Using the Uninstall Tool to remove Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools
This topic explains how to uninstall Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools from your machine using the Uninstall Tool.
Overview
The Uninstall Tool removes Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (BEST) from your Windows endpoints.
Important
Using the Uninstall Tool always requires a computer restart.
This tool can be used in the following scenarios:
The current installation is corrupted.
The endpoints have remnants from previous installations or uninstallations.
You want to remove the security agent using a script from one or multiple machines.
Use the Uninstall Tool
You can remove the security agent that is protected with an uninstall password by following these steps:
Download the uninstall tool from Uninstall tools for business products.
Open Command Prompt with administrative rights.
Navigate to the folder where you saved the Uninstall Tool.
Run the following command:
BEST_uninstallTool.exe /bdparams /password=
"your_plain_text_password"
Note
To remove BEST that is not protected with password, download the uninstall tool and run it with administrative rights.
You can also remove the product by opening the Command Prompt with administrative privileges and running the executable file from there.
When you uninstall the product you can use the following parameters:
Parameter | Functionality |
| The parameter allows you to enter the uninstall password. Command:
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| This parameter creates a log of the uninstall process in the The command for BEST with an uninstall password is:
The command for BEST without an uninstall password is:
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| This parameter forcefully uninstalls the product, removing remnants and corrupted files from incomplete installations or uninstallations. Using this parameter:
The command for BEST with an uninstall password is:
The command for BEST without an uninstall password is:
NoteThis parameter uses capital letters and is available only for product versions starting with 7.x. |
| This parameter allows the The command is:
Note
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| This parameter allows you to enter an uninstall password that is encoded in The command is:
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| This parameter allows for no user input during the uninstall process. NotePossible error messages during the process are not going to be displayed. The command is:
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