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Application Tenable Nessus





How to uninstall Tenable Nessus from your computer

Tenable Nessus is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Tenable Network Security, Inc.. You can find out more on Tenable Network Security, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about Tenable Nessus on Tenable Network Security, Inc.'s website. Tenable Nessus is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. MsiExec.exe /I{9BF371E0-59CB-4A71-9A79-99EBB27BD03E} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Tenable Nessus. The program's main executable file is labeled nessus-service.exe and its approximative size is 15.97 KB (16352 bytes).

Tenable Nessus is composed of the following executables which occupy 11.49 MB (12043200 bytes) on disk:

  • nasl.exe (3.71 MB)
  • nessus-service.exe (15.97 KB)
  • nessuscli.exe (3.67 MB)
  • nessusd.exe (4.09 MB)


This data is about Tenable Nessus version 6.3.3.20021 only. Click on the links below for other Tenable Nessus versions:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will be left behind when you are trying to remove Tenable Nessus from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Tenable Nessus:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tenable Network Security\Nessus

Files remaining:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tenable Network Security\Nessus\Nessus Web Client.lnk


A way to delete Tenable Nessus from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Tenable Nessus is a program marketed by the software company Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove this program. This is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to remove Tenable 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Tenable Nessus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Tenable Nessus". If it is installed on your PC the Tenable Nessus application will be found automatically. After you click Tenable Nessus in the list of programs, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Tenable Nessus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Tenable Nessus:





  • The publisher is: http://www.tenable.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{9BF371E0-59CB-4A71-9A79-99EBB27BD03E}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Tenable Nessus.
Uninstall Tenable Nessus


8. After removing Tenable Nessus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Tenable Nessus that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Tenable Nessus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Tenable Nessus by Tenable Network Security, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Tenable Nessus by Tenable Network Security, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Tenable Nessus in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2015-03-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-03-30 15:21:57.240