How to uninstall ESET NOD32 with password

How to uninstall ESET NOD32 with password

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ESET NOD32 is one of our favorite antivirus since a long time. When you need to uninstall nod32 but realize you do not have the nod32 antivirus admin password, you have a few options to solve this problem. 

As you might already know if you are here, an administrator can set a password to the nod32 antivirus to prevent tampering with the antivirus settings or even a virus to attack the antivirus. So if you don't know the password and the admin is not around anymore or doesn't remember it, ESET  offers a password recovery process, or some way to bypass the password prompt, but it can be pretty annoying because they're asking for all the information that you probable don't have anymore... So then what? We still need that antivirus off that machine!

ESET NOD32 offers this solution to uninstall the antivirus with a password:

According to their knowledge base found at http://support.eset.com/kb2289/?&page=content&id=SOLN2289

How do I manually uninstall my Windows ESET product?

Make sure you follow the process according to your operating system. Here's an example for Windows 10.

 

Windows 10

Back up network adapter settings

After using the ESET Uninstaller Tool, you may be required to reinstall your network adapter drivers. Follow the steps below to back up your network adapter settings and restore them after uninstallation is finished:

1. Before running the Uninstaller Tool: Open an administrative command prompt (Right-click the Start icon, select Command Prompt (Admin) from the context menu and click Yes at the prompt) and enter the following command to back up your network adapter settings:
   • netsh -c interface dump > c:\NetworkSettings.txt
      
2. After uninstallation is complete: Reinstall your network adapter drivers if necessary and then open an administrative command prompt and enter the following command to restore your network adapter settings:
   • netsh -f C:\NetworkSettings.txt

1. Download the ESET Uninstaller and save it to your Desktop.
    
2. Uninstall the Epfw NDIS LightWeight Filter:
   1. Press the Windows key + r to open a Run dialog, type ncpa.cpl into the blank field and then click OK.
       
   2. Right-click your network adapter (select Wireless network connection) and select Properties from the drop-down menu.
       
   3. Select Epfw NDIS LightWeight Filter and click Uninstall. Click Yes at the prompt, uninstallation may take several minutes.

Figure 3-1

3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode.


4. Right-click the Start icon, select Command Prompt (Admin) from the context menu and click Yes at the prompt.

Figure 3-2

5. In the command prompt window type cd Desktop and press Enter.
   • In some cases, the ESET Uninstaller utility will need to be launched by typing ESETUninstaller.exe /reinst into the command line and pressing Enter. The ESET Uninstaller utility will prompt you if the above switch is necessary.
   • If you are prompted to use the ESETUninstaller.exe /reinst command, your Network Interface Card settings will be reset. We recommend that you record your network settings somewhere so that you can easily reconfigure them after running the uninstaller tool.
   
   Advanced user commands: (To view a full list of available commands for the ESET Uninstaller, type ESETUninstaller.exe /help or click to view a screenshot):
   
   
   • If you are removing ESET products from bootable media, you will be asked whether you want to remove ESET files from each available partition separately.
   • The /mode=offline parameter specifies the uninstallation mode for CD and USB drives.
   • The /mode=online parameter specifies hard disks. Very rarely, you may need to use the /mode=online parameter to force the ESET product file deletions if the ESET Uninstaller does not detect your bootable media automatically.
   • To remove all present ESET products and components (including ERA components) without being prompted, run the uninstaller with the /force parameter.
      
6. Read the warning and type y to confirm.
   
   
   Figure 3-3

7. Review the item(s) listed under Installed ESET products, type the number that corresponds to the ESET installation in this list that you want to remove and then press Enter.
   
   
   Figure 3-4

8. Verify that you are uninstalling the correct ESET product from the correct operating system and type y to confirm.
   
   
   Figure 3-5

9. Once the ESET Uninstaller tool is finished running, press any key to exit and then restart your computer in Normal Mode.
   • The uninstaller writes a log of all its processes to the ~ESETUninstaller.log file (located in the same folder as the ESETUnistaller.exe file) for future reference.
     
   
   Figure 3-6

10. Click the link below that corresponds to your ESET product for help with reinstallation. If you continue to experience issues with reinstallation, delete the ehdrv driver using device manager and then repeat the steps above to run the ESET Uninstaller application again. Because ESET is designed as a security application, in some instances multiple attempts are required to uninstall the product completely.
    • ESET Smart Security
    • ESET NOD32 Antivirus
    • ESET Endpoint Security/ESET Endpoint Antivirus

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