Often, for beginners or poorly trained users, the question arises: " How to remove ESET NOD32 yourself?" Although, as practice shows, even specialists sometimes have problems with this. Until recently, this antivirus was considered one of the best products of this class. But now the situation has changed dramatically, because more and more complaints come to his work. Therefore, users turn their eyes towards competitors. To easily change your antivirus software, you must uninstall NOD32. It is this operation that will be considered in the framework of this material.
Delete
How to remove ESET NOD32? At the first stage, you need to uninstall it. To do this, go to the following address: “Start / Control Panel / Programs and Features”. In the list of the window that opens, find our antivirus and delete it by clicking the "Delete" button. At first glance, this seems to be enough. But actually it is not. There are hidden components that must either be manually removed or using the special program ESETUninstaller. The second option is preferable because it requires less knowledge and skills from the user. Therefore, we will stop on it our choice.
System cleaning
This stage of the procedure consists in cleaning the system of hidden antivirus residues. To do this, install a special utility called ESETUninstaller. Then you need to run it. It works in command line mode, so its interface should not scare you. To resolve its further work, press "Y". Then a list of installed antivirus programs is displayed. You need to find NOD32 in it and enter its number in response (usually this is “1”). Then press “Y” again to confirm our actions. Then press “Q” to end the utility. Now to exit, just press any key.
Check the registry
At the final stage of work on how to remove ESET NOD32, you need to check the registry of the operating system for errors. For this, it is best to use specialized software, for example, CCleaner. First you need to install its installation version, following the instructions of the wizard. Run the program. In the window that opens, go to the "Registry" tab. On it we find a button called “Search for problems” and click on it. The scan operation begins. At its end, the “Fix” button will become active. Her and push. In the window that appears, select "Yes" and make a backup copy of the registry. Then you need to select the "Fix selected" button. At the end of the error correction, click “Close”. Exit the program. All antivirus NOD 32 completely removed from your computer system. Now you can start installing a new software product of this class.
Conclusion
This article describes in stages the technology for uninstalling the antivirus NOD 32. The "smart security" of the same developer is deleted in a similar way. So the described algorithm is universal for all products of the Czech company ESET. There is nothing complicated in it, it is within the power of each user, regardless of the level of his training. Now you know how to remove ESET NOD32 in-house.