Tenable Nessus (x64)

How to uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64) from your PC

This page is about Tenable Nessus (x64) for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Take a look here where you can get more info on Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Further information about Tenable Nessus (x64) can be found at http://www.tenable.com. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Tenable Nessus (x64) by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{C7F3A85A-7B48-4AF1-A17E-21B3BDA81F5A}. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. nessus-service.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 16.97 KB (17376 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Tenable Nessus (x64). They take about 18.06 MB (18938304 bytes) on disk.

• nasl.exe (5.90 MB)
• ndbg.exe (45.50 KB)
• nessus-service.exe (16.97 KB)
• nessuscli.exe (5.84 MB)
• nessusd.exe (6.27 MB)

This data is about Tenable Nessus (x64) version 6.8.1.20062 only. Click on the links below for other Tenable Nessus (x64) versions:

• 5.2.5.25109
• 5.2.6.25116
• 6.3.5.20024
• 6.9.3.20076
• 5.2.7.25122
• 6.10.6.20091
• 6.1.2.20009
• 6.10.1.20082
• 6.7.0.20058
• 6.3.1.20019
• 6.10.5.20090
• 6.3.2.20020
• 5.0.0.23019
• 6.10.3.20088
• 6.11.0.20100
• 6.11.3.20104
• 6.3.7.20026
• 6.5.4.20044
• 6.9.0.20070
• 6.10.9.20097
• 5.2.4.25016
• 6.10.4.20089
• 6.1.1.20007
• 6.6.1.20056
• 5.2.0.24017
• 6.6.0.20055
• 6.11.2.20102
• 6.3.0.20015
• 6.4.1.20032
• 6.11.1.20101
• 6.4.1.20033
• 6.2.1.20013
• 6.5.5.20048
• 6.3.6.20025
• 6.4.2.20034
• 5.0.2.23205
• 6.8.0.20061
• 6.9.2.20074
• 6.5.6.20049
• 6.4.3.20035
• 6.10.8.20096
• 6.3.3.20021
• 6.5.2.20039
• 6.0.1.20002
• 6.10.7.20094
• 6.3.4.20022
• 5.0.3.23221
• 6.6.2.20057
• 6.5.3.20040
• 6.9.1.20071
• 6.2.0.20010
• 5.0.1.23111
• 6.5.1.20038
• 5.2.1.24021
• 6.10.2.20085

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be removed when you want to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) from your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus

The files below were left behind on your disk by Tenable Nessus (x64) when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\License.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nasl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\ndbg.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\Nessus Web Client.url
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessusd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessus-service.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{C7F3A85A-7B48-4AF1-A17E-21B3BDA81F5A}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A58A3F7C84B71FA41AE7123BDB8AF1A5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C7F3A85A-7B48-4AF1-A17E-21B3BDA81F5A}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Tenable\Nessus

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A58A3F7C84B71FA41AE7123BDB8AF1A5\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{C7F3A85A-7B48-4AF1-A17E-21B3BDA81F5A}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tenable Nessus\ImagePath

A way to delete Tenable Nessus (x64) from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Tenable Nessus (x64) is a program released by the software company Tenable Network Security, Inc.. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64) is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Tenable Nessus (x64) or simply click the Search field and type in "Tenable Nessus (x64)". The Tenable Nessus (x64) application will be found very quickly. After you click Tenable Nessus (x64) in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Tenable Nessus (x64), from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Tenable Nessus (x64):

• The publisher is: http://www.tenable.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{C7F3A85A-7B48-4AF1-A17E-21B3BDA81F5A}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64).


8. After uninstalling Tenable Nessus (x64), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Tenable Nessus (x64) which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Tenable Nessus (x64) with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) by Tenable Network Security, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Tenable Nessus (x64) by Tenable Network Security, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.