Password Protected Uninstall

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at June 24th, 2021

Password Protected Uninstall is a policy setting that requires a password to be used when attempting to uninstall the VIPRE Agent locally. 

Enable Uninstall Protection

Uninstall Protection is off by default. Once enabled, end-users will no longer be able to uninstall the VIPRE Agent without the password. Administrators will still be able to uninstall from the VIPRE Console without a specific Uninstall password.

  1. From within VIPRE Endpoint Security Cloud Console, select Policies on the blue left-side menu then click the appropriate policy 
  2. In the white left-side menu, click Agent and scroll down to Uninstall Protection
  3. Check Enable Uninstall Protection
  4. Click Save at the top-right


Manage Uninstall Protection

After Uninstall Protection has been enabled, you can view or reset the auto-generated password from the Devices panel.

  1. From the blue left-side menu, Select Devices
  2. Click the linked hostname to go to device details
  3. In the main screen, you'll see everything relating to this particular device; at the very bottom you will see:
    • Whether Uninstall Protection is ON or OFF
    • What the current password is
    • Ability to generate a new password