Problem
- There is a miscellaneous anti-virus installed on other network systems and does not allow for the installation of Padvish. How can I remove these anti-viruses, while remotely installing Padvish?
- Is there any way to remove other anti-viruses from the Padvish management console?
Solution
In the Padvish management console and before installing Padvish, you can remove other anti-viruses using the “Extra Command Info” option.
- Removing previous anti-virus process is a complex one that – despite using removal tool provided by the anti-virus manufacturer itself- in case of incomplete execution, can cause problems in different scenarios from simplest one like not removing anti-virus to network card failure or even encountering with blue screen to death error and not booting Windows. Therefore, this possibility is a very advanced feature and with regards to the points it has, it is recommended that coordinate with Padvish supporting experts, when using it. The necessary caution lists are mentioned here, but the responsibility of correct use is yours.
- Before operating the operation, you need the exclusive script of removing the previous anti-virus, which is different with regards to the type of anti-virus and its version number.
- For this operation, you just need to follow the Push Install procedure In Padvish Console to reach the following stage:
- Enter the removing script in the Extra Command Info box.
- Follow the Push Install process as before.
Important Note: this is an advanced feature and you need to be cautious when using it. Obviously, Padvish cannot take responsibility in case that is related to any problem in removing the previous anti-virus.
Testing method and necessary cautions
- It is necessary to test script execution on some sample clients before running them on a large number of clients.
- Choose test clients in terms of different Windows versions and hardware.
- For successful execution, be sure to test the system reset and boot. The process of removing the previous anti-virus until the reset system is not completed yet.
- If you have any problem in executing the process, get help from the Padvish support team.
Ready scripts
Warning: these scripts have been limited testing. Test before use on several clients with different conditions and Windows. After testing, be sure to test Windows boot as well.
Pay attention when copying scripts; all elements and characters must be transferred correctly.
| Anti-virus | Script |
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ESET NOD32 This script tested with ESET NOD32 Ver 6, but it probably running in other versions too. There is a possibility to define the Deletion password in the script and must replace 123 in the script. |
cmd /c “for /F “tokens=3” %a in (‘^(%windir%\Sysnative\reg query “HKLM\SOFTWARE\ESET\ESET Security\CurrentVersion\Info” /V ProductCode ^& reg query “HKLM\SOFTWARE\ESET\ESET Security\CurrentVersion\Info” /V ProductCode ^) ^| findstr /ri “REG_SZ”‘) do msiexec /x %a /qn REBOOT=”ReallySuppress” PASSWORD=”123″ “ |
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Microsoft Security Essentials v1.x This script belongs to version 1 of this anti-virus and is not functional for the next version. |
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe” /x /s |