That would be a handy tool to have.
Bob Fronk From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Official time: 1 hour 3 minutes >From what I can see, the Symantec CleanWipe utility has no restrictions on its use or distribution. I am going to put it up on my site after I give it another review and some minor documentation. If anyone has anything else similar for other products, I would be very interested in see/sharing those too. Please email me! For those interested in the Symantec product, the following is some output from what it does. Pop-up introduction: ---------- CleanWipe will remove all remnants of the following products from a computer: * Symantec Endpoint Protection * Symantec AntiVirus * Symantec Client Security * Symantec Sygate Enterprise Protection * Symantec Network Access Control * Norton AntiVirus * Symantec System Center * Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Note: The following cautions apply to the use of CleanWipe: - CleanWipe removes all of the listed applications. You cannot select individual applications to remove. - CleanWipe may also remove LiveUpdate. - CleanWipe may also remove Virus Definitions. - If you have other Symantec applications on the computer that depend on any of the applications listed above, those applications may not function properly. You need to reinstall the missing applications after you run CleanWipe. ---------- Sample command line output: ---------- External step - Dynamically Setting Environment Variables. External step - Removing services. External step - Call ServiceShutdown.exe to shutdown services. External step - Call TerminateProcesses.bat to terminate processes. External step - Removing LiveUpdate. External step - Cleaning the MSI Registry. Started detailed MSI product code search at 11:57:35.47 Finished detailed MSI product code search at 11:58:30.92 External step - Call UninstallSymEvnt.bat to uninstall SymEvent. External step - Call UnregisterDLLs.bat to unregister DLL's. External step - Removing Website. External step - All Virus Definitions and Decomposers will be removed. External step - Modifying registry key values. External step - Symantec files under the Windows folder will be deleted. External step - Call deletefiles.exe to remove all application files. External step - Call deletefiles.exe to remove application specific files. External step - Removing empty folders. =========================== Restart the computer... =========================== ---------- A GUI-based pop-up then appears, requiring a restart. The pop-up states: ---------- CleanWipe is going to accomplish a restart of the system next. ---------- Not the greatest example of English grammar, but it does what it says. I've tested this on a few different systems (servers and workstations), and it works as advertised and well. I have not tested or looked into automation. During its run, it creates a subdirectory in the user's temp folder and deposits multiple files that actually perform the cleaning functions. All of which is why I'd like to document it before unleashing it and having to deal with any questions regarding it. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The prep/install documentation is 99% complete. I've included links to the latest SEP software and the version of Java that you should install. If added detail in italics where there were points of arguement between my and Symantec. The details as I've presented them are my opinion specifically (unless noted otherwise). I stand by them because it worked, where nothing Symantec said or did would. I'll try to embellish more later on, but for now its done. If there is something you think I have missed, or something you find confusing, please drop me a line. <http://www.espinola.net/wiki/How_to_install_Symantec_Endpoint_Protectio n_Manager_%28SEPM%29_11> -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ -- ME2 This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
