OPSWAT and AVG Tech to enhance AppRemover

NEW DELHI, INDIA: OPSWAT, Inc., the leading provider of software development tools and data services to power manageability and security solutions, has announced that it has partnered with AVG Technologies, developers of the world’s most popular free anti-virus software.

The partnership will add OPSWAT’s AppRemover technology to AVG’s security solutions, and, as part of the agreement, AVG will distribute AppRemover as a standalone application within its security offerings, further demonstrating the company's commitment to providing their customers with excellent support.

Designed with simple, easy-to-use controls, AppRemover is a valuable tool for end users, system administrators and antivirus, antispyware and support solution vendors that want to ensure seamless removal of endpoint security applications. It is available as a standalone GUI rich application, an API or a command line interface targeted at software developers interested in creating their own silent uninstallation agents.

AppRemover should be used when:

·        One security application is being replaced with another

·        An uninstallation procedure fails, is interrupted or is incomplete leaving a user’s computer functioning improperly

·        Either the application password or a connection to the security application server is unavailable

“OPSWAT is already one of AVG’s key technology partners, and we’re very pleased to take our relationship to this next level,” said Ben Kaplan, director of product management, AVG Technologies. “Adding the AppRemover utility to our product offerings will greatly reduce our support requests and empower our endpoint users. This integration is a great step that helps cement AVG's position as a leader in anti-malware application usability."

“This utility is ideal for security software and technology vendors seeking to add a complete uninstall feature to their product,” said Tom Mullen, Vice President of Business Development at OPSWAT, Inc. “Unstalling antivirus applications can be fraught with difficultly. AppRemover answers market demand for an easy-to-use program that eliminates superfluous files and registry keys left by various IT security solutions. AppRemover significantly reduces support cases associated with implementing user upgrades and competitive replacements and will help any users looking to upgrade to the latest version of AVG’s products.”

AppRemover version 2.1 supports hundreds of applications on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Additionally, the application supports full security suites and adds functionality to complete partial or interrupted uninstallations.