ESET Smart Security

How to uninstall ESET Smart Security from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall ESET Smart Security for Windows. It is produced by ESET, spol s r. o.. More information on ESET, spol s r. o. can be seen here. Usually the ESET Smart Security program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security folder, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /I{27D35EE5-237B-4389-A398-DD70B21C5AEF} is the full command line if you want to remove ESET Smart Security. The application's main executable file is labeled egui.exe and it has a size of 4.85 MB (5088456 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in ESET Smart Security. They take 12.22 MB (12816512 bytes) on disk.

• callmsi.exe (76.70 KB)
• CertImporter-1362.exe (158.20 KB)
• eCapture.exe (124.70 KB)
• ecls.exe (372.20 KB)
• ecmd.exe (49.59 KB)
• eeclnt.exe (52.20 KB)
• egui.exe (4.85 MB)
• ekrn.exe (1.29 MB)
• EModCmd.exe (132.70 KB)
• speclean.exe (662.66 KB)
• SysInspector.exe (2.92 MB)
• SysRescue.exe (1.23 MB)
• upgrade.exe (343.66 KB)

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This web page is about ESET Smart Security version 8.0.301.3 only. You can find below info on other releases of ESET Smart Security:

• 7.0.317.4
• 8.0.203.0
• 6.0.304.6
• 7.0.302.24
• 6.0.316.1
• 7.0.302.28
• 5.2.11.3
• 7.0.207.0
• 6.0.308.4
• 8.0.304.2
• 6.0.308.1
• 8.0.304.1
• 3.0.657.0
• 8.0.203.2
• 4.0.68.0
• 8.0.319.1
• 13.0.24.0
• 8.0.103.0
• 5.2.9.12
• 6.0.308.0
• 6.0.306.3
• 7.0.302.11
• 6.0.302.0
• 11.0.319.0
• 7.0.104.0
• 4.2.52.0
• 6.0.316.5
• 6.0.302.4
• 7.0.302.26
• 4.0.417.0
• 4.2.40.29
• 3.0.669.0
• 7.0.207.5
• 7.0.302.0
• 5.0.94.0
• 6.0.314.3
• 4.2.67.10
• 6.0.316.3
• 4.2.40.15
• 4.2.40.0
• 6.0.302.6
• 4.0.226.0
• 8.0.304.3
• 6.0.306.0
• 7.0.302.15
• 6.0.314.1
• 7.0.302.5
• 8.0.319.0
• 8.0.312.5
• 3.0.672.0
• 8.0
• 8.0.312.4
• 6.0.316.0
• 3.0.621.0
• 6.0.316.6
• 4.2.71.13
• 5.0.94.7
• 9.0.349.14
• 4.0.474.0
• 4.0.474.6
• 4.2.76.1
• 7.0.302.29
• 20.22.10.12
• 3.0.684.0
• 4.0.467.0
• 8.0.304.4
• 4.2.71.2
• 8.0.301.7
• 8.0.201.1
• 6.0.316.4
• 8.0.304.5
• 4.0.314.0
• 4.2.71.3
• 7.0.302.32
• 5.0.95.1
• 4.2.40.23
• 4.2.22.0
• 6.0.400.1
• 7.0.302.31
• 4.2.35.0
• 6.0.314.0
• 6.0.314.2
• 5.0.95.0
• 8.0.312.3
• 8.0.312.0
• 6.0.304.2
• 5.2.15.1
• 8.0.203.9
• 7.0.28.0
• 6.0.308.2
• 8.0.304.6
• 7.0.400.1
• 8.0.203.7
• 7.0.302.8
• 6.0.306.2
• 4.0.474.10
• 7.0.325.1
• 6.1.20.0
• 7.10.8.02.26
• 6.0.306.4

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall ESET Smart Security.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall ESET Smart Security:

• 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

Files remaining:

• 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

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

• 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

Supplementary values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B036BF4A-2443-4C19-8090-266807E3F3E3}\LocalServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B089FE88-FB52-11D3-BDF1-0050DA34150D}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0218AAC7-D6FB-4E11-B4F3-67D0BA6C116C}\1.0\0\win32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0218AAC7-D6FB-4E11-B4F3-67D0BA6C116C}\1.0\HELPDIR\

A way to uninstall ESET Smart Security from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ESET Smart Security is an application by ESET, spol s r. o.. Some computer users try to erase it. This can be hard because performing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to erase 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate ESET Smart Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "ESET Smart Security". If it is installed on your PC the ESET Smart Security app will be found very quickly. When you click ESET Smart Security in the list , some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This 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.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall ESET Smart Security.


8. After uninstalling ESET Smart Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol s r. o. from your PC, nor are we saying that ESET Smart Security by ESET, spol s r. o. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall ESET Smart Security 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' computers.