Microsoft Security Essentials

A way to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. Additional info about Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. More data about the application Microsoft Security Essentials can be found at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=sr-latn-cs. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. msseces.exe is the Microsoft Security Essentials's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 929.27 KB (951568 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Microsoft Security Essentials. They take about 3.45 MB (3620088 bytes) on disk.

• MpCmdRun.exe (296.57 KB)
• MsMpEng.exe (21.70 KB)
• msseces.exe (929.27 KB)
• msseoobe.exe (441.18 KB)
• NisSrv.exe (273.22 KB)
• setup.exe (786.66 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.5.218.0 of Microsoft Security Essentials. For more Microsoft Security Essentials versions please click below:

• 4.6.305.0
• 4.4.304.0
• 4.5.216.0
• 4.3.215.0
• 4.1.522.0
• 1.0.2498.0
• 2.1.1116.0
• 2.0.657.0
• 4.3.219.0
• 4.0.1526.0
• 4.2.223.1
• 4.3.216.0
• 2.0.719.0
• 4.0.1538.0
• 1.0.1961.0
• 1.0.1759.0
• 4.0.1111.0
• 1.0.1611.0
• 1.0.1963.0
• 4.7.205.0
• 4.8.201.0
• 2.0.375.0
• 1.0.1500.0
• 4.5
• 1.0.1959.0
• 4.8.204.0
• 4.0.1512.0
• 1.0.1407.0
• 4.0
• 2.0.522.0
• 4.9.218.0
• 1.0.1501.0
• 4.10.205.0
• 4.10.209.0
• 1.0.2140.0
• 4.0.1110.0

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How to erase Microsoft Security Essentials with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is an application marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to erase Microsoft Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Microsoft Security Essentials or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Security Essentials app will be found very quickly. After you select Microsoft Security Essentials in the list of programs, some information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Microsoft Security Essentials, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Microsoft Security Essentials:

• The web site of the application is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=sr-latn-cs
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Security Essentials which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Security Essentials in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.