Completly Removing Symantec Agent from A Machine
Created: 27 Feb 2013 | Updated: 27 Feb 2013 | 7 comments
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Hello,
I was supplied three different commands that would remove an agent from a machine. I am looking to remove all plug-ins and the base agent. Which one of the following commands will give the cleanest removal or is there another command I should be using? (SMP 7.1 SP2)
"AeXAgentUtil.exe" /UninstallAgents
"AeXAgentUtil.exe" /Clean
"AeXNSAgent.exe" /Uninstall
Thank you.
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I think UninstallAgents only get rid of the plug-ins.
YMMV but I use /Clean and find it usually does an excellent job of removing nearly all files and registry keys.
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We've always used AeXAgentUtil.exe /stop /clean /uninstallagents
-Kev
Hello andykn, does the /clean remove both plugins and the agent?
Hello kpjernigan, if you run the /clean before the /uninstallagents does it still find files and registry keys?
Does AeXNSAgent.exe" /Uninstall do anything or should that just be ignored?
Yes, /clean removes the agent, it only leaves the AeXAgentutil.exe itself.
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The clean switch is what you want.Iif you are going to batch it up I used which cleans it up as and the directory which grabs that last bit leaving the machine fre of the agent and all its bits:
Thank you.
The cleanest way is to run "AeXAgentUtil.exe" /UninstallAgents then wait for it to remove all the plugins on top of the agent. Then run "AeXAgentUtil.exe" /Clean to remove the agent. There are plugins that leave stuff behind when you just use the clean switch.
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