exe (403.90 KB)
• plugins-setup.exe (2.03 MB)
• plugins_nms.exe (1.83 MB)
• remove_incompatible_applications.exe (307.40 KB)
• uninstallation_assistant_host.exe (361.90 KB)
• upgrade.exe (581.94 KB)
• upgrade_launcher.exe (772.69 KB)
• wmiav.exe (383.03 KB)
• kasperskylab.pure.restoretool.exe (144.40 KB)
• netcfg.exe (243.90 KB)
• netcfg.exe (207.90 KB)
• avpvk.exe (233.90 KB)
• dump_writer_agent.exe (344.77 KB)
• kldw.exe (498.40 KB)
• plugins_nms.exe (2.28 MB)
• vssbridge64.exe (456.40 KB)

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The current web page applies to Kaspersky Anti-Virus version 21.2.16.590 only. You can find below info on other versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus:

• 21.1.15.500
• 21.0.44.1537
• 20.0.14.1085
• 21.3.10.391

Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\ac_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\activated_process_categorization.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\am_core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\am_patch_management.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\am_win_aux.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\amsi_task.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\antimalware_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\app_control.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\app_control_prague.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\app_core_legacy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\application_investigator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avp.com
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avp_start_menu.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia_kav.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia_kfa.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia_kis.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia_pure.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpia_saas.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpinst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpmain.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpui.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpuilauncher.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avpuimain.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avzkrnl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\avzscan.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\backup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\backup_engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\backup_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\base64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\bi_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\bl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\bltoolkit.cp.4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\bltoolkit.data.dataprovider.sqlite.4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\browser_integration.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\btdisk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\buffer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cbi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cd_service_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cf_engines.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cf_facade.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\ckahcomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\ckahrule.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\ckahum.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\clldr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cm_km_x64\cm_km.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cm_km_x64\cm_km.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cm_um.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\cm_um.prg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\compatibility_layer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\CONCRT140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\CONCRT140.prg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\configuration_kav.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\configuration_kfa.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\configuration_kis.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\configuration_pure.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\configuration_saas.esm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.2\content_filtering_meta.dll

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP21.2\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.2\ImagePath

How to erase Kaspersky Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is a program released by the software company Kaspersky. Some users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to erase Kaspersky Anti-Virus 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

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

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Kaspersky Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus.


8. After uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Kaspersky Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Kaspersky Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky from your PC, we are not saying that Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.