How to Uninstall Comodo Internet Security and All Related Components Completely

June 6, 2012

Comodo Internet Security by Comodo Group, Inc, is a program developed to provide a complete security protection to personal computers, keep them away from popular threats like malware, virus, spyware etc. As the program installation comes with several extra tools, sometime people may find it hard to be removed completely, even you successfully removed the program, some registry file are still left in your system.

If you want to uninstall Comodo Internet Security completely, you need to uninstall three components including:

COMODO Internet Security (main program)
Comodo Dragon (COMODO web browser)
COMODO GeekBuddy (COMODO tech support online chat client)

See the below detailed uninstall instruction.

How to uninstall Comodo Internet Security

The easiest way to do it is using Max Uninstaller, a professional software uninstaller that allows you to remove Comodo Internet Security and all of its components completely within a few mouse clicks, it can pretty much help you remove anything you want, no matter it is broken, corrupt or damaged. Just follow the video demonstration and steps below, you can get it done within minutes.

How to uninstall Comodo Internet Security with Max Uninstaller – Video Demonstration

Step 1: Download Max Uninstaller here, install it in your computer.
Step 2:Open Max Uninstaller, select Comodo Internet Security in the right hand list, then click “Run Analysis”

Step 3: After all program files/folders and associated registry entries are scanned out. Click “Complete Uninstall” to start the Comodo Internet Security removal. Click “Yes” to confirm the action.

Step 4: You will be asked to reboot your system, click NO to continue the removal.

Step 5: Wait for the standard uninstall completed. Click “Scan Leftovers”, and Max Uninstaller will conduct a full scan on your computer for program leftover.

Step 6: After the scan finish, click “Delete Leftovers” and “Yes” button to thoroughly remove all the leftovers.

Step 7: Max Uninstaller has now fully uninstalled Comodo Internet Security related files and extensions. Click “OK” to finish, then reboot your system.

Now you just need to repeat the above steps to remove the Comodo Dragon and COMODO GeekBuddy, then all is done.

Uninstall Comodo Internet Security manually
Without the help from third party uninstaller tool, you can also uninstall Comodo Internet Security on your own, of course it will be a bit complicated and require more of your time and energy.

Step 1: Close the program and other component tool.

Right click on the Comodo Internet Security icon in the system tray and click Exit.

Right click on the icon of COMODO GeekBuddy in the system tray and click Exit.

Step 2: Uninstall Comodo Internet Security from Control Panel.

Click Start button, go to Control Panel
Select Add/Remove program
Select to highlight Comodo Internet Security and click “Change” button on the right.

Click “Next” button in the pop-up setup wizard window.

Click Remove button to proceed.

Here comes a prompt telling that you can get Comodo Internet Security pro2012 free for one year, if you simply just want to remove the program, just click “No Thanks” button to continue the removal.

If you got nothing to tell, click “Send Feedback & Uninstall” button directly.

Click remove button to start uninstallation

Click Finish button, when the wizard prompt you to restart. click No cause we have a few other programs need to be uninstalled.

Step 3: Remove the related programs

Open to Windows Add/Remove program again
Select Comodo Dragon and click “Change/Remove” button.

Select “Remove user profile” and click Uninstall button to start the removal.

Click Finish button.

Back to Add/Remove program list

Select COMODO GeekBuddy and click remove button behind.

Wait for the removal process complete, click close button to finish.

Step 4: After you done with the removal of the three components of Comodo Internet Security, reboot your computer once.

Step 5: delete registry leftovers

Go to Start > Run
Type regedit in the run window and press Enter key.
Click File menu – Export
In the export range section, select “all”
Select the location to save the backup file and click save button to create a registry backup, this could help you to avoid problems caused by mistaken operation.
Back to the registry editor, navigate the registry tree and locate the folder of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
Right click on the ComodoGroup folder and select Delete in the menu.

Restart your computer

Note: registry edition is risk-involved, apply the above steps at your own risk. If you are not familiar with the registry edition, you may resort to someone who is more experienced or use professional uninstaller to help you get this job done automatically and safely.

Importance of completely removing a security program

In nowadays, security program has been an indispensable part for most of computers, the genuine application takes the great responsibility to protect the computer from being attacked by malicious viruses and spyware. But when people need to change their security programs, the removing job is always a hot issue for that the incomplete removal of the previous security program often make the new antivirus application cannot install on your computer. Can you image what the situation of your computer system will be if it is not protected by a security program?

This is just the reason why it is very important for completely removing the security program on the computer, generally, there are also some conflicts between two different antivirus programs, which cannot be install on the computer at the same time, so when you tend to replace the old security program with a new one, the previous program must be removed thoroughly from the computer, otherwise the program will not be able to install on the computer. In order to protect the computer instantly, an effective removal will be very needed when you try to uninstall the antivirus program from your PC.

More information

Tags: Uninstall Comodo Internet Security