AV Uninstallers

For most AV programs it is required to use a specific uninstaller for a complete removal of the AV program.
I found this list of uninstallers somewhere (I do not even remember where) and thought it would be useful to place it into this tutorial section.

Update: I just learned that the list was compiled by fredvries. And there is even more at this link.

Eset has now (April 2015) released a tool that supposedly can remove most any AV program.
Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software - ESET Knowledgebase


AV Uninstallers

[01] avast! AV > Info > Tool
[02] AVG AV > Info > Tool (32bit) - Tool (64 bit)
[03] AVG Identity Protection > Info > Tool
[04] avira 6 AV > Info > Tool
[05a] BitDefender AV > Info > Tool
[05b] BitDefender Online Scanner > Info > Tool(non-vendor)
[06] Blink Personal Edition AV > Info > Tool
[07] BullGuard 8.5 AV > Info > Tool
[08a] Computer Associates 2007/2008 (all products) > Info > Tool
[08b] Computer Associates 2009 (all products) > Info > Tool
[09] Dr Web Anti Virus > Info > Tool
[10] eScan > Info > Tool
[11] ESET > Info > Tool
[12a] F-Protect AV 3.x > Info > Tool
[12b] F-Protect AV 6.x > Info > Tool
[13] F-Secure Products > Info > Tool
[14] G-Data 2010 > Info > Tool
[15] IObit > Info > Tool (Note: Cleans left-overs after a normal uninstall)
[16] TotalSecurity/K7 AntiVirus > Info > Tool
[17] Kaspersky AV > Info > Tool (Note: Removal of all versions of Kaspersky AV)
[18] LANDesk AV > Info > Tool
[19] Malwarebytes'Anti-Malware > Info > Tool (Note: This tool is meant to be used after a normal uninstall of MBAM and a reboot)
[20a] McAfee Products > Info > Tool
[20b] McAfee FreeScan > Info > Tool(non-vendor)
[21a] Microsoft Live OneCare > Info > Tool
[21b] Microsoft Security Essentials > No Info > Tool(XP) - Tool(32bits) - Tool(64bits)
[22] NOD32 > Info > Tool
[23] Norman AV 5.x > Info > Tool
[24] Norton/Symantec 2010 > Info > Tool (Note: Removes all Norton products).
[25] Novell Inoculan > Info > Tool
[26] nProtect AV 2007 > Info > Tool
[27a] Panda 2009 (and earlier) AV > Info > Tool
[27b] Panda 2010 AV > Info > Tool
[27c] Panda ActiveScan > Info > Tool(non-vendor)
[27d] Panda CloudAV > Info > Tool
[28] Quick Heal > Info > Tool
[29] Sunbelt CounterSpy & Viper > Info > Tool
[30] SUPERAntiSpyware > Info > Tool
[31] Symantec ActiveX Control > Info > Tool
[32] ThreatFire 3.0 AV > Info > Tool
[33a] TrendMicro AV > Info > Tool (32bit) - Tool (64 bit)
[33b] TrendMicro HouseCall > Info > Tool(non-vendor)
[34] Verizon Internet Security Suite > Info > Tool
[35] Webroot SpySweeper > Info > Tool
[36] Zone Alarm > Info and Tool

 

[Corrine]

Although Fred De Vries is still maintaining "The Ultimate List of Uninstallers", The Web Atom acquired the content of Fred's original weblog. The new site where Fred is maintaining the list is located at Uninstallers.

 

[whs]

Although Fred De Vries is still maintaining "The Ultimate List of Uninstallers", The Web Atom acquired the content of Fred's original weblog. The new site where Fred is maintaining the list is located at Uninstallers.

Thanks Corrine for letting us know.

 

[silverAva]

Hello,
I just downloaded [21b] Microsoft Security Essentials > Tool(64bits) from the link given in the first post, when I tried to install it MBAM detected it as trojan :huh:

 

[whs]

Hmm, looks like Microsoft makes their own trojans now. I would guesss that this is a false positive. Why don't you scan it with https://www.virustotal.com/

 

[silverAva]

ah MBAM Quarantined it, I kinda freaked out so I deleted it from Q-list.
But thanks for the link, it will come in handy for sure

 

[ICIT2LOL]

ah MBAM Quarantined it, I kinda freaked out so I deleted it from Q-list.
But thanks for the link, it will come in handy for sure

Hiyya silver and welcome yep WHS has it right on there mate the Comodo on my testers get real jumpy with some stuff too

 

[UsernameIssues]

Hello,
I just downloaded [21b] Microsoft Security Essentials > Tool(64bits) from the link given in the first post, when I tried to install it MBAM detected it as trojan :huh:

Hmm, looks like Microsoft makes their own trojans now. I would guesss that this is a false positive. Why don't you scan it with https://www.virustotal.com/

Microsoft did not write the 64bit tool that is linked to in the 21b.

The file that is downloaded is not digitally signed - so definitely not from MS.

VirusTotal had this scan from August 2013 as being the last date that the file had been scanned by them. Here is a current scan.

The 64bit tool is named MSE Removal Vista Win7 64.exe. It unpacks another tool which is named mssefullinstall-amd64fre-nl-nl-vista-win7.exe. As the name of that 2nd file implies, the interface is in Dutch. That file is from MS and it is the installer for MSE 1.0. The digital signature is dated 13 Sept 2009.

MSE is currently on version 4.

The wrapper (MSE Removal Vista Win7 64.exe) creates a batch file which in turn calls the MS installer with the /u switch. This does nothing more than the normal Windows uninstall process would do. The wrapper provides no additional cleanup that I could detect via Process Monitor.

The link for 21b 64bit is: http://tinyurl.com/mse-w7vista64-rt
(be wary of any link from any URL shortening service)
That link redirects to roytimmermans.be
I cannot find a main page for that website :-(

 

[Computer0304]

Hey whs just a reminder a lot of these links seem to be broken so you may have to update some of them

 

[whs]

OK, I'll have a look