Kaspersky Total Security

A guide to uninstall Kaspersky Total Security from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Kaspersky Total Security for Windows. It is developed by Kaspersky. You can find out more on Kaspersky or check for application updates here. Kaspersky Total Security is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Total Security 21.0 folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Kaspersky Total Security is MsiExec.exe /I{A7451896-8E22-4AF4-9CBA-0DCBA43664B3} REMOVE=ALL. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. avpui.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 376.94 KB (385984 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Kaspersky Total Security. They take 11.09 MB (11630792 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 (379.09 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 current page applies to Kaspersky Total Security version 21.0.44.1537 only. For more Kaspersky Total Security versions please click below:

After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Total Security 21.0

The files below remain on your disk by Kaspersky Total Security when you uninstall it:

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

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6981547A22E84FA4C9ABD0BC4A63463B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{A7451896-8E22-4AF4-9CBA-0DCBA43664B3}

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Total Security 21.0\avpui.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Total Security 21.0\avpui.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6981547A22E84FA4C9ABD0BC4A63463B\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVP21.0\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\klvssbridge64_21.0\ImagePath

A way to erase Kaspersky Total Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kaspersky Total Security is an application offered by the software company Kaspersky. Frequently, users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall Kaspersky Total Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:

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6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Kaspersky Total Security or simply click the Search field and type in "Kaspersky Total Security". If it exists on your system the Kaspersky Total Security program will be found automatically. After you click Kaspersky Total Security in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Kaspersky Total Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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This page is not a piece of advice to remove Kaspersky Total Security by Kaspersky from your PC, nor are we saying that Kaspersky Total Security by Kaspersky is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Kaspersky Total Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-05-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-05-16 20:38:17.603

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