UPDATE: Its a very old topic and we have updated it with some new uninstaller links and also fixed some broken links.
Almost all of us use anti-virus program in our system. Some of us use a free anti-virus and some of us use a paid one.
Many times we want to uninstall our existing anti-virus program to install a new one as its always advisable to use only one anti-virus program at a time in our system. More than one anti-virus can cause lots of performance and stability issues.
Although we can uninstall the existing anti-virus using Windows "Add/Remove Programs" (or Programs and Features) applet but sometimes it doesn't remove the program completely which can interfere with the newly installed anti-virus program.
So what to do? How can we uninstall the existing anti-virus completely? The answer is using the official uninstaller tool which is given by the anti-virus company. Almost all anti-virus companies provide an official uninstaller which can remove the anti-virus completely from your system. But finding the uninstaller tool is not an easy task, that's why we are giving here a list of uninstallers for almost all popular anti-virus software so that you can easily download them.
Just run the uninstaller's EXE file and follow the instructions. Restart your system and you are ready to install your new anti-virus software.
So here are the official uninstallers for various anti-virus programs:
Windows Live One Care
Norton
BitDefender
Download Link (32-bit)
Download Link (64-bit)
Kaspersky
Another Uninstaller (Unofficial)
NOD32
Trend Micro PC-Cillin
McAfee
F-Secure
Quick Heal
avast!
AVG
Download Link (32-bit)
Download Link (64-bit)
avira
Panda
CA
Norman
Thanks to our reader "JUHAX69X" for sharing it...
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
SUPERAntiSpyware
Download Link (32-bit)
Download Link (64-bit)
Thanks to our reader "Dan Leigh" for sharing the last 3 uninstallers links...
Also check:
How to Completely Uninstall / Remove a Software Program in Windows without using 3rd Party Software?
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William Pastuszka
Do you know if there is a removal tool for Windows Live OneCare?
Thanks,
William
VG
^^ Added in the list. Please download it.
William Pastuszka
Thanks, Vishal.
Cheers,
William
MAGNUMHEART
hi vg, i have a question not only for antiviruses
is uninstalling same as erasing the program files and other related files on
the system. and deleting registry keys with the program's name on it?? ^^
MAGNUMHEART
can u post a tutorial on how to uninstall manually common programs
thx ^^
A.Muqeet
That's one of the best threads of VG's
MAGNUMHEART
thanks ^^
it worked well.
saurabh
thanks mate
Hassan
Is there a way I can download all of them at once?
JUHAX69X
Thank´s.
Very informative article. Very usefull for "Admins", like me.
Here is one more... Norman IS uninstall tool :
norman.com/support/support_issue_archive/67798/en
In case, that somebody have this crap in pc and want to get rid off it..?
Uninstalling Norman, could be pain in the ass..
Personally, I´ll uninstall Norman in the safe mode, with Revo Uninstaller (portable) and if that fail´s, then use that official tool... Wishing good luck with that Norman crap...