Removing antivirus programs
Uninstalling an antivirus or any other program should always be done throughAdd/Remove Programs or by using a free third party uninstaller like Revo Uninstaller. Only use the below methods if the add/remove programs method fails.
- AVAST! Removal Tool - avast! uninstall utility
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- AVG Antivirus - AVG Antivirus Remover utility
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- Avira antivirus - Instructions for manual uninstallation of Avira
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- BitDefender Antivirus Removal Tool:
- Download the BitDefender Uninstall Tool
First right-click on the red BitDefender icon near the system tray choose on Exit.
Wait a few seconds. Afterwards double-click on the BitDefender uninstall tool.
You will need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.
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- BullGuard Antivirus - Should the automatic uninstallation of BullGuard fail, you can use the special uninstallation tool
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- Computer Associates Manual Removal
- Uninstaller for CA Internet Security Suite 2007 & 2008
- Uninstaller for CA Internet Security Suite 2009
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- Comodo AntiVirus - Manual Steps to uninstall Comodo AntiVirus
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- Dr Web - Dr. Web Remover.exe
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- ESET NOD32 Antivirus Removal - How do I uninstall or re-install ESET Smart Security/ESET NOD32 Antivirus?
- ESET NOD32 Removal Tool (Dutch but works for all languages)
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- F-Secure products - F-Secure Uninstallation tool
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- G DATA AV-Cleaner - G DATA AVCleaner
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- Kaspersky Anti-virus Removal Tool - Removal tool for Kaspersky Lab products
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- McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool - Use on McAfee, AOL distributions of McAfee, CA distributions of McAfee - McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe)
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- Microsoft OneCare Uninstall Cleanup Tool (All versions; XP & Vista) -Windows Live Onecare Cleanup Tool.exe
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- ESET NOD32 Removal Tool - NOD32 Removal Tool.exe
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- Norton/Symantec Removal Tool - Norton Removal Tool
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- Norman antimalware - Norman Virus Control / Norman Internet Control - Note!This utility must under no circumstances be used on a computer running Norman Security Suite. Doing so might result in loss of network connection.
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- Panda Antivirus Uninstaller- Panda Uninstaller.exe
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- PC Tools Antivirus - PC Tools Community Forum - Uninstall PCTools
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- TrendMicro Products - How do I remove Trend Micro Internet Security Pro and Trend Micro Internet Security from my computer?
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- VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware - Sunbelt Software CS&VClean.exe
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- OPSWAT AppRemover - What is AppRemover? AppRemover enables you to thoroughly uninstall security applications such as antivirus and antispyware from your computer.
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- If necessary for any antivirus or other program try the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility - Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
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If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask in our forums.
Other security software removal tools - If you have any that are not listed please post it and I will update the list.
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- ThreatFire removal tool (for version 3 and 4)
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