Uninstalling the remote agent from client computers
The Remote Agent is permanently installed on the computer to be scanned in the case of
| • | distribution of the remote agent by MSI-package |
| • | scheduling configured as At the start of a process or After a client boots |
You have the following possibilities for removing a remote agent from a computer:
Delete the scheduling for the desired computer or remove the computer from the list.
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As an administrator you can also completely uninstall the remote agent from a workstation with the command NetTaskAgent.exe /u or from a remote computer with the command sc \\target_computer delete nettaskagent.
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You can also save the command NetTaskAgent.exe /u in a batch file and then uninstall the remote agent using a login script by group policy. In contrast to the msi instructions, in step 5 click on "start" in the GPO (Group Policy Object) editor under Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts (Startup/Shutdown). Then click on "Add" to add the batch file. The batch file is executed in the local system account, which therefore has admin privileges.
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If you have distributed the remote agent on the computers via an MSI package, then you can uninstall the agent again with your software distribution software or via a Group Policy uninstall.. |
Uninstalling the Console
| 1. | Open the Windows Control Panel  . |
| 2. | Click on  Software (programs uninstall). |
| 3. | Click on Network Security Task Manager |
| 4. | Click on Uninstall. |
Note
| • | Hint: for security reasons, the agent NetTaskAgent.exe file is stored on the client under a random file name, for example as smPolodo.exe. You can find out the real file name with the command sc \\target_computer qc nettaskagent. To uninstall the agent you must use the real file name in the command, e.g. smPolodo.exe /u |
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