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A way to uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent from your PC

This page is about Vulnerability Protection Agent for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Trend Micro. More info about Trend Micro can be read here. More details about the software Vulnerability Protection Agent can be found at . Vulnerability Protection Agent is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent directory, subject to the user's choice. You can remove Vulnerability Protection Agent by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{43E1FBD5-C46C-4564-B550-663F374C2E65}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. dsa.exe is the Vulnerability Protection Agent's main executable file and it takes circa 291.55 KB (298552 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Vulnerability Protection Agent. They take 3.33 MB (3487776 bytes) on disk.

  • dsa.exe (291.55 KB)
  • dsc.exe (212.61 KB)
  • dsvp.exe (260.37 KB)
  • nginx.exe (2.58 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 9.6.1308 of Vulnerability Protection Agent. You can find here a few links to other Vulnerability Protection Agent versions:

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Vulnerability Protection Agent has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent

The files below were left behind on your disk by Vulnerability Protection Agent when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent\Config.ini
  • C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent\cURL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent\dsa.com
  • C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent\dsa.exe

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DB2998B1-5F15-418D-93E5-FCF2119BF4E2}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\TrendMicro\Vulnerability Protection Agent

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Vulnerability Protection Agent\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\windows\Installer\{DB2998B1-5F15-418D-93E5-FCF2119BF4E2}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\064E6ECCDA33DBA428227BA446E15BB3\1B8992BD51F5D814395ECF2F11B94F2E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\06B6C3BF208FCCB44BDFB1C68A346A63\1B8992BD51F5D814395ECF2F11B94F2E


How to remove Vulnerability Protection Agent from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Vulnerability Protection Agent is an application released by Trend Micro. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall this program. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent 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 on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Vulnerability Protection Agent or simply click the Search feature and type in "Vulnerability Protection Agent". If it is installed on your PC the Vulnerability Protection Agent application will be found very quickly. After you select Vulnerability Protection Agent in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Vulnerability Protection Agent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Vulnerability Protection Agent:





  • The web site of the program is: Trend Micro
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{43E1FBD5-C46C-4564-B550-663F374C2E65}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent.
Uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent


8. After uninstalling Vulnerability Protection Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Vulnerability Protection Agent that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Vulnerability Protection Agent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent by Trend Micro from your PC, we are not saying that Vulnerability Protection Agent by Trend Micro is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Vulnerability Protection Agent 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.

2016-11-01 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-11-01 08:26:11.987