Tenable Nessus

A guide to uninstall Tenable Nessus from your PC

Tenable Nessus is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Tenable, Inc.. Further information on Tenable, Inc. can be found here. Please follow http://www.tenable.com if you want to read more on Tenable Nessus on Tenable, Inc.'s web page. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove Tenable Nessus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{052069E4-A2DB-4F8A-9CEC-B2DA48EC549E}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. nessus-service.exe is the Tenable Nessus's main executable file and it occupies approximately 16.02 KB (16400 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Tenable Nessus. They occupy 13.09 MB (13729824 bytes) on disk.

• nasl.exe (4.26 MB)
• ndbg.exe (38.50 KB)
• nessus-service.exe (16.02 KB)
• nessuscli.exe (4.22 MB)
• nessusd.exe (4.56 MB)

The current web page applies to Tenable Nessus version 7.1.0.20115 alone. Click on the links below for other Tenable Nessus versions:

• 8.8.0.20216
• 8.11.1.20243
• 8.2.3.20186
• 7.0.3.20111
• 8.3.1.20188
• 8.0.0.20153
• 8.3.0.20187
• 7.1.2.20118

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Quite a few files, folders and registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove Tenable Nessus from your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\License.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nasl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\ndbg.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\Nessus Web Client.url
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessusd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessus-service.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{052069E4-A2DB-4F8A-9CEC-B2DA48EC549E}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4E960250BD2AA8F4C9CE2BAD84CE45E9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{052069E4-A2DB-4F8A-9CEC-B2DA48EC549E}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Tenable\Nessus

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4E960250BD2AA8F4C9CE2BAD84CE45E9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{052069E4-A2DB-4F8A-9CEC-B2DA48EC549E}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tenable Nessus\ImagePath

How to delete Tenable Nessus from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Tenable Nessus is a program offered by the software company Tenable, Inc.. Some users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to remove Tenable Nessus 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Tenable Nessus or simply click the Search field and type in "Tenable Nessus". If it is installed on your PC the Tenable Nessus program will be found very quickly. When you select Tenable Nessus in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Tenable Nessus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Tenable Nessus:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.tenable.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{052069E4-A2DB-4F8A-9CEC-B2DA48EC549E}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Tenable Nessus.


8. After uninstalling Tenable Nessus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Tenable Nessus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Tenable Nessus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Tenable Nessus by Tenable, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Tenable Nessus by Tenable, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Tenable Nessus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.