Revo Uninstaller Is Trojan-Free
I've written about Revo Uninstaller a few times (Read A Better Way to Uninstall Apps and then download Revo). It's clear you like the program: Over 31,000 people have downloaded the tool and reader feedback has been positive (check out PC World's Community)).
It's a Very False Positive
Of course, not everything's rosy.
Some of you installed Revo and heard your antivirus program scream, "Trojan: NetSpy." That's a false positive.
It's weird: The NetSpy Trojan -- actually, any Trojan -- downloads a few files from the Internet. Revo Uninstaller also downloads a small file, but it's a harmless one that checks if you have the latest version. Yet something in the Revo file appears to a few antivirus programs as a Trojan and issues an alert. It's definitely a false positive.
The Revo developers are aware of the problem and they're planning to use digitally signed, executable images of Revo Uninstaller in future versions.
So don't worry: Revo is Trojan-free.
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Steve: usually I take your recommendations as gospel - haven't failed....until now. The bloody program ate up almost all my icons in my programs list (and they were legion), killed about half of my Windows functions, and probably ate the last of the liverwurst in my meat drawer in the refrigerator. I tried to restore, but mysteriously all of my restore points were corrupted. I may as well have downloaded a virus (I didn't). It all happened when I tried to uninstall Urge....
Ok, a happy ending after all. Revo's support team actually emailed me back and told me to look in the Recycle Bin.....looked there, found some shredded paper, yesterday's racing form, and the last bit of liverwurst (no wonder that smell....) and then realized they meant the one on the computer. Lo and behold, there were my hundred files, including all sorts of profile files. Restored from there, and bingo, back in business. Whew! In the words of Rosannadanna, "Never Mind"....