Kaspersky Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your system

This web page is about Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Kaspersky. Further information on Kaspersky can be found here. Kaspersky Anti-Virus is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0 directory, subject to the user's option. You can remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{A7451896-8E22-4AF4-9CBA-0DCBA43664B3} REMOVE=ALL. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 376.94 KB (385984 bytes) on disk and is labeled avpui.exe.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 11.09 MB (11630768 bytes) on disk.

avp.exe (371.02 KB)
avpia.exe (431.94 KB)
avpui.exe (376.94 KB)
dump_writer_agent.exe (230.73 KB)
kldw.exe (390.94 KB)
plugins-setup.exe (1.31 MB)
plugins_nms.exe (1.49 MB)
remove_incompatible_applications.exe (275.95 KB)
uninstallation_assistant_host.exe (335.94 KB)
upgrade.exe (581.94 KB)
upgrade_launcher.exe (772.69 KB)
wmiav.exe (379.07 KB)
kasperskylab.pure.restoretool.exe (141.45 KB)
netcfg.exe (245.45 KB)
netcfg.exe (204.95 KB)
avpvk.exe (234.94 KB)
dump_writer_agent.exe (281.23 KB)
kldw.exe (485.95 KB)
plugins_nms.exe (1.89 MB)
vssbridge64.exe (427.94 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 21.0.44.1537 of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. You can find here a few links to other Kaspersky Anti-Virus releases:

Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Folders remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\ac_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\activated_process_categorization.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\am_core.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\am_patch_management.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\am_win_aux.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\antimalware_provider.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\app_control.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\app_control_prague.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\app_core_legacy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\application_investigator.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avp.com
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avp_start_menu.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia_kav.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia_kfa.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia_kis.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia_pure.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpia_saas.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpinst.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpmain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpui.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpuilauncher.ico
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avpuimain.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avzkrnl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\avzscan.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\backup.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\backup_engine.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\backup_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\base64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\base64p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\bi_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\bl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\browser_integration.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\btdisk.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\buffer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cbi.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cd_service_provider.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cf_engines.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cf_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\ckahcomm.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\ckahrule.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\ckahum.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\clldr.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cm_km_x64\cm_km.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cm_km_x64\cm_km.sys
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cm_um.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\cm_um.prg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\CONCRT140.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\CONCRT140.prg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\configuration_kav.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\configuration_kfa.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\configuration_kis.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\configuration_pure.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\configuration_saas.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\content_filtering_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\crpthlpr.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\crypto_components.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0\crypto_provider.dll

Registry that is not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 21.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6981547A22E84FA4C9ABD0BC4A63463B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{A7451896-8E22-4AF4-9CBA-0DCBA43664B3}

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6981547A22E84FA4C9ABD0BC4A63463B\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.0\ImagePath

How to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Kaspersky Anti-Virus or simply click the Search field and type in "Kaspersky Anti-Virus". If it is installed on your PC the Kaspersky Anti-Virus app will be found automatically. After you select Kaspersky Anti-Virus in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Kaspersky Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
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Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky from your computer, nor are we saying that Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Virus in case you want to. 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' PCs.

2020-10-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-09 14:39:06.423

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