Force Uninstall F-SecureToday I checked one of my friend’s laptop because she complained that it is very slow and unstable. After booting up Windows XP, the first thing I noticed is there’s 2 Anti-Virus software installed. One is the free Active Virus Shield and F-Secure Internet Security 2007 trial version that has expired. Since she is not going to purchase F-Secure, so I may as well remove it so the computer will boot faster and also can avoid conflicts with Active Virus Shield.

I look in the Program’s Start Menu but there is no F-Secure folder. Usually there’ll be a shortcut which I can run the uninstallation. Then I went to Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel and found F-Secure Internet Security 2007 in the list. Selected F-Secure and clicked on the Remove button. I can only see a flash of DOS command prompt appear for a second and it immediately closes. Seems like there’s no way to remove or uninstall F-Secure Internet Security 2007.

After looking around, I found a solution on how to remove or uninstall F-Secure products even if you can’t do it from Add or Remove Programs.

On the F-Secure Internet Security 2007 frequently asked questions web page, it only teaches you to uninstall through the Windows Start menu.

1. Click ‘Start’.
2. Select ‘All Programs’.
3. Select ‘F-Secure Internet Security 2007′.
4. Click ‘Uninstall F-Secure Internet Security 2007′.
5. Confirm the uninstallation by clicking ‘Yes’.

However, it doesn’t give any alternatives IF this uninstallation method doesn’t work. Bad documentation…

F-Secure has a Uninstallation Tool that will remove F-Secure Service Platform, F-Secure Anti-Virus and F-Secure Internet Security from workstations. It will also delete the contents of the folder where F-Secure was installed. Just download the uninstallation tool from the link below, extract the ZIP archive and run UninstallationTool.exe.
Remove FSecure Antivirus

It is able to remove:
* F-Secure Service Platform 5.x, 6.x
* F-Secure Anti-Virus / Internet Security 2005, 2006, 2007
* F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations 5.x
* F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 5.x, 6.x
* F-Secure Distributed Firewall 5.x
* F-Secure FileCrypto for Windows 5.x
* F-Secure Backweb for Windows 6.x
* F-Secure VPN+ for Windows 5.x
* F-Secure Anti-Spyware 2005
* F-Secure Rootkit Scanner Beta

And it works on Microsoft Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP (Home/Pro) / Vista.

Important Note: After executing this uninstallation tool, the computer will be rebooted automatically. So make sure you’ve saved all your work before running this tool. Even if you do not have any F-Secure programs installed, running this uninstallation tool will also reboot your computer. It does the job but it’s not smart enough.

[ Download F-Secure Uninstallation Tool ]

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