How to uninstall Kaspersky

Often when installing a new version of the antivirus, a problem arises: the new program can not start the installation because the remnants of the old antivirus are not deleted on the computer. And then you understand: I can not delete Kaspersky!

Usually this is the consequence of installing from a corrupted file, system crashes, sometimes viruses are damaged. An error occurs when you try to put an entirely new program. Suppose there was AVAST, and you decided to use Kaspersky, or vice versa, you want to delete Kaspersky. When updating the old version from the same manufacturer or reinstalling the same version, such an error, as a rule, does not happen.

Many programs are guilty of the fact that when you remove the standard methods leave a lot of "garbage": files, entries in the registry. No exception and antivirus. The situation here is complicated by the fact that, without special knowledge, you can not delete manually found files and folders. The system does not allow this, since they are protected from deletion.

How to get out of the situation and remove Kaspersky or another antivirus? On the official site of each antivirus program there is an opportunity to download the utility for the complete removal of the program balances. To remove Kaspersky, there is a special utility called Kavremover.

You need to go to the site and find there a link to download this utility. Download it, if it is in the archive file - unpack. And run the Uninstall Wizard by double clicking the left mouse button on the file kavremover.exe. The remains should be removed without problems.

If you could not access the official site, it's possible that your computer was the victim of a virus that blocks the connection using the HOSTS file. This problem is easily solved, it does not require great knowledge.

To unblock access to the site, you need to find this file and manually fix the entries in it.

In older versions of Windows it lies in the root folder of the disk. Starting with Windows NT, the file is located in the folder etc.

So, open the "Computer" and go along this path, finding and opening the folders in this order:

C: \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ drivers \ etc \ hosts. The first letter denoting the disk may be different, look for one in which your operating system stands.

You have found the file, now open it using Notepad and delete all entries from it except one line:
127.0.0.1 localhost

After that, access to the site should be open, you can download the utility and remove Kaspersky.

If you found the hosts file, and it turned out to be completely empty, then it would not be superfluous to check if it was replaced. To do this, in the folder properties, activate the "Show hidden files" option. It happens that by turning on the display of hidden files, you can suddenly see two identical hosts files. In this case, delete the file that was hidden, and restart the computer. After these actions you should enter the site without problems.

In conclusion, I want to give one more tip to those who decided to remove Kaspersky. Kaspersky Anti-Virus is one of the best defenders of the computer in the world, in many countries it is leading in popularity. But no matter how good it may be, the decisive factor in security is human, that is your behavior.

Do not go to sites, if the antivirus says that they are dangerous. Do not run unknown unchecked programs. Do not use the stolen keys for Kaspersky, downloaded from the Internet. It happens that when such a key hits the black list, Kaspersky "avenges", maybe even the system is damaged, especially this applies to the old one, starting with XP. Then you have to demolish everything and reinstall the operating system, losing the data that was in the computer's memory.

It is because of the seemingly harsh restrictions that many people come to the idea of removing Kaspersky. Someone has problems with the activation of the program, there is no possibility to buy a license. There is a way out here too - find the legal key: trial or magazine activation code. They are published on websites, on social networks. By observing these simple rules, you can be sure of the security of your computer.