Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software

Uninstalling antivirus software on a PC is sometimes is not easy.  The need for AV uninstallers arises if the default uninstallation fails. Such could generate errors that will not allow installation of a new AV.

Avast	http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
AVG	http://www.avg.com/us-en/utilities
Avira	http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-free-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/88

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B

BitDefender	http://kb.bitdefender.com/site/article/333/
BullGuard	http://www.bullguard.com/support/product-guides/bullguard-internet-security-guides-12/getting-started/uninstalling-bullguard.aspx

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C

CA Antivirus	see Total Defense Anti-Virus
Comodo Internet Security	https://support.comodo.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=298
CounterSpy	http://www.google.com/#q=counterspy+uninstall
Cyber Defender Early Detection Center	http://www.ustechsupport.com/faq.html#q4

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D

Dr. Web

https://support.drweb.com/support_wizard/?lng=en (Only registered Dr. Web users can access support content)

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E

eScan	http://www.microworldsystems.com/download/tools/esremove.exe
ESET	http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2788

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F

FRISK F-PROT Antivirus for Windows	http://www.f-prot.com/support/windows/fpwin_faq/25.html
F-Secure	ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/support/tools/uitool/UninstallationTool.zip http://community.f-secure.com/t5/Security-for-PC/How-do-I-uninstall-the-product/ta-p/15384

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G

G Data

https://www.gdatasoftware.co.uk/?eID=PushFile&dl=f4b2f2fd23%3AAFEIBgU%3D

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K

Kaspersky	http://support.kaspersky.com/common/service.aspx?el=1464
K7 Total Security	http://www.k7computing.com/en/tools/K7RT.exe

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L

LavaSoft

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=28

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M

Malwarebytes	http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-clean.exe
McAfee	http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe
Microsoft Security Essentials	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2435760

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N

Norman Virus Control/Norman Security Suite	http://www.norman.com/support/support_issue_archive/67798/en
Norton(Symantec)	ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe
Norton Security Scan	ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/NSSRT.exe

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P

Panda	http://www.pandasecurity.com/resources/sop/UNINSTALLER_08.exe
Panda Cloud Internet Protection	http://www.pandasecurity.com/resources/sop/Cloud_AV_Uninstaller.exe
Pareto Logic	http://www.paretologic.com/resources/help/xoftspyse/195.htm

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S

Sophos	http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/11019.html
Spybot Search & Destroy	http://www.safer-networking.org/faq/how-to-uninstall-2/

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T

Total Defense Anti-Virus (formerly CA Anti-Virus)	http://totaldefense.iyogi.com/?p=368
Trend Micro	http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-us/1056551.aspx
Trend Micro Titanium	http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-us/1059018.aspx
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent	http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-us/1057237.aspx

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V

Vipre (Sunbelt Software)

http://kb.threattracksecurity.com/articles/SkyNet_Article/How-to-Uninstall-VIPRE-Antivirus-and-VIPRE-Internet-Security

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W

Webroot	http://support.webroot.com/cgi-bin/webroot.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1761
Windows Defender	http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN2390
Windows Live OneCare	http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/c/b/4cb845e7-1076-437b-852a-7842a8ab13c8/OneCareCleanUp.exe
Windows Security Essentials	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2435760

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Z

Zone Alarm

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/support/download/clean.exe

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