Secure Eraser

How to uninstall Secure Eraser from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Secure Eraser for Windows. It is produced by ASCOMP Software GmbH. More information on ASCOMP Software GmbH can be found here. You can read more about related to Secure Eraser at http://www.secure-eraser.com. Usually the Secure Eraser application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Secure Eraser by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. sEraser.exe is the Secure Eraser's main executable file and it takes circa 7.21 MB (7557496 bytes) on disk.

Secure Eraser contains of the executables below. They occupy 8.33 MB (8737165 bytes) on disk.

• sEraser.exe (7.21 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.13 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.1.0.0 of Secure Eraser. For more Secure Eraser versions please click below:

• 5.3.0.2
• 6.1.0.3
• 5.1.0.2
• 4.3.0.0
• 6.1.0.1
• 6.0.0.1
• 4.1.0.3
• 5.3.0.1
• 4.1.0.2
• 5.3.1.1
• 5.3.1.3
• 4.2.0.1
• 6.0.0.4
• 5.314
• 5.3.1.2
• 5.0.0.0
• 4.1.0.1
• 5.1.0.0
• 5.3.1.0
• 6.0.0.3
• 6.0.0.2
• 5.3.0.0
• 5.2.1.1
• 5.1.0.1
• 5.2.1.0
• 5.2.0.0
• 4.2.0.0
• 6.1.0.2
• 5.0.0.1
• 5.3.1.4
• 6.0.0.0
• 6.1.0.4

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ASCOMP Software\Secure Eraser

The files below were left behind on your disk by Secure Eraser's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\deutsch.ini
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\mftutils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\russian.ini
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\sEraser.exe
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\shell.bmp
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\unins000.dat
• C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\unins000.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ASCOMP Software\Secure Eraser\events.~log

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Secure Eraser
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Secure Eraser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASCOMP\Secure Eraser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Secure Eraser_is1

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\sEraser.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\sEraser.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall Secure Eraser from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Secure Eraser is an application by ASCOMP Software GmbH. Some people try to remove this program. This is hard because doing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. The best EASY solution to remove Secure Eraser is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Secure Eraser or simply click the Search field and type in "Secure Eraser". If it is installed on your PC the Secure Eraser program will be found automatically. After you click Secure Eraser in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Secure Eraser, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Secure Eraser:

• The software company is: http://www.secure-eraser.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Secure Eraser\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Secure Eraser.


8. After uninstalling Secure Eraser, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Secure Eraser that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Secure Eraser using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Secure Eraser by ASCOMP Software GmbH from your computer, we are not saying that Secure Eraser by ASCOMP Software GmbH is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Secure Eraser in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.