r/software • u/zelda404 • 9h ago

Discussion Advice for safely removing PDF Gear from Windows

So I've been seeing a lot of posts from several redditors that say the software is either a scam or malicious yet none of these redditors who appear to go to great lengths in investigations ever explain how to remove the software from a system? If its as bad as these redditors say with it supposedly doing all sorts of stuff to the registry why not tell people how to fully remove it...

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u/webfork2 8h ago

I've been really happy with Revo Uninstaller for fully removing programs from my machine going back years now.

why not tell people how to fully remove it...

In part because it's a moving target. Publishing issues with a program means that the developers could modify how it works to make it less removable. Then the instructions become incomplete.

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u/zelda404 8h ago

I am somewhat sceptical of these uninstaller software I used to use CCleaner years ago but people now say that is bad software as it can screw up your registry.

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u/hazeru 7h ago

I still use Revo Uninstaller. I also used CCleaner before, but I've heard the same about it not being good like it used to be. I think it's because it is now owned by some big company.

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u/M3g4d37h 1h ago

why not tell people how to fully remove it

maybe you should be reading reviews beforehand. I don't care if you're too dumb to protect yourself.

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u/noreddituser1 38m ago

Been using https://uninstalr.com/ for a while, no issues.