Trend OfficeScan Removal

Trend Micro OfficeScan is an enterprise security solution with complete anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit that is often deployed by Corporation's on their desktops, laptops and file servers.

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.

Sometimes protected machines are sold without Trend OfficeScan being removed and the new owner is not given the password to remove Trend OfficeScan. A complete reinstall is one solution to this problem, but there is another way.

  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.