Force Remove FortiClient
Oct13

Force Remove FortiClient

Remove FortiClient KB ID 0001804 Problem I don’t know if its’ just bad coding, or an attempt at security, but the fact that the ‘uninstall’ option is missing from add remove programs for the FortiClient is a bit annoying. Remove FortiClient Solution While attempting to remedy this I came across the following command, which is supposed to remove the client software, which it did NOT do, but it did give me the...

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Trend Micro (Worry-Free Business Security) Cannot Remove Agent
Nov17

Trend Micro (Worry-Free Business Security) Cannot Remove Agent

KB ID 0000630  Problem While working on a badly Malware affected server the other day, I tried to resurrect the Trend Micro Security Agent. It refused to run, so I attempted to remove it. Then I could reinstall it cleanly. (I knew the password that it required for removal). However this it what happened when I tried; Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent Setup Unable to Uninstall An error has stopped the removal of the Trend...

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Cannot Remove McAfee – ‘McAfee Agent cannot be removed while it is in managed mode’
Nov17

Cannot Remove McAfee – ‘McAfee Agent cannot be removed while it is in managed mode’

KB ID 0000960  Problem If you have the McAfee Agent installed, (particularly if it was deployed via ePO), when you try and remove it you will see this error; Now normally you would just setup a new deployment task in ePO and set it to remove the agent(s), or replace the agent with a newer one. But what if ePO has been removed? Or the client will never be on the ePO network again? Solution Open a command window, (run as administrator)...

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