[fredvries]

RaProducts' Ultimate List of Uninstallers can be found here.

Sometimes uninstalling programs - like your anti-virus program or anti-spyware program - can be rather troublesome. Some may even defy the normal uninstall process altogether, while others do seem to work properly but may leave a host of data behind. The companies themselves surely know about these issues and – instead of creating better programs – they often have made an uninstall tool or cleanup tool to help you do a proper job. The problem is that these specific tools are usually not readily found on the websites of these vendors.

So we at RaProducts decided to create a weblog to list these tools. Just choose the program you want to uninstall or cleanup from the lists below and download the appropriate tool to your desktop. Then double-click the new icon and simply follow the instructions of the program.

If you know of other specific uninstall tools, please let us know.

The (not very complete) list:

• avast! > avast! uninstall utility
  
• AVG > AVG Removal Tool (x86) - AVG Removal Tool (x64)
  
• AVG Identity Protection > AVGIDPUninstaller
  
• avira > Avira AntiVir Removal Tool
  
• BitDefender > BitDefender Uninstall Tool
  
• Computer Associates > Computer Associates Uninstaller
  
• Dr Web Anti Virus > Dr.Web Anti-virus Remover
  
• ESET > Eset Uninstaller
  
• F-Secure > AV Uninstaller Tool > Download
  
• GData > GData Download
  
• Kaspersky 10 > Kaspersky 10 Removal Tool
  
• Malwarebytes'Anti-Malware > mbam-clean (Note: it is meant to be used after a normal uninstall of MBAM and rebooting)
  
• McAfee > McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool (Scroll down a bit to Step 2)
  
• Microsoft OneCare > Microsoft OneCare Uninstall Cleanup Tool
  
• NOD32 > NOD32 Removal Tool
  
• Norman AV > Uninstall Norman Virus Control
  
• Norton/Symantec > Norton Removal Tool (NRT)
  
• Panda 2008 > Panda 2008 - Panda 2009
  
• Panda CloudAV > Cloud Antivirus Uninstaller
  
• Quick Heal > Quick Heal Removal Tool
  
• SUPERAntiSpyware > SUPERAntiSpyware Uninstallation Assistant
  
• ThreatFire AV > Remove TreatFire 3.0
  
• TrendMicro > TrendMicro (x86) - TrendMicro (x64)
  
• Windows Live OneCare > Windows Live OneCare CleanUp

The list can be found here.

[list's last update: 06jan10. Added Panda ActiveScan. ]

[Eldmannen]

Wow, so the situation is much worse than I thought.
I thought it was only Norton that sucked and was notorious for its obnoxious behavior of refusing to uninstall.

[fredvries]

[12oct08] Added Kaspersky 6 Uninstall Tool

[greenknight]

You left out the AVG Remover tool.

[Tarun]

Updated the list, thanks greenknight!

[Tarun]

Added many more tools to the list.

[fredvries]

Added Avira Registry Cleaner.

[fredvries]

Added Quick Heal Removal Tool

[fredvries]

* Added loads of new Uninstallers.
* Made a separate blog here to facilitate changes (I don't have to change the topic on each forum if an addition is being made). The first post of this topic has been edited to reflect this decision.

[Eldmannen]

Because sometimes, the cure is worse than the disease.

[Tarun]

fredvries, on 19 October 2009 - 09:48 AM, said:

* Added loads of new Uninstallers.
* Made a separate blog here to facilitate changes (I don't have to change the topic on each forum if an addition is being made). The first post of this topic has been edited to reflect this decision.

Would have liked notification of this, as many people used the actual list.

Editing first post to re-include the listing.

[fredvries]

[21oct09] Added HouseCall Cleaner to my list.

[fredvries]

[22oct09] Added K7 Removal Tool (K7 TotalSecurity/K7 AntiVirus) to my list.

[fredvries]

[23oct09] Added Spy Sweeper Consumer Cleanup Tool (for Webroot SpySweeper) to my list of AV and AS Uninstallers.

[fredvries]

[24oct09} Update to my list of AV and AS uninstallers

Changes (to the section of Other Uninstallers):
* added removal of .NET Framework Assistent
* added removal of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
* added removal of Microsoft Office 2007

[fredvries]

[24oct09} Update to my list of AV and AS uninstallers

Changes:
* Added Uninstall Tool for BullGuard (for BullGuard AV)

[fredvries]

[29oct09] Update to my list of AV and AS uninstallers

Changes:
* Added Microsoft Patch Registration Cleanup Tool (for problems with Microsoft Patch Registration) in 'Other Uninstallers'.

[fredvries]

[30oct09] Update to my List of Av and As Uninstallers.

Changes:
* Added Adobe Shockwave Uninstaller (for Adobe Shockwave Player) in 'Other Uninstallers'.

[fredvries]

[01nov09] Update to my List of Av and As Uninstallers.

Changes:
* Added zapps (for Corel/Jasc Products) in 'Other Uninstallers'.

[fredvries]

[02nov09] Update to my List of Av and As Uninstallers.

Changes:
* Added CS3Clean (Adobe Creative Suite 3) in 'Other Uninstallers'.