for what it's worth, there are a few utilities available for such a task, going back to NoNav, then NoSav, and I think one called cleanwipe to mention a few.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, I tried it yesterday on a private customer's system that had a > version > of Norton/Symantec on it and it seems to have gotten rid of it. :D > > > > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:16 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: appremover > > amazingly, based on an 18th month contract I finished last April, the > McAfee > 8.7 Enterprise VirusScan installer included an uninstaller that did, in > *most* cases, properly uninstall whatever major competing AV already > installed. I did have to have them update their INI file to properly take > care of SEP 11 ( back in early 2010 ) but no real issues after that not > counting systems with munged permissions. > > YMMV > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr > <[email protected]> wrote: > I've never heard of it. But, knowing how difficult it can potentially get > to remove an antivirus product, I have little faith in a product that > claims > to do it all for multiple vendors. > > I would rather get the remover from the vendor of what I want/need to > remove. And I would only do that, if the normal uninstall routine failed > to > work. > > -- > Espi > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> > wrote: > Anyone ever used Appremover to get rid of an unwanted antivirus app? I know > from past experience that getting rid of some antivirus apps is like > pulling > hen's teeth (Symantec/Norton in particular.) According to the review on > CNET's download.com this program detects and completely gets rid of these > antivirus/anti-malware apps so you can reinstall or install a new one. > > Since I'm probably going to be installing Vipre on a private client's PC > this evening which currently has some sort of Symantec on it, I thought I'd > try to find the Symantec uninstaller again. Imagine my surprise when I > found > mention of this product on Symantec's forums as a replacement for > Symantec's > proprietary uninstaller tool. > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
