Remove or Reset Trend Micro OfficeScan Uninstall Password to Default

Trend Micro OfficeScan is an enterprise security solution with complete anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit that been deployed on company’s desktops, laptops and file servers to protect and secure the perimeters of corporate network and systems against today’s complex, blended threats and Web-based attacks.

Usually, administrators will lock the corporate edition of Trend Micro Office Scan client program by assigning an uninstallation password, which must be entered correctly when computer user attempt to uninstall Trend Micro OfficeScan client from the PC.

So how to uninstall or remove Trend Micro Office Scan when the password to uninstall is unknown or lost? Here’s a simple hack to remove or reset the uninstallation password for TrendMicro OfficeScan, after which user can uninstall Trend Micro Office Scan by using the default password.

  1. Search for Ofcscan.ini file. Normally the file is located in C:\Windows folder for Windows 95 and Windows 98, or C:\WINNT directory for Windows NT and Windows 2000. In newer operating system, the Ofcscan.ini can be saved in C:\Program Files\ folder.
  2. Open the Ofcscan.ini file using Notepad for editing.
  3. Search for the [INI_CLIENT_SECTION] section heading.
  4. Locate the line starting with Uninstall_Pwd=. Comment the line (make it inactive by typing a # at the beginning of the line, i.e. #Uninstall_Pwd=…..
  5. Insert a new line beneath the existing line as following:

    Uninstall_Pwd=70

  6. Save the Ofcscan.ini file.
  7. Try to uninstall Trend Microsoft OfficeScan again. When prompted to enter a password to continue to uninstall, enter 1 as the password.

Alternatively, if above hack does not work, user can always manually uninstall Trend Micro OfficeScan client, bypassing and skipping all password requirement.


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33 Responses to “Remove or Reset Trend Micro OfficeScan Uninstall Password to Default”

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  1. jay
    November 10th, 2009 14:45
    33

    thank you so much.i have been trying to remove this for so long.this worked exactly as outlined.

  2. carl
    November 9th, 2009 05:37
    32

    I did not work for me! That’s really a shame, because I have a very unstable laptop, and I am pretty sure that it is due to it. I have Windows XP Professional.

  3. paul
    October 28th, 2009 21:32
    31

    Excellent , thanks !!

  4. Jackoff
    October 21st, 2009 18:42
    30

    Thanks a lot it greatly work…..

  5. samson
    October 19th, 2009 13:48
    29

    thank’s it worked….

  6. Inderjeet singh
    August 22nd, 2009 12:18
    28

    thank you very much its realy worked .

  7. juanpa1979
    August 13th, 2009 11:45
    27

    Bien si funciona muchas gracias

  8. LOORS
    July 23rd, 2009 00:39
    26

    Muchas gracias me funciono a la perfeccion

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