ESET Smart Security

How to uninstall ESET Smart Security from your system

ESET Smart Security is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by ESET, spol. s r.o.. More information on ESET, spol. s r.o. can be seen here. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. ESET Smart Security's primary file takes around 2.93 MB (3076144 bytes) and its name is egui.exe.

ESET Smart Security is composed of the following executables which occupy 7.47 MB (7835528 bytes) on disk:

• callmsi.exe (74.98 KB)
• CertImporter-1362.exe (158.20 KB)
• ecls.exe (272.13 KB)
• ecmd.exe (50.84 KB)
• eeclnt.exe (54.87 KB)
• egui.exe (2.93 MB)
• ekrn.exe (952.09 KB)
• SysInspector.exe (1.29 MB)
• SysRescue.exe (1.39 MB)
• upgrade.exe (343.66 KB)

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This data is about ESET Smart Security version 5.0.93.7 only. You can find here a few links to other ESET Smart Security versions:

• 5.0.94.0
• 9.0.318.10
• 5.0.93.0
• 4.2.64.12
• 5.0.93.8
• 10.1.219.0
• 5.2.15.1
• 9.0.376.1
• 9.0.386.1
• 9.0.318.6
• 10.0.386.5
• 10.0.386.0
• 10.0.337.1
• 10.0.337.3
• 3.0.621.0
• 10.0.386.3
• 9.0.429.0
• 10.1.245.1
• 9.0.425.4
• 10.0.369.0
• 9.0.381.2
• 9.0.386.0
• 10.1.210.0
• 9.0.231.14
• 9.0.349.6
• 10.1.219.1
• 10.1.235.1
• 9.0.325.1
• 4.2.71.2
• 4.2.58.4
• 4.0.437.0
• 3.0.672.0
• 9.0.425.3
• 9.0.349.7
• 10.0.359.1
• 5.2.15.0
• 4.2.58.3
• 9.0.376.2
• 10.1.204.3
• 10.0.332.1
• 9.0.381.1
• 10.1.210.2
• 9.0.374.1
• 9.0.318.24
• 9.0.385.1
• 9.0.318.22
• 9.0.349.0
• 5.0.90.18
• 9.0.231.4
• 4.2.67.10
• 4.2.71.3
• 10.0.369.1
• 10.1.204.0
• 9.0.429.2
• 5.0.95.0
• 10.1.235.0
• 4.0.467.0
• 10.1.204.4
• 9.0.351.2
• 10.1.235.4
• 9.0.349.15
• 9.0.349.14
• 9.0.318.30
• 10.0.399.0
• 5.0.90.32
• 5.2.9.12
• 5.2.9.1
• 9.0.318.14
• 9.0.429.6
• 3.0.669.0
• 9.0.377.1
• 4.0.474.0
• 9.0.381.0
• 5.0.84.0
• 9.0.429.1
• 9.0.231.10
• 9.0.375.3
• 10.0.369.2
• 9.0.423.1
• 4.2.67.13
• 9.0.375.0
• 10.0.386.2
• 9.0.377.0
• 10.0.386.1
• 9.0.318.31
• 9.0.351.3
• 10.0.386.4
• 9.0.375.1
• 10.1.235.3
• 9.0.318.0
• 9.0.318.20
• 10.1.245.0
• 9.0.117.0
• 10.0.390.0
• 9.0.349.19
• 10.1.204.5
• 4.2.76.0
• 9.0.375.2
• 10.1.204.2
• 10.1.204.1

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ESET Smart Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ESET\ESET Smart Security
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ESET\ESET Smart Security
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ESET\ESET Smart Security

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\callmsi.exe
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\DMON.dll
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\Drivers\eamonm\eamonm.cat
• C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\Drivers\eamonm\eamonm.inf

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drives\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ESET Smart Security - Context Menu Shell Extension

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B089FE88-FB52-11D3-BDF1-0050DA34150D}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\01ECE9C1EADD84344841969504F09D47\5CAE276C9261C3F4386EA4A5F6B68011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\057746E4AD8035042A86DBF1ECC33F8D\5CAE276C9261C3F4386EA4A5F6B68011

How to erase ESET Smart Security from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ESET Smart Security is a program by ESET, spol. s r.o.. Some people decide to uninstall this application. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall ESET Smart Security 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate ESET Smart Security or simply click the Search field and type in "ESET Smart Security". If it is installed on your PC the ESET Smart Security program will be found automatically. After you click ESET Smart Security in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding ESET Smart Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall ESET Smart Security.


8. After removing ESET Smart Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of ESET Smart Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ESET Smart Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol. s r.o. from your PC, we are not saying that ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol. s r.o. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove ESET Smart Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.