Nessus

A guide to uninstall Nessus from your PC

Nessus is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Further information on Tenable Network Security, Inc. can be found here. More information about Nessus can be found at http://www.tenablesecurity.com. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Nessus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{F55CAC7A-186A-472E-B6F2-786228E96439}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. NessusClient.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 791.00 KB (809984 bytes) on disk.

Nessus contains of the executables below. They take 3.30 MB (3462144 bytes) on disk.

• nasl.exe (348.00 KB)
• nessus-adduser.exe (15.00 KB)
• nessus-admin.exe (11.00 KB)
• nessus-chpasswd.exe (13.50 KB)
• nessus-fetch.exe (422.00 KB)
• nessus-mkcert-client.exe (18.50 KB)
• nessus-mkcert.exe (13.50 KB)
• nessus-rmuser.exe (10.00 KB)
• nessus-service.exe (10.00 KB)
• nessus-update-plugins.exe (408.50 KB)
• nessus.exe (121.00 KB)
• NessusClient.exe (791.00 KB)
• nessuscmd.exe (34.50 KB)
• nessusd.exe (495.50 KB)
• nessussvrmanager.exe (669.00 KB)

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The current page applies to Nessus version 4.0.2.1064 only. You can find below a few links to other Nessus versions:

• 4.2.2.9129
• 4.4.1.15078
• 4.0.1.1021
• 4.2.1.9119

How to uninstall Nessus from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Nessus is a program by the software company Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Frequently, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach to uninstall Nessus 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Nessus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Nessus". If it exists on your system the Nessus app will be found automatically. After you select Nessus in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Nessus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Nessus:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.tenablesecurity.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{F55CAC7A-186A-472E-B6F2-786228E96439}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Nessus.


8. After uninstalling Nessus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Nessus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Nessus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Nessus by Tenable Network Security, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Nessus by Tenable Network Security, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Nessus in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.