Microsoft Security Essentials

How to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your system

Microsoft Security Essentials is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Usually the Microsoft Security Essentials program is found in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\setup.exe /x is the full command line if you want to remove Microsoft Security Essentials. msseces.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 751.20 KB (769232 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Microsoft Security Essentials. They take about 2.90 MB (3040128 bytes) on disk.

• MpCmdRun.exe (190.48 KB)
• MsMpEng.exe (17.47 KB)
• msseces.exe (751.20 KB)
• setup.exe (685.83 KB)
• Update.exe (638.07 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.0.2140.0 of Microsoft Security Essentials. You can find below info on other releases of Microsoft Security Essentials:

• 4.6.305.0
• 4.5.216.0
• 4.4.304.0
• 4.3.215.0
• 1.0.2498.0
• 4.1.522.0
• 2.1.1116.0
• 2.0.657.0
• 4.3.219.0
• 4.0.1526.0
• 4.3.216.0
• 4.2.223.1
• 2.0.719.0
• 4.0.1538.0
• 1.0.1961.0
• 1.0.1759.0
• 4.0.1111.0
• 1.0.1611.0
• 1.0.1963.0
• 4.7.205.0
• 4.8.201.0
• 2.0.375.0
• 1.0.1500.0
• 4.5
• 1.0.1959.0
• 4.8.204.0
• 4.0.1512.0
• 1.0.1407.0
• 4.0
• 2.0.522.0
• 4.9.218.0
• 1.0.1501.0
• 4.5.218.0
• 4.10.205.0
• 4.10.209.0
• 4.0.1110.0

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If you're planning to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Microsoft Security Essentials:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\MpAsDesc.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\mpevmsg.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\MsMpRes.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\SetupRes.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\shellext.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\en-us\UpdateRes.dll.mui
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpAsDesc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpCmdRun.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpCommu.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\mpevmsg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpOAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpRTP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MsMpCom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MsMpEng.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MsMpLics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\MsMpRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\msseces.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\Setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\SetupRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\shellext.dll
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\Update.exe
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\UpdateRes.dll

A way to erase Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people try to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to remove Microsoft Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Microsoft Security Essentials or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Security Essentials program will be found very quickly. When you select Microsoft Security Essentials in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Microsoft Security Essentials, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.


8. After removing Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Security Essentials that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Microsoft Security Essentials using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Security Essentials supposing 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' PCs.