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Even though Protea AntiVirus is one of my favorite antivirus products, there have been times when I've needed to uninstall or remove Protea AntiVirus. Corrupted virus signatures have caused it not to update properly, or it won't start properly and it needs to be reinstalled. Maybe corrupted files are causing 100% CPU usage. These and other issues can cause you to uninstall and reinstall your antivirus product.
Whatever the reason for needing to get rid of Protea AntiVirus, I've listed the best procedure for doing this below:
Uninstall Protea AntiVirus in Windows XP:
Step 1 From the Start Menu, select Control Panel.
Step 2 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
Step 3 Select Protea AntiVirus and click Remove.
Uninstall Protea AntiVirus in Windows XP in Classic View and 2000:
Step 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then Control Panel.
Step 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Step 3 Select Protea AntiVirus and click Add/Remove.
Step 4 Follow the instructions in the wizard to remove Protea AntiVirus from your system.
Step 5 A restart is required after you perform all of the above steps.
Uninstall Protea AntiVirus in Windows Vista:
Step 1 Click on the Windows button at the bottom left of the screen. Then click on "Control Panel" on the right hand side of the menu that appears.
Step 2 Now, click on the "Programs" icon in the window that appears.
Step 3 Next, click "Programs and Features" in the list that appears. You will see a list being populated with all available programs. It may take a minute or two for this list to be completed, so wait until your cursor icon returns to normal from its "working" mode.
Step 4 Now you can click on any program you want to remove. Simply select it, and then click "Uninstall" at the top of the screen.
Step 5 Follow any instructions that appear on screen.
Step 6 A reboot is required and then you may find a folder left in the installed tray.
Uninstall Protea AntiVirus in Windows7
Step 1 Click the Start icon located at the bottom left corner of your screen.
Step 2 Click Control Panel
Step 3 Click Uninstall A Program, and this can be found beneath "Programs"
Step 4 Find Protea AntiVirus and Double click it.
You can also select the program you wish to uninstall and a button will appear at the top (next to Organize)saying "Uninstall". Just click on that button and proceed to the next.
Step 5 A message box may appear asking if you want to completely remove Protea AntiVirus and it's components. Simply select Yes and proceed with the uninstall.
Depending on the program you want to uninstall, you may see different message boxes.
Step 6 A reboot is required and then you may find a folder left in the installed tray.
To completely delete the folder you need to Force Uninstall Protea AntiVirus with Best Uninstall Tool in safe mode.
First, when uninstalling antivirus programs, please press F8 on boot to enter the Safe Mode to make sure the antuvirus program is shut down completely.
Uninstall Protea AntiVirus with "Force Uninstall" function of Best Uninstall Tool
1) Free download and install Best Uninstall Tool.
2) Double click the Best Uninstall Tool shortcut to run it.
3) Click Force Uninstall then it will pop ups a dialogue box which says: It is recommended that you should firstly try the "Uninstall" function.click OK
4) In the force uninstall wizard window click the icon next to Scanning the program to select the folder in your hard drive where you locate the program. Then click Open
5) Click next to start Protea AntiVirus removal
6) Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the removal.
7) Close Best Uninstall Tool and check the folder where the program to be installed locates again to find out whether all the files have been removed, if not, right-click the folder, click "Delete", that will delete the leftovers.
With the tips above, you can remove Protea AntiVirus easily.
