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piaqt
May 23rd, 2008, 02:59 AM
I uninstalled Comodo and Webroot ages ago. So how come I still get this: (see screenie)

Conan
May 23rd, 2008, 04:14 AM
Maybe the Registry entries are still present.

rik
May 23rd, 2008, 14:53 PM
Try running CCleaner to remove those.

piaqt
May 23rd, 2008, 17:37 PM
@ conan: did a registry search and remove for both comodo and webroot.
@ rik: daily.
I even downloaded and ran comodo's standalone uninstaller. And searched through the Services. And ran sysinternal's Process explorer. And config sys.

All before posting. So: If you use Comodo, what files does it add to system32?

piaqt
May 23rd, 2008, 18:45 PM
Comprehensive Instructions for Completely Removing Comodo Firewall Pro 3 [INFO]
https://forums.comodo.com/help_for_v3/comprehensive_instructions_for_completely_removing_comodo_firewall_pro_3_info-t17220.0.html

If there is still a reference to Comodo Firewall in Windows Security Center:

At a Command Prompt, type

"NET STOP WINMGMT /Y" (without the quotes; there must be a space between WINMGMT and /Y) and press Enter. Then type "exit" end press Enter again.
Go to the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem and delete the folder "Repository".
Reboot. The Repository folder will be recreated automatically by the Security Center and will now display the correct information.

Ba-da-bing!