![]() Uninstall through the Start menuįirst, try utilizing the built-in uninstall feature of the program by finding the folder for the antivirus program in your Windows Start menu. To do this, click Start, All Programs, and look for the antivirus program in the list of programs. When you find the antivirus program in the list, locate the uninstall option, which should be in the same folder. ![]() If this is available, click the uninstall option and follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation of the antivirus. In the list of installed programs, find the antivirus program and select it by clicking it once with the left mouse button.Open the Add or Remove Programs utility.The second way is to utilize Add or Remove Programs. Once the antivirus program is selected, above the column headers, click the Uninstall option as shown in the picture below to initiate the uninstall process. Some antivirus programs may be listed several times in the list of programs. Make sure you've uninstalled all associated parts of the antivirus before rebooting the computer or installing another antivirus. ![]() If you're unable to uninstall the antivirus through Add or Remove Programs because of an error, skip to uninstalling from Safe Mode. If the antivirus program is not listed in the Add or Remove Programs, you may have a bad antivirus install or a rogue antivirus. In some cases, the uninstall process may not be able to proceed because the antivirus program is currently loaded and running in Windows. If the program cannot be disabled, uninstall the antivirus in Windows Safe Mode. In Safe Mode, the antivirus program is not loaded and running, making it possible to uninstall using either method mentioned earlier. In some situations, a legitimate antivirus program cannot uninstall because it or the software used to uninstall it is corrupt, bad, or missing. In these situations, you must download an uninstaller program from the antivirus scanner company to remove all files associated with the antivirus. Below is a list of known uninstall links for many of the major antivirus scanner companies. ![]() Norton Antivirus uninstaller (direct download). Panda Cloud uninstaller (direct download). Windows Live uninstaller (direct download). There is also the possibility that the antivirus program attempting to be uninstalled is actually a spyware or malware. There are fake antivirus programs on the Internet and they can do harm to a computer or help someone steal your information. One of the better-known ones to have plagued many computer users is called AntiVirus 2011. If your computer is infected malware programs posing as an antivirus program, it is strongly recommended that they be uninstalled. You should run a spyware removal program such as Malwarebytes to clean your computer of any other possible spyware or malware programs.Written by MYP Editeur. ![]() 27 March 2020 Posted in Internet SecurityĪs more and more of our lives are lived online, cyber-criminals are increasingly attracted to the worldwide shopping and communication platform provided by the Internet. Cyber-attacks are getting more intelligent as well as technically advanced criminals are getting more professional. Growth in the use of smartphones to access the Internet has created another potential route for the spread of malware. Growth in data mobility has led to increasing incidents of online industrial espionage and intellectual property theft. Number of licenses for Mobile Device Management increased dramatically in the past four years. ![]()
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