What's the best way to remove/uninstall a suspect program?

If you install a freeware/shareware program and later have reason to
believe it might be hosting a virus or trojan or other malicious code,
what is the safest and most effective way to remove the program?

(You could theoretically run the program's own "uninstaller"; but if
the program itself is suspect, then it's conceivable that the
"Uninstaller" might also unleash malicious code).

"nospam256K" <nospam256k DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> If you install a freeware/shareware program and later have reason to
> believe it might be hosting a virus or trojan or other malicious code,
> what is the safest and most effective way to remove the program?
>
> (You could theoretically run the program's own "uninstaller"; but if
> the program itself is suspect, then it's conceivable that the
> "Uninstaller" might also unleash malicious code).

1. Run antivirus program
2. Run Anti-spyware/anti-trojan program
3. Manually delete programs folder (if the above finds something), or allow
the antivirus/trojan/spyware program remove it for you. Then run a program
such as RegCleaner, to ensure anything concerning it in the registry, is
promptly removed.

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Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

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