Removing Gfi Endpoint Security Agent Manually



Remove the agent from Windows command line Remove the agent from the Windows command line using the agent installation program, FrmInst.exe. Note: If there are managed products installed on a system where the agent is removed, the now unmanaged. Open Registry Editor by typing regeditin the Runwindow under Startmenu. Navigate to File Connect Network Registry and Enter IP of the agent machine. Ensure that the Remote Registry serviceandRemote Procedure Call (RPC) are running on the target machine.

Uninstalling GFI EndPointSecurity application

To uninstall the GFI EndPointSecurity application:

Note

Run the uninstaller as a user with administrative privileges on the computer.

Manually
  1. From the Microsoft Windows Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features option.
  2. Select GFI EndPointSecurity.
  3. Click Change to start the un-installation of GFI EndPointSecurity application.
  4. Click Next at the Welcome screen to continue un-installation.

Uninstallation information message

Note

If any agents are still installed, an information dialog is displayed asking you whether you would like to continue (the agents will remain installed and orphans) or stop the un-installation process. For more information about uninstalling agents, refer to the Uninstalling GFI EndPointSecurity agents section in this chapter.

  1. Select Uninstall without deleting configuration files or Complete uninstall option and click Next to continue.
  2. Upon completion, click Finish to finalize un-installation.

In the event a VIPRE Business Agent is unable to be removed, the VIPRE Removal Utility can be used.

The following tool removes the VIPRE Business, VIPRE Business Premium, VIPRE Endpoint Security, and VIPRE Endpoint Security Cloud agents version 12.0.7874 and previous versions. This tool is for the windows agent only. It is meant as a cleanup tool only. If you can remove the agent software from programs and features or uninstall from the VIPRE business console you should do this prior to running the tool.

This will only uninstall the VIPRE Agent, and not the VIPRE Console. Meaning it will be safe to run on a server that has the VIPRE console installed.


Versions the VIPRE Removal Tool will uninstall:

12.0.7874

12.0.7873

11.0.2.24

10.1.0.17

9.6


The following is not supported by this tool.
Gfi
Mac agents
Android agents

When running the VIPRE removal tool, It will prompt for a reboot, this is necessary to remove all of the VIPRE files on the current system.


Security

After running the Removal tool, and rebooting, the VIPRE Removal Tool will prompt to run again, and let you know that the VIPRE agent was successfully removed.

**If you do not see the application running again after the reboot, then the Removal Tool did not run successfully.**


Remove gfi endpoint security agent



AgentImportant Considerations:
  • This tool MUST be Run as Administratorto function correctly
  • Once run, the system will be Automatically Rebooted
  • The '-spquiet' switch can be used to run the tool silently

Removing Gfi Endpoint Security Agent Manually Disable

VIPRE Business Removal Tool: