Kaspersky Security Scan

How to uninstall Kaspersky Security Scan from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Kaspersky Security Scan for Windows. It is produced by Kaspersky Lab. Take a look here where you can get more info on Kaspersky Lab. Kaspersky Security Scan is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Kaspersky Security Scan is C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\setup.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 897.29 KB (918824 bytes) on disk and is called kss.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Kaspersky Security Scan. They occupy about 2.85 MB (2983800 bytes) on disk.

dump_writer_agent.exe (72.29 KB)
kss.exe (897.29 KB)
setup.exe (1.90 MB)

The current page applies to Kaspersky Security Scan version 15.0.0.737 alone. You can find below a few links to other Kaspersky Security Scan versions:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Kaspersky Security Scan.

Directories found on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ac_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ac_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\acassembler.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ahids.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\am_etw.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\am_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\am_facade_server.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\am_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\app_core.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\app_core_etw.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\app_core_legacy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\app_core_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\application_categorizer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\application_investigator.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\arj.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\arjpack.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\av_proxy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\av_server.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avpinst.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avs.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avs_eka.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avstream_monitor.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avzkrnl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\avzscan.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\base64.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\base64p.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\btdisk.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\btimages.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\buffer.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\cab.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\cef.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\cef_100_percent.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\cef_200_percent.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\cleanapi.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\clldr.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\composite_task.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\crpthlpr.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\d3dcompiler_43.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\d3dcompiler_46.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dbghelp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dbghelp.prg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dblite.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\deflate.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\DesktopShortcut\KSS\Kaspersky Security Scan.lnk
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dmap.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dns_client.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dtreg.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\dump_writer_agent.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\enterprise_application_control.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\exp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\explode.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ffmpegsumo.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\filecategorizer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\filemap.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\filesystem_services.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\format_recognizer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\fsdrvplg.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\fssync.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\hashmd5.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\hashsha1.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\hips.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\hips_perf_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\icudtl.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ids.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\inflate.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\inifile.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\instrumental_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\instrumental_services.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\integrity_control.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\key_value_storage.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kl.url
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kl_remote.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kl_service.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ksn_facade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ksn_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\ksn_proxy_core.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss.ini
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss_meta.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss_proto.esm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss_proto_data.kvdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss_proto_product_config.xml
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\kss_proto_settings.kvdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\legal_notices.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\lha.ppl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\libcef.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\libeay32.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\libegl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\libglesv2.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\am.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\ar.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\bg.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\bn.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\ca.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\cs.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\da.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\de.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\el.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\en-gb.pak
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Security Scan\locales\en-us.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4962821D39608A14BA1CD6F1CFF1565C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallWIX_{D1282694-0693-41A8-ABC1-6D1FFC1F65C5}

Additional registry values that you should clean:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4962821D39608A14BA1CD6F1CFF1565C\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\kss\ImagePath

How to uninstall Kaspersky Security Scan with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kaspersky Security Scan is an application released by Kaspersky Lab. Frequently, computer users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to erase Kaspersky Security Scan is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Kaspersky Security Scan or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Kaspersky Security Scan". The Kaspersky Security Scan app will be found automatically. After you click Kaspersky Security Scan in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Kaspersky Security Scan, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Details about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Kaspersky Security Scan.
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8. After uninstalling Kaspersky Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Kaspersky Security Scan which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Kaspersky Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Kaspersky Security Scan by Kaspersky Lab from your PC, nor are we saying that Kaspersky Security Scan by Kaspersky Lab is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Kaspersky Security Scan in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-23 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-23 02:05:40.787

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