AppRemover uninstalls, cleans up security software

Some Windows applications are easier to uninstall than others. While some apps just hang out quietly in a Program Files folder and disappear entirely when you run the uninstaller, others write registry entries and hide files throughout your system. And when you run the uninstaller, some of those files and settings remain behind, bogging down your system.

Some of the worst offenders are anti-virus applications. You uninstall one and prepare to load another on your computer only to find that you can't because the first one hasn't been cleanly removed.

AppRemover is a beta application designed specifically to uninstall security software including anti-virus and anti-spyware applications. Just download and run the utility (no installation required) and it will locate any anti-virus software installed on your computer. Click the remove button to uninstall it.

The program recognizes a number of popular security suites from companies including Norton and Symantec and AVG.

[via AppScout]

Tags: anti-spyware, anti-virus, appremover, security