AV Defender software uninstall limitations
When AV Defender software is installed on devices, the installation program can detect whether other security software has already been installed. Depending on your installation configuration and if a device already has security software installed on it, AV Defender will attempt to remove the existing software before proceeding with the installation.
During the removal of existing security software, the device may need to be restarted.
The following security software can be safely uninstalled by AV Defender. Software that does not appear in the table below needs to be removed manually.
** Denotes support for silent uninstall.
| Vendor | Product and version |
|---|---|
| Bitdefender | All Bitdefender products and versions. |
| Agnitum Ltd. | Agnitum Outpost Antivirus ** Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro ** Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Free ** Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro ** |
| AhnLab Inc. | ACA 1.0 for Windows AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0 AhnLab V3Net for Windows Server 7.0 Smart Update Utility (AhnLab, Inc.) |
| Ashampoo | Ashampoo Anti-Malware v.1.21 |
| AVAST Software | avast! avast! Email Server Security avast! File Server Security avast! Internet Security avast! Pro Antivirus avast5 avast6 Avast Business Security 2017 Avast 2017 Free |
| AVG Technologies | AVG ** AVG 7 AVG 8 AVG 9 AVG 10 AVG 2011 AVG 2012 AVG 2013 ** AVG 2014 ** AVG 2015 ** AVG 2016 ** AVG 2017 ** AVG Antivirus 2014 AVG AntiVirus 2015 ** AVG Antivirus Free 2014 AVG Antivirus FREE 2015 ** AVG Internet Security 2014 AVG Internet Security 2015 ** AVG Internet Security Business Edition 2013 |
| Avira GmbH | Antivir PersonalEdition Classic Antivir PersonalEdition Premium Avira 14 ** Avira Agent Avira Antivir Desktop Avira Antivir Professional Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 Avira Antivirus Pro 2015** Avira Endpoint Security Avira Exchange Security Avira Free Antivirus Avira Internet Security 2012 Avira Professional Security Avira Professional Security 12 ** Avira Professional Security 2013 Avira Server Security Avira Small Business Security Suite Premium Security Suite |
| BackWeb | BackWeb-4476822 |
| BullGuard | BullGuard |
| CA Technologies | eTrust Antiviru eTrust Suite Personal TrustPort Antivirus (remove only) TrustPort Internet Gateway (remove only) TrustPort Internet Security (remove only) TrustPort Net Gateway (remove only) TrustPort Total Protection (remove only) TrustPort WebFilter (remove only) VETWIN32Vp |
| Check Point Software Technologies | ZoneAlarm ZoneAlarm Antivirus ZoneAlarm Anti-virus ZoneAlarm Extreme Security ZoneAlarm Free Firewall ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite ZoneAlarm Pro ZoneAlarm Security Suite |
| Comodo | Comodo Antivirus Comodo Dragon Comodo Endpoint Security 8.1.0.x ** Comodo Firewall Comodo GeekBuddy Comodo Internet Security Comodo Internet Security Premium Comodo Internet Security Pro |
| DRWEB | DRWEB |
| ESET | ESET 5.2.15.0 ** ESET Endpoint Antivirus ESET Endpoint Security ESET File Security ESET File Server 4.5.12005 ESET NOD32 Antivirus ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2.76.0 ** ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition ESET NOD32 Antivirus BUSINESS EDITION v4.0.417 x64 ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4.2.71 x64 ESET NOD32 Antivirus v5 ESET Smart Security ESET Smart Security 4 ESET Smart Security 4.2 NOD32 |
| F-Secure | F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security - Cisco NAC Plugin ** F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers - Virus & Spy Protection ** F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 11.61 F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 11.00 F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 9.00 F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 9.10 F-Secure Browsing Protection ** F-Secure Client 2012 F-Secure Client Security F-Secure Client Security - DeepGuard ** F-Secure Client Security - Device Control ** F-Secure Client Security - E-mail Scanning ** F-Secure Client Security - Internet Shield ** F-Secure Client Security - Microsoft NAP plug-in ** F-Secure Client Security - Offload Scanning Agent ** F-Secure Client Security - System Control ** F-Secure Client Security - Virus & Spy Protection ** F-Secure Client Security - Web Traffic Scanning ** F-Secure Client Security 10.00 F-Secure Client Security 10.01 F-Secure Client Security 11.00 F-Secure Client Security 11.50 F-Secure Client Security 11.51 ** F-Secure Client Security 12.00 ** F-Secure Client Security 9.01 F-Secure Client Security 9.31 F-Secure Client Security 9.32 F-Secure Client Security Premium 11.60 ** F-Secure Client Security Premium 12 ** F-Secure Internet-Security 2010 F-Secure Product 440 F-Secure PSB Workstation Security F-Secure Server Security - Browsing protection ** F-Secure Server Security - DeepGuard ** F-Secure Server Security - Offload Scanning Agent ** F-Secure Server Security - Virus & Spy Protection ** F-Secure Server Security - Web traffic scanning ** F-Secure Server Security 9.00 F-Secure Server Security 11.00 F-Secure Server Security 11.01 F-Secure Server Security 10.50 build 119** |
| G Data Software | G DATA ANTIVIRUS G Data Antivirus 2011 G Data Antivirus 2012 G Data Antivirus 2013 G Data AntiVirus 2014 G DATA INTERNET SECURITY G Data InternetSecurity 2011 G Data InternetSecurity 2012 G Data InternetSecurity 2012 22.0.0 G Data InternetSecurity 2013 G Data InternetSecurity 2014 G Data Security Client G DATA TOTAL PROTECTION G Data TotalCare 2011 G Data TotalCare 2012 G Data TotalProtection 2013 G Data TotalProtection 2014 G Data TotalSecurity 2014 |
| GFI Software | CounterSpy GFI Business Agent GFI Business Agent 6.0.5481 GFI Business Agent 6.2.5530 GFI Micro Installer GFI Micro Installer 5.0.4448 Sunbelt Enterprise Agent 4.0.4205 Sunbelt Personal Firewall Vipre Antivirus VIPRE Antivirus Premium VIPRE Business Agent Vipre Business Agent 7.0.5711 ** Vipre Business Agent 7.0.5725 ** VIPRE Business Premium Vipre Internet Security Vipre Premium Business 6 ** |
| IBM | Trusteer Endpoint Protection Trusteer Rapport |
| iSheriff | Endpoint Security |
| Jiangmin | Jiangmin KV Antivirus 2007 KV Antivirus 2008 |
| Kaspersky Lab | Administration Tools of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition Kaspersky Anti-Virus Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2008 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 Kaspersky Antivirus 2015 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Kaspersky Internet Security Kaspersky Internet Security 2008 Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 Kaspersky Internet Security 2015 Kaspersky Lab Network Agent Kaspersky Pure Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Kaspersky PURE 3.0 Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent Kaspersky Small Office Security KAV 2015 |
| Kingsoft | Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Plus |
| Lavasoft | Ad-Aware Ad-Aware SE Enterprise Ad-Aware SE Personal Ad-Aware SE Plus Ad-Aware SE Professional Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix |
| Lumension Security | Lumension Endpoint Security Client** |
| Malwarebytes Corporation | Malwarebytes Anti-Malware ** MalwareBytes Anti-Malware version 1.61.0.1400 MalwareBytes Anti-Malware version 1.75.0.1300 ** Malwarebytes' Managed Client Malwarebytes Antimalware 3.x** |
| McAfee | McAfee 4.5.0.1852 ** McAfee 4.8.0.1500 ** McAfee 5.0.2.132 ** McAfee Agent McAfee Antispyware McAfee Browser Protection Service ** McAfee Client Proxy McAfee DLP Endpoint McAfee Endpoint 10.5 (Endpoint Security Firewall)** McAfee Endpoint Security Platform ** McAfee Endpoint Security Threat Prevention ** McAfee Endpoint Security Web Control ** McAfee Family Protection McAfee Firewall Protection Service ** McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention McAfee Personal Firewall Plus McAfee Product Improvement Program McAfee Rogue System Detection Sensor McAfee SaaS – Security Center Communication version 6.0.3 Patch 3** McAfee Endpoint Security Adaptive Threat Protection McAfee Security Scan Plus McAfee Security Scan Plus 3.11.163.2 (for Windows 8 and newer) ** McAfee Security Service for Exchange McAfee SecurityCenter McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus McAfee SpamKiller McAfee TPSConnector ** McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service ** McAfee VirusScan Enterprise McAfee Virus Scan Online |
| MicroPoint | MicroPoint Proactive Defense Software |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Easy Assist v2 Microsoft Forefront Microsoft Forefront 2010 ** Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service Microsoft Forefront Client Security State Assessment Service Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection ** Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Evaluation Version Microsoft Forefront Server Protection Microsoft Intune Microsoft Online Management Client Microsoft Online Management Policy Agent Microsoft Online Management Update Manager Microsoft Security Essentials Rav System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection ** System Center Endpoint Protection ** Windows Firewall Configuration Provider Windows Intune Windows Intune Center Windows Intune Endpoint Protection Windows Intune Endpoint Protection Agent Windows Intune Monitoring Agent Windows Intune Notification Service |
| Norman | Norman Ad-Aware Norman Endpoint Protection ** Norman Endpointprotection 9.0 Norman Security Suite Norman Virus Control |
| Panda Security |
Panda Antivirus Lite |
| PC Tools | PC Tools Firewall Plus 5.0 PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0 PC Tools Firewall Plus 7.0 PC Tools Internet Security 8.0 PC Tools Internet Security 9.0 ThreatFire |
| Prevx (subsidiary of Webroot) | Prevx |
| Qihoo 360 | 360 Safeguard |
| Safer-Networking Ltd | Spybot - Search & Destroy |
| Sophos | Sophos 10.0.12.510 ** Sophos Anti-Virus Sophos AutoUpdate Sophos Client Firewall Sophos Compliance Agent Sophos Remote Management System |
| SUPERAntispyware | SUPERAntispyware |
| Symantec Corporation | Mobile Update Agent Mobile Update Distribution Console Norton 360 Norton 360 v1 Norton Antivirus Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition for Windows 7.0 Norton Internet Security Norton Security Norton Security with Backup Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Endpoint Protection Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12 Symantec Endpoint Protection-Client Symantec Hosted Services Symantec Hosted Services - Endpoint Protection Symantec Hosted Services - Platform Agent Symantec Hosted Services - Product Service Management Symantec Hosted Services - Tray Symantec Shared Symantec.cloud ** Symantec.cloud - Endpoint Protection NIS-21.5.0.19 ** |
| TeamViewer GmbH | ITbrain Anti-Malware |
| Trend Micro | OfficeScan95 OfficeScanNT ServerProtect ServerProtect for NT ServerProtect IS Trend Micro Antivirus Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware Trend Micro Client/Server Security Agent Trend Micro Endpoint Security Platform Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2009 Trend Micro OfficeScan Agent Trend Micro OfficeScan Agent 11 Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Trend Micro Security Server Trend Micro Titanium Trend Micro Titanium 2011 Trend Micro Titanium 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012 Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2011 Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Standard Trend PC-cillin 7 |
| Webroot | Webroot Software Webroot SecureAnywhere |