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Comments on: Uninstall like a pro with Revo

Change the way you get rid of unwanted programs with the freeware Revo Uninstaller.

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by oldwolfak January 25, 2008 3:29 AM PST

tried downloading it and got an alert for a trojan virus.

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by Anysia January 25, 2008 5:50 PM PST: I got the same thing, and it turned out to be a false positive. CNET would lose a lot of visitors if they started shilling for virus creators. ;)

Revo is good program, well worth it.; Like this


by oldwolfak January 25, 2008 3:29 AM PST: never a good thing.; Like this Reply to this comment

by CrimsonFox January 25, 2008 7:13 AM PST

True...but it may be a false positive. Many programs that are thorough such as this one fool antimalware programs into thinking that they are malware because of their behavior when they are indeed perfectly safe.

When in doubt, I always try and upload the questinable file to the antimalware program's website and ask them to analyze it. Sometimes, the developpers will release an update to fix the issue in their scanner.

Besides, I am pretty sure that anything on CNET is carefully screened for problems.

I use Revo and it's great!

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by jdkearney January 25, 2008 12:02 PM PST: Oh yeah, what about CNET's great review of VersionTracker Pro? It only has about 1% user satisfaction? It's bad enough not to do a safe and thorough review of another party's software, but it is worse when it is your own product!; Like this


by Kozmikradio January 25, 2008 7:26 AM PST: I am always looking for a means to make my system fast and reliable without an obnoxious virus destroying what I have worked hard at setting up or creating.
Try it and you will like it.; Like this Reply to this comment

by Surpriseme January 25, 2008 1:23 PM PST

My firewall detected an intrusion just from checking this site., Sure don't make me want to try anything ouot on this site that is suppsed to offer help.. More and more sites are showing up offering help but is loaded with spyware and what we are trying to remove.

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by DADSGETNDOWN January 25, 2008 6:24 PM PST: You do know you have to "Train" alot of programs.Like Firewalls, antispyware, antivirus and ALL those...!!!
WHICH also means, that you need to know a little bit about STUFF.
I have had them say YAHOO , HOTMAIL and all those are intrusions, but why ?
Might be a simple little cookie pretty much ALL web sites use in different manners.
Might be a million things.
Cruise over to Mcaffee site advisor, you would think you can trust them.
oh, and yet you have to train that too.; Like this

by X5Power January 25, 2008 1:59 PM PST

Do you thing that CNET Download.com Editors are less experienced than you and they didn't find any spyware or viruses in that software?! Download.com is the most secure and reliable web site on the planet !!! Try searching for more info with search engines like Google or Yahoo about the product before posting such false alarms! May be you should change your cheap firewall and anti-virus software or at least upgrade it! NO SPYWARE, NO ADWARE, NO MALWARE, NO VIRUSES of course! DOWNLOAD.COM Quality !!!

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by RCHOBO January 25, 2008 5:19 PM PST: If trust any website in regard to software suggestions...C|Net has to top the list. I have been using their advice for almost 15 years.; Like this


by X5Power January 25, 2008 2:11 PM PST: CNET Download: How we test and rate:
http://www.cnet.com/4520-13403_1-6722508-3.html

BTW I'm not a CNET Editor! I'm a just Download.com fan ;); Like this Reply to this comment


by Anysia January 25, 2008 6:10 PM PST: X5Power, same here. False positives are due to some antivirus/antimalware engines that too sensitive, and see any new program as bad. I have been dling from CNET over 10 yrs. I don't think they would be here if they were peddling malware.

And I also do NOT work for CNET.

REVO is good, works a helluva lot faster than Control Panels' "Add or Remove" feature. And has nifty extras bundled with it.; Like this Reply to this comment


by R-i-c-k January 25, 2008 8:06 PM PST: I agree. I have been using cnet for more then 8 year and find it very useful. I have downloaded countless program from it and have never had any problems with malware.; Like this Reply to this comment


by rc3 January 25, 2008 10:56 PM PST: How do you get the Junk File remover to work?
When I click on it nothing happens and the panel to the right is completly blank.
Autorun manager and Windows Tools and all the others work fine.; Like this Reply to this comment


by sweidre7 January 26, 2008 6:02 AM PST: Today I installed Revo Uninstaller 1.4.2.0 here from download.com and my programs: firewall (ZA), antitrojans (TrojanHunter & The Cleaner v.5), antivirus (Norton & NOD32) and antispywares (Spy Sweeper, Spy Doctor, Windows Defender, AVG, Spybot, & Ad-Aware) found no malware at all! A Google search "Revo Uninstaller" showed no websites warning for malware!
I have since long been looking for an uninstall prg, and finally I have found a suberb one! And it is free!; Like this Reply to this comment


by Utsav Patel January 26, 2008 8:54 AM PST: Well i dnt think so CNET software contain a trojan or malware something like that I'e been using CNET frm past 3 years and i didnt found anything till now; Like this Reply to this comment


by ITsurgeon January 26, 2008 11:59 AM PST: Any uninstaller must, by it's own nature, have the ability to scan deep registry entries to be able to remove every last shred of a program which will inevitably cause alarm in some antimalware scanners. In a situation like this, you need to be confident in the uninstaller and accept that false positives do occur and rely on good old-fashioned 'trust' - in the source of your download. As an IT professional (again NOT a CNET employee), most of my toolkit is sourced here and has been for several years without problem. You will not find any such issues here and never will. After all, why would CNET risk the wonderful reputation it has built up over many years? For what?; Like this Reply to this comment


by hrebenach January 26, 2008 12:06 PM PST: You guys seem to miss the point. It wouldn't be difficult for the makers of Revo to mail a clean version of their product to CNET for review, but have their site setup to infect downloaders. It would have nothing to do with CNET's reputation in such a case, and I'm sure if/when CNET finds download links that are questionable, they remove them from their own site.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ITsurgeon January 26, 2008 1:14 PM PST: And you think that CNET would not test download links before making them public, relying solely on the integrity of a review release? Please, don't be so silly.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Wilman4g January 26, 2008 1:43 PM PST: I used NOD32 antivirus on it and it didn't find anything on it. I trust NOD32 more than any antivirus program out there.; Like this Reply to this comment


by X5Power January 26, 2008 2:07 PM PST: A lot of Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and etc. applications is out there these days. Each of them tries to catch more spyware, viruses, trojans and so on. Each of them downloads updates every day and some of them more than two times a day. There is a very big competition!

It seems that Revo Uninstaller is really good even the best so noting has been detected by any Anti-Virus Anti-Spyware software since its release date. It has more than 300 000 downloads on download.com and what?

guys, it is free like a lot of other software like Firefox and yes, it is very good!; Like this Reply to this comment


by milind.jagtap January 27, 2008 2:54 AM PST: good; Like this Reply to this comment


by kram59 January 27, 2008 4:04 AM PST: Alway nice to clean this crap they ether stick down your throat or gets left behind in a uninstall. Not familiar with this program but wonder if it's worth getting over what I have been using for years "Ace Utilities"? Anyone?; Like this Reply to this comment