If it is necessary to uninstall a program from a computer, inexperienced users make a common mistake: they delete the program folder from the Program Files section. After that, the program stops working, but its traces remain in the registry and interfere with the correct operation of the computer.
Necessary
the Internet
Instructions
Step 1
Click the Start button; select successively the items Settings, then the Control Panel; then Add / Remove Programs.
Step 2
However, to remove antivirus programs, their developers write special uninstaller programs that can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website. An uninstaller is often supplied with a program.
Here you can download uninstallers for some popular antiviruses: Kaspersky Anti-Virus:
Kaspersky Removal Tool (https://support.kaspersky.ru/faq/?qid=208635705) DrWeb
ftp://ftp.drweb.com/pub/drweb/tools/drw_remover.exe avast! Antiviru
Remover (https://avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html) Norton AntiViru
Uninstaller (https://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005103109480139) F-Secure Anti-Viru
Archive (ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/removal/uninst23.zip
The text file contains instructions for removal.
Step 3
If the uninstallation proceeds normally, the antivirus is removed correctly and no longer reminds of its presence on your computer. But, if everything is really bad and the official programs did not help, there are two ways left: use special programs to clean the registry or clean the registry manually. Remember: both must be done very carefully and carefully.
Step 4
Manual registry cleaning.
Follow these steps: Click the Start button and select Run
Type regedit at the command line and confirm with OK.
Open the registry keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows CurrentVersionUninstall
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInstallerProducts
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInstallerProducts
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices
HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunAnd look for traces of antivirus in them. The contents of folders with outlandish names like {350C9419-3D7C-4EE8-BAA9-00BCB3D54227} are displayed on the right side of the screen.
Anything related to the antivirus can be deleted either through the Registry Editor menu (Edit; Delete), or by right-clicking on the section / file name and selecting the desired item in the pop-up menu.
Step 5
The same actions will be done for you by special programs, for example, RegCleaner or Revo Uninstaller. Both are free. The registry is cleaned by special programs, for example, RegCleaner or Revo Uninstaller. Both are free. Download RegCleaner
www.goldsoftware.ru/regcleaner Install it on your computer. There shouldn't be any difficulties - just agree to the default installation. After installation, in the main menu, you can sequentially select the Options items; Program language; Select the language and set the interface language. In the main menu, select Tasks; Cleaning the registry; Automatic registry cleaning. By default, the program offers to create a backup copy of the registry
After analyzing the state of the registry, the program will offer you a list of files that can be deleted:
You can mark all records at once by selecting the Select items in the main menu; All or mark each entry manually. After selecting, click on the Delete button.
