How to get rid of an unwanted program?

Question

I recently uninstalled cyberdefender internet anti-virus program and installed another one, But when I checked in control panel, it said that the cyberdefender is still on their and I know for sure that I uninstalled it. How do I get rid of it because my system has been running slower than usual since I installed the other antivirus program?

Answer 1

You would have to mess with the registry keys but that can be dangerous to your pc if you don't know what you are doing.

Answer 2

All CyberDefender products can be removed from
Add/Remove Products menu in your Control Panel.

1. Click on your START button;

2. Than go to the "Control Panel";

3. Double click on "Add/Remove Programs" button...when the window pops up, scroll down till you find the CyberDefender product you have installed;

4. Click once to select it and click on the "Remove" button;

5. Follow the uninstall instructions.


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Answer 3

Might be that program, might not. This link is to help uninstall stubborn programs.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,122926/printable.html

Re: running slower, look at my checklist to see if you are making common mistakes:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
- cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
- cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
- then cl Remove.
- There is also a “Disable All” button.
- This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

- When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1. Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2. Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3. From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3. click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4. click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
- Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
- A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 4

I think you may have a file called cyberdefender stored in your program files that you need to delete. If you used your add/remove hardware then you have uninstalled but there are some stray files that you will have to find and delete.

Answer 5

the program probably has gone but the uninstall hasn't removed the entry out of add remove programs there's a bit on the Microsoft site about it click here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310750 for information about removing the entry

Answer 6

Use the add/remove programs tool in your control panel.

Answer 7

circulate on your administration panel and upload/do away with classes. Scroll for the period of the checklist and decide this methodology you prefer to delete. click on it and click do away with. this might the two do away with this methodology as we communicate or instantaneous you with an uninstallation technique. If it nevertheless does not delete, it must be an endemic and it extremely is beneficial to run some sort of scanner for those.

Answer 8

start, control panel, add and remove programs

Answer 9

Download this tool.