Webroot Upgrade/Uninstall Utility

Given the nature of antivirus software, removing them from a PC might also leave a few traces behind, even if you use the built-in uninstaller in the Control Panel. Having that in mind, most security companies also develop dedicated uninstall tools for their products. Webroot Software makes no exception.

The Webroot Upgrade/Uninstall Utility is the name of the application that can help you remove old, outdated Webroot security software, such as Spy Sweeper or Webroot 2011. The developer recommends you have these old editions removed and install the latest edition of the security software created by Webroot, called SecureAnywhere.

Using the Webroot Upgrade/Uninstall Utility is as easy as it gets: you must simply double-click on the main executable and the application starts to find remaining files of old Webroot software and remove them, one by one.

First, the Webroot software core is removed, along with the COM servers. The SDK engine is shut down and then the Webroot Upgrade/Uninstall Utility starts to remove system drivers, services, executables, context menus, registry entries, libraries, user-created files, installation files and folders, as well as the entries in the Windows Security Center.

Once the operation is completed, a confirmation message is shown in the main window of Webroot Upgrade/Uninstall Utility.