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How to uninstall Tenable Nessus from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Tenable Nessus for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Tenable Network Security, Inc.. More information on Tenable Network Security, Inc. can be seen here. Further information about Tenable Nessus can be seen at . Tenable Nessus is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus folder, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for removing Tenable Nessus is MsiExec.exe /I{5960F7EE-4AF8-400A-975A-2DF3C974AF03}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled nessus.exe and occupies 109.00 KB (111616 bytes).

Tenable Nessus is comprised of the following executables which take 2.43 MB (2551760 bytes) on disk:

  • nasl.exe (445.00 KB)
  • nessus-adduser.exe (13.50 KB)
  • nessus-admin.exe (10.00 KB)
  • nessus-chpasswd.exe (12.50 KB)
  • nessus-fetch.exe (516.00 KB)
  • nessus-fix.exe (13.00 KB)
  • nessus-mkcert-client.exe (19.50 KB)
  • nessus-mkcert.exe (14.00 KB)
  • nessus-rmuser.exe (9.50 KB)
  • nessus-service.exe (16.73 KB)
  • nessus-update-plugins.exe (512.00 KB)
  • nessus.exe (109.00 KB)
  • nessuscmd.exe (38.00 KB)
  • nessusd.exe (763.23 KB)
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This info is about Tenable Nessus version 5.0.3.23221 alone. For other Tenable Nessus versions please click below:

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How to remove Tenable Nessus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Tenable Nessus is an application offered by Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Some people choose to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Tenable Nessus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Tenable Nessus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Tenable Nessus". If it is installed on your PC the Tenable Nessus app will be found very quickly. After you click Tenable Nessus in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Tenable Nessus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Tenable Nessus:





  • The publisher is: http://www.TenableNetworkSecurity,Inc..com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{5960F7EE-4AF8-400A-975A-2DF3C974AF03}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Tenable Nessus.
Uninstall Tenable Nessus


8. After uninstalling Tenable Nessus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Tenable Nessus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Tenable Nessus using 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 able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

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

2016-01-25 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-01-25 18:15:04.913