Sometimes you may be disappointed in an antivirus product, or you are simply tired of it, or you want to try another one. All antivirus manufacturers recommend installing only one antivirus on your computer. Sometimes there are problems with uninstallation, when the old product is not completely removed, and the new one may give an error when installed. There can be many reasons, and we will look at how to remove it completely Avast antivirus, BitDefender, Norton, Malwarebytes, Kaspersky, Avira, McAfee, Dr.Web, NOD32 and AVG from a computer or laptop special means for removing.
Sometimes there comes a time when you decide to install another antivirus or reinstall the previous one, which has corrupted files and not working correctly, slowing down and freezing the entire system. In such cases, standard Windows tools, as a rule, cannot remove the antivirus, or various errors pop up during its removal, the changes are rolled back and everything returns to normal... In such situations, antivirus removal utilities from antivirus product developers and uninstaller programs come to the rescue.
Sometimes it is not possible to correctly uninstall Avast products in a standard way, through uninstalling programs in the control panel. In this case, you can use the removal utility. avastclear.
Download avastclear to your computer. Run the avastclear utility, it will offer work in normal or safe mode. If you select Safe Mode, your computer will restart and the process of uninstalling Avast products will begin. When it is finished, the computer will reboot again.
AVG Remover removes all AVG components from your computer, including registry items, installation files, user files, etc. AVG Remover should be used in case of repeated failures when trying to remove or restore AVG using standard means.
After uninstallation, all AVG user settings will be destroyed, as well as the contents of the Virus Vault and other items associated with the installation and use of AVG. This procedure will require you to restart your computer. Therefore, before running AVG Remover, shut down and save your important data.
Manual uninstallation:
Avira product program files:
Windows 7/8: C:\Program Files\
Windows 10: Desktop\This PC\ Local disk(C:)\Program Files (x86)
If deleting directories fails, rename the Avira directories, perform another reboot in "safe mode" and subsequently delete the renamed directories.
The Bitdefender Uninstall Tool allows you to remove Bitdefender products that do not uninstall properly from the panel Windows management. If you have a Bitdefender product that cannot be removed, you can use Bitdefender Uninstall Tool to search for files and registry entries associated with their products. The tool will then delete these entries and files so that the program is completely erased from your computer.
Instructions for use:
Removal utility Dr.Web remover– an emergency tool designed to remove “residues” from incorrect or damaged installations of the Dr.Web antivirus for Windows versions 4.33, 4.44, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 and the client part of Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite of the same versions in cases where the use of standard removal tools is not available or does not work.
The utility is not intended to be used as the main standard tool for uninstalling Dr.Web software.
To manually uninstall ESET security products:
1. Download and save the utility on your desktop ESET Uninstaller.
2. The actions specified in this paragraph must be performed only if you are using operating system Windows 10. Otherwise, skip this step.
Press the Win + R key combination to open the Run dialog box, type “ncpa.cpl” and click OK.
Right mouse click on network adapter(select wireless internet– connection) and click “Properties”.
Highlight “Epfw NDIS LightWeight Filter (ESET Personal Firewall)” and click “Uninstall”.
If the above item is not on the list, proceed to the next step of the instructions.
3. Boot your computer in Safe Mode.
4. Launch the ESET Uninstaller process from the desktop by clicking on its icon right click mouse and selecting “Run as administrator” (if this option is missing, then double-click with the left mouse button on the ESET Uninstaller icon).
5. When prompted as shown in the screenshot below, press Y (on an English keyboard layout).
6. When prompted as shown in the screenshot below, press 1 and then Enter.
7. When prompted as shown in the screenshot below, press Y (on an English keyboard layout).
8. When the message Press any key to exit appears (the last line in the screenshot above), press any key on the keyboard. Restart your PC normally.
Program F-Secure Uninstallation Tool, which you can use to remove F-Secure products from your computer. Use this tool only as a last resort if you are unable to remove the product using the normal removal method.
You will need this tool to completely remove G DATA security solution (for example, reinstall it). AntiVirus Cleaner removes from your system all remnants of the program that were not removed through a simple uninstallation.
When uninstalling a Kaspersky Lab application using standard Windows tools(Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs) errors may occur as a result of which the program will not be uninstalled or will be partially uninstalled. To completely remove a Kaspersky Lab program, use the utility kavremover.
How to remove Kaspersky Lab programs using the kavremover utility:
Download and run the tool McAfee Consumer Product Removal (MCPR)
The MCPR tool should be used if the standard Windows uninstall did not work.
ATTENTION!
Always download a new copy of MCPR before each use. This way, you'll always have the latest version to recognize new McAfee products. The MCPR tool will only remove the components needed for the reinstallation. It is not designed to clean all components. A reboot will be required to complete this step.
Tool Norton Remove and Reinstall allows you to remove most Norton products from your computer and reinstall them latest version Norton product you are using.
Before proceeding, ensure that the following requirements are met:
Key Features REVO Uninstaller:
Soft Organizer– free removal program unnecessary programs.
Main features of the program:
Soft Organizer offers advanced features for completely removing unnecessary programs from your computer, in particular, the installation tracking function. At the same time, the tool also does an excellent job of removing those applications that were not tracked.
Most PC users do not even realize that incorrect removal of an antivirus program can lead to problems with the installation of similar software. Let's look at how to remove antivirus correctly, which will help avoid problems in the future.
The easiest way is to remove it yourself Windows systems. Open “Control Panel” → “Programs” → “Programs and Features”, find the one you need in the list of applications and uninstall it. A more complicated option is to uninstall the antivirus program using third-party software. Download and install “Your” on your computer Uninstaller PRO “- it’s good if you do this for your own safety via torrent. Instructions, as well as a list of the largest torrent trackers, will help you. Launch Uninstaller, select the antivirus icon in the cleaner’s working window and activate the “Delete” button in the “Details” section. That's not all. Antiviruses tend to penetrate quite deeply into system folders
, and to get rid of them completely, there are utilities that clean up the lost remains of “system defender” files.
There are reasons for this. The creators do everything possible to ensure that their antivirus programs cannot not only remove, but even temporarily disable the viruses themselves - the result affects users.
So how can you completely remove antivirus from your computer? There are several options for this, maybe three. I'll start with the simplest and end with the most effective.
To remove PC Defender, you must disable it. This used to be as simple as using the task manager and killing the process.
This won’t work with modern ones; you can’t just disable the antivirus, much less remove it. Even if you go to Control Panel in the “Programs and Features” category, you won’t be able to do this (all other programs can).
If you don’t want to download additional uninstallers, then go to Windows system in safe mode (turn off the network without turning off the computer - after turning it on, the line “login in safe mode” will appear).
After this, you can safely remove any antivirus, but the tails will definitely remain in the registry, although it will no longer work. To avoid this there is a more advanced way.
There are special programs for deleting files that cannot be deleted, including antivirus programs. My favorite is the “revo unistaller”.
You can download it and read the instructions. After downloading and installing, you will see all the programs in the “revo uninstaller” window located on your computer.
Select your “defender” and click delete at the top. Also note that a tab with three modes will appear in front of you.
Choose (advanced/professional) and don’t worry, the program creates a restore point and you can fix everything at any time (restore it to how it was before).
Some people may not be able to remove the antivirus this way, then there is another option.
It happens, and this happens, the antivirus is not removed and that’s it. What to do then? In this case, download a small file from here.
There you will find an individual program for each antivirus that will remove it with any remains (from the registry).
You just need to find it and download it. Since they are all free, it is not difficult. I specifically do not write links, since they are constantly updated.
In order not to search for a long time, you can download free program in Russian “AV.Uninstall.Tools.Pack”. There are all the utilities for removing all antiviruses, it weighs about 100 MB. That's all. Good luck.
At times some users need to be removed antivirus program. The reason may be a change to another product or a desire to experiment with other antiviruses that will be more convenient. But in order to delete, you need to know some nuances so as not to create more more problems, which will be more difficult to correct.
For example, incorrect removal of an antivirus can lead to many unpleasant consequences. To fix them you will need special program or long manipulations with the system. This article will describe step by step how to properly remove protection from your computer.
There are users who remove their antivirus without "Control Panel", and through "Conductor" the application data folder itself. This absolutely cannot be done, because simply deleting files leaves services active. If they don't find necessary components, then the user is faced with all sorts of problems, ranging from endlessly popping up windows with errors. before the conflict with the new one antivirus software. There are several options correct removal different protection in Windows.
Now clean the registry. CCleaner can handle this well.
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