Bitdefender Total Security
A guide to uninstall Bitdefender Total Security from your system
Bitdefender Total Security is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Bitdefender. Additional info about Bitdefender can be found here. Usually the Bitdefender Total Security application is found in the C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Bitdefender Total Security is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\SetupInformation\CL-27-C5D5B6A0-7EC9-40E0-B09C-DD51EBEE8324\installer.exe. The application's main executable file is called agentcontroller.exe and it has a size of 620.89 KB (635792 bytes).Bitdefender Total Security installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 34.99 MB (36690464 bytes) on disk.
- agentcontroller.exe (620.89 KB)
- bdfvcl.exe (433.66 KB)
- bdfvwiz.exe (979.02 KB)
- bdntwrk.exe (915.45 KB)
- bdreinit.exe (1.85 MB)
- bdservicehost.exe (832.18 KB)
- bdtpwiz.exe (991.63 KB)
- bduserhost.exe (1.44 MB)
- bdwinre.exe (193.45 KB)
- clwinre.exe (1.82 MB)
- downloader.exe (1.23 MB)
- ffutils.exe (73.57 KB)
- hntwhlpr.exe (1.90 MB)
- mitm_install_tool_dci.exe (1.82 MB)
- nativeauth.exe (43.83 KB)
- odslv.exe (885.71 KB)
- productcfg.exe (1.88 MB)
- testinitsigs.exe (5.02 MB)
- updatesrv.exe (284.40 KB)
- updcenter.exe (1.16 MB)
- vulnerability.scan.exe (2.42 MB)
- wsccommunicator.exe (498.73 KB)
- wsccommunicator_ls.exe (496.81 KB)
- wscfix.exe (854.96 KB)
- ffutils.exe (64.97 KB)
- analysecrash.exe (1.53 MB)
- genptch.exe (1.28 MB)
- installer.exe (671.74 KB)
The current web page applies to Bitdefender Total Security version 27.0.47.235 only. You can find below info on other releases of Bitdefender Total Security:
- 26.0.14.62
- 23.0.19.85
- 17.15.0.682
- 25.0.26.89
- 25.0.21.80
- 26.0.32.109
- 26.0.35.174
- 27.0.44.217
- 26.0.10.45
- 27.0.41.208
- 22.0.21.297
- 26.0.12.52
- 23.0.10.34
- 27.0.42.214
- 27.0.16.86
- 17.28.0.1191
- 17.21.0.925
- 17.22.0.967
- 26.0.30.102
- 26.0.14.64
- 26.0.23.80
- 26.0.18.74
- 27.0.30.140
- 17.29.0.1235
- 24.0.16.91
- 26.0.25.87
- 23.0.24.120
- 23.0.11.48
- 25.0.2.14
- 22.0.8.114
- 24.0.3.17
- 25.0.23.81
- 17.16.0.729
- 22.0.15.189
- 22.0.17.205
- 26.0.34.145
- 22.0.12.161
- 22.0.19.242
- 17.18.0.808
- 23.0.24.127
- 22.1.6.248
- 22.0.18.224
- 24.0.6.26
- 17.26.0.1106
- 27.0.35.147
- 27.0.16.87
- 25.0.19.75
- 25.1.1.2417
- 17.27.0.1146
- 22.0.10.141
- 17.20.0.883
- 23.0.10.32
- 17.24.0.1033
- 26.0.12.59
- 17.13.0.551
- 27.0.25.115
- 27.0.41.198
- 23.0.8.20
- 24.0.9.46
- 26.0.7.34
- 22.0.1.1
- 17.31.0.1328
- 27.0.45.220
- 26.0.18.75
- 23.0.14.61
- 25.0.21.78
- 27.0.38.163
- 24.0.16.95
- 27.0.14.69
- 27.0.40.173
- 27.0.41.194
- 24.0.24.131
- 27.0.30.136
- 26.0.12.56
- 17.19.0.831
- 27.0.41.192
- 26.0.14.65
- 25.0.7.29
- 22.0.18.222
- 24.0.12.69
- 25.0.19.73
- 27.0.40.169
- 26.0.3.27
- 27.0.27.129
- 17.30.0.1275
- 22.0.8.118
- 26.0.33.136
- 27.0.41.206
- 26.0.3.29
- 24.0.26.138
- 26.0.27.90
- 17.11.0.395
- 25.0.28.100
- 25.0.14.58
- 26.0.28.94
- 17.25.0.1074
- 26.0.16.69
- 26.0.1.15
- 27.0.46.231
- 26.0.1.21
Some files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove Bitdefender Total Security from your PC.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security
Usually, the following files are left on disk:
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\accessl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\agentcontroller.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\amsiscan.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider32.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antimalware_provider64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing.db
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\op_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\op_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_proxy.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.slf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_sign.xlf
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_update.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\ph_white.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phconf.ini
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\phversion.txt
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions.sig
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions3.dat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions3.id
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\Antiphishing_000_001\versions3.sig
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdconnect.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdconnectal.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdelev.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdusers.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdutils.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\bdwfadv.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ffutils.exe
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\framework.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\log.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\messaging.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\messaging_ipc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfc140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfc140u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfcm140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\mfcm140u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msgbus.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_2.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\safeelevatedrun.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sciter.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\sqlite3.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\subscriptional.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\txmlutil.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ucrtbase.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\ui\ltr\commoncss.ui
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcamp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vccorlib140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcomp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcredist.cat
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wslib.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wspack.dll
- C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\antispam32\wsutils.dll
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Total Security
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Bitdefender
Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security App\ODScanLogViewIE.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security App\ODScanLogViewIE.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\mitm_install_tool_dci.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Security\mitm_install_tool_dci.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAppSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDAuxSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDProtSrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BDSafepaySrv\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPDATESRV\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSSERV\ImagePath
How to remove Bitdefender Total Security from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Bitdefender Total Security is a program marketed by the software company Bitdefender. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. This is hard because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove Bitdefender Total Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your computer.
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3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Bitdefender Total Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "Bitdefender Total Security". If it exists on your system the Bitdefender Total Security app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Bitdefender Total Security in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Bitdefender Total Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After removing Bitdefender Total Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Bitdefender Total Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Bitdefender Total Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender from your computer, we are not saying that Bitdefender Total Security by Bitdefender is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Bitdefender Total Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2025-01-31 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2025-01-31 11:07:03.040