Remote removal of applications

Kaspersky Security Center allows you to uninstall applications from devices remotely through remote uninstallation tasks. Those tasks are created and assigned to devices through a dedicated Wizard. To assign a task to devices more quickly and easily, you can specify devices in the Wizard window in one of the following ways:

• Select networked devices detected by Administration Server. In this case, the task is assigned to specific devices. The specific devices can include devices in administration groups as well as unassigned devices.
• Specify device addresses manually or import addresses from a list. You can specify NetBIOS names, DNS names, IP addresses, and IP subnets of devices to which you want to assign the task.
• Assign task to a device selection. In this case, the task is assigned to devices included in a selection created earlier. You can specify the default selection or a custom one that you created.
• Assign task to an administration group. In this case, the task is assigned to devices included in an administration group created earlier.

Remote removal of an application from client devices of the administration group

To remove an application remotely from client devices of the administration group:

1. Establish a connection with the Administration Server that controls the relevant administration group.
2. Select an administration group in the console tree.
3. In the group workspace, select the Tasks tab.
4. Run the task creation by clicking the Create a task button.

   The Add Task Wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the Wizard.

   In the Select the task type window of the Add Task Wizard, in the Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Administration Server node, in the Advanced folder select Uninstall application remotely as the task type.

   The Add Task Wizard creates a group task of remote removal of the selected application. The new task appears in the workspace of the administration group on the Tasks tab.

5. Run the task manually or wait for it to launch according to the schedule specified by you in the task settings.

On completion of the remote removal task, the selected application will be removed from client devices in the administration group.

Remote removal of an application from selected devices

To remove an application remotely from selected devices:

1. In the console tree, select the Tasks folder.
2. Run task creation by clicking New task.

   The Add Task Wizard starts. Follow the instructions of the Wizard.

   In the Select the task type window of the Add Task Wizard, in the Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Administration Server node, in the Advanced folder select Uninstall application remotely as the task type.

   The Add Task Wizard creates a task of remote removal of the selected application from specific devices. The newly created task is displayed in the workspace of the Tasks folder.

3. Run the task manually or wait for it to launch according to the schedule specified by you in the task settings.

Upon completion of the remote removal task, the selected application will be removed from the selected devices.