Tenable Nessus (x64)

A guide to uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64) from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64) for Windows. The Windows release was created by Tenable, Inc.. More information on Tenable, Inc. can be found here. More information about Tenable Nessus (x64) can be found at http://www.tenable.com. Usually the Tenable Nessus (x64) program is installed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for Tenable Nessus (x64) is MsiExec.exe /X{4D70D02C-D430-4843-9CFE-972C70EC9A81}. nessus-service.exe is the Tenable Nessus (x64)'s main executable file and it takes close to 36.71 KB (37592 bytes) on disk.

Tenable Nessus (x64) is comprised of the following executables which take 36.51 MB (38278344 bytes) on disk:

• nasl.exe (10.45 MB)
• ndbg.exe (257.70 KB)
• nessus-service.exe (36.71 KB)
• nessuscli.exe (10.40 MB)
• nessusd.exe (11.10 MB)
• openssl.exe (4.26 MB)

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This page is about Tenable Nessus (x64) version 10.6.0.20103 only. For more Tenable Nessus (x64) versions please click below:

• 7.2.1.20144
• 10.5.4.20013
• 10.4.2.20093
• 10.5.2.20009
• 8.12.1.20253
• 10.9.1.20006
• 8.10.0.20232
• 8.11.0.20242
• 10.1.2.20068
• 8.6.0.20200
• 8.15.0.20271
• 10.6.2.20009
• 8.1.0.20158
• 10.7.1.20016
• 10.8.4.20028
• 10.2.0.20075
• 8.9.0.20227
• 10.9.2.20017
• 8.12.0.20249
• 8.5.0.20196
• 10.4.1.20091
• 10.4.0.20089
• 8.14.0.20261
• 8.5.1.20197
• 10.8.0.20121
• 8.15.7.20004
• 7.1.0.20115
• 7.0.3.20111
• 7.2.0.20123
• 8.3.2.20190
• 8.2.2.20185
• 8.15.1.20272
• 8.2.3.20186
• 8.3.1.20188
• 8.0.1.20155
• 7.2.1.20152
• 10.3.0.20080
• 8.15.2.20273
• 8.15.8.20006
• 8.15.3.20028
• 8.4.0.20193
• 8.7.1.20212
• 7.1.1.20117
• 10.0.2.20291
• 10.7.3.20038
• 8.7.2.20213
• 10.7.0.20118
• 10.7.4.20055
• 10.8.3.20010
• 10.8.2.20007
• 8.13.2.20002
• 7.1.3.20120
• 10.3.1.20006
• 10.9.0.20144
• 8.8.0.20216
• 10.6.4.20005
• 8.0.0.20153
• 8.11.1.20243
• 8.1.1.20162
• 8.1.2.20167
• 8.10.1.20237
• 10.5.3.20005
• 7.0.2.20110
• 8.15.9.20008
• 10.1.0.20054
• 8.13.0.20255
• 10.7.2.20029
• 10.0.0.20283
• 7.0.1.20108
• 10.0.1.20287
• 8.2.1.20174
• 8.13.1.20257
• 8.15.6.20004
• 10.1.1.20061
• 10.5.0.20097
• 10.6.1.20021
• 8.9.1.20229
• 10.5.1.20008
• 10.7.5.20060
• 10.6.3.20009
• 7.2.3.20205
• 7.0.0.20106
• 7.1.2.20118

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Softwares\Nessus

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

• C:\Softwares\Nessus\conf\fipsmodule.cnf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\conf\nessusd.conf.imported
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\conf\nessusd.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\conf\nessusd.rules
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\conf\nessus-fetch.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\fips.dll
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\icudt73.dll
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\icuuc73.dll
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\legacy.dll
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\License.rtf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nasl.exe
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\ndbg.exe
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\Nessus Web Client.url
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\agent-activity.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\agent-plugins.json.config.install
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\audits\audit_warehouse.audit
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\backups\backup-2025-7-1.tar.gz
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\CA\cacert.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\CA\cakey.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\CA\servercert.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\CA\serverkey.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\global.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\log.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\logs\backend.log
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\logs\nessusd.dump
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\logs\nessusd.messages
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\logs\www_server.log
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\master.key
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\migrate.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\nessus.version
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\nessus_org.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\nessusd.pid
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\nessus-service.version
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\nessus-services
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugin_feed_info.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins.schema
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\bootstrap-essentials.nbin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\bootstrap-from-media.nbin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\bootstrap-pro-eval.nbin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\feed_metadata.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\known_CA.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ovaldi64-win-dyn-v100.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ovaldi64-win-dyn-v90.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\ovaldi64-win-static.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins\plugin_feed_info.inc
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-attributes.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-code.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-core.tar.gz
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-desc.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-lib.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\plugins-severities.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\services-tcp.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\services-udp.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\compliance.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\credentials.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\metadata.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\policy_wizards.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\restrictions.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\scap.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\settings.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\templates\tooltips.json
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tenable-plugins-a-20210201.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tenable-plugins-b-20210201.pem
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\terrascan.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tools\bootstrap-from-media.nbin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tools\downgrader.10.6.0.ntool
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tools\nessusd_www_server6.nbin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\tools\tool_dispatch.ntool
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\upgrades.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\users\jsxcxqoa@hi2.in\auth\admin
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\users\jsxcxqoa@hi2.in\auth\hash
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\users\jsxcxqoa@hi2.in\auth\rules
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\users\jsxcxqoa@hi2.in\policies.db
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\uuid
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\favicon.ico
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\GothicA1-Bold.ttf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\GothicA1-Regular.ttf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6.css
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6.html
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6.js
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-api.css
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-api.html
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-api.js
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-api-json.js
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-dark.css
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-tmp.html
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus6-tmp.js
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus-email-icon-error.gif
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus-email-icon-tips.gif
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus-email-logo-6.gif
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\nessus-report-logo-6.png
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Bold.eot
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Bold.ttf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Bold.woff
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Light.eot
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Light.ttf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Light.woff
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Regular.eot
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Regular.ttf
• C:\Softwares\Nessus\nessus\www\OpenSans-Regular.woff

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C20D07D4034D3484C9EF79C207CEA918
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4D70D02C-D430-4843-9CFE-972C70EC9A81}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Tenable\Nessus

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Softwares\Nessus\ndbg.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Softwares\Nessus\ndbg.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C20D07D4034D3484C9EF79C207CEA918\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Softwares\Nessus\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{4D70D02C-D430-4843-9CFE-972C70EC9A81}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tenable Nessus\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Tenable Nessus (x64) with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Tenable Nessus (x64) is a program by the software company Tenable, Inc.. Some people decide to erase this program. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK way to erase Tenable Nessus (x64) is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Tenable Nessus (x64) or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Tenable Nessus (x64)". If it exists on your system the Tenable Nessus (x64) app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Tenable Nessus (x64) in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Tenable Nessus (x64), ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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

• The publisher is: http://www.tenable.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{4D70D02C-D430-4843-9CFE-972C70EC9A81}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Tenable Nessus (x64).


8. After removing Tenable Nessus (x64), Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Tenable Nessus (x64) which have been left behind will be found 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 directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) by Tenable, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Tenable Nessus (x64) by Tenable, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Tenable Nessus (x64) supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.