PowerShell script to forcefully remove Webroot SecureAnywhere. It is recommended to run the script twice, with a reboot after the first run.

RemoveWebroot.ps1

# Removes Webroot SecureAnywhere by force
# Run the script once, reboot, then run again

# Webroot SecureAnywhere registry keys
$RegKeys = @(
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WRUNINST",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WRUNINST",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRMIDData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\webroot",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WRUNINST",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WRUNINST",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRMIDData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\webroot",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WRSVC",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WRkrn",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WRBoot",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WRCoreService",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\wrUrlFlt",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WRSVC",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WRkrn",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WRBoot",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WRCoreService",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\wrUrlFlt",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WRSVC",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WRkrn",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WRBoot",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WRCoreService",
    "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\wrUrlFlt"
)

# Webroot SecureAnywhere startup registry item paths
$RegStartupPaths = @(
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
)

# Webroot SecureAnywhere folders
$Folders = @(
    "%ProgramData%\WRData",
    "%ProgramData%\WRCore",
    "%ProgramFiles%\Webroot",
    "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Webroot",
    "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Webroot SecureAnywhere"
)

# Try to Uninstall - https://community.webroot.com/webroot-secureanywhere-antivirus-12/pc-uninstallation-option-missing-from-control-panel-34688
Start-Process -FilePath "${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Webroot\WRSA.exe" -ArgumentList "-uninstall" -Wait -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Process -FilePath "${Env:ProgramFiles}\Webroot\WRSA.exe" -ArgumentList "-uninstall" -Wait -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Stop & Delete Webroot SecureAnywhere service
sc.exe stop WRSVC
sc.exe stop WRCoreService
sc.exe stop WRSkyClient
sc.exe delete WRSVC
sc.exe delete WRCoreService
sc.exe delete WRSkyClient

# Stop Webroot SecureAnywhere process
Stop-Process -Name "WRSA" -Force

# Remove Webroot SecureAnywhere registry keys
ForEach ($RegKey in $RegKeys) {
    Write-Host "Removing $RegKey"
    Remove-Item -Path $RegKey -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

# Remove Webroot SecureAnywhere registry startup items
ForEach ($RegStartupPath in $RegStartupPaths) {
    Write-Host "Removing WRSVC from $RegStartupPath"
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $RegStartupPath -Name "WRSVC"
}

# Remove Webroot SecureAnywhere folders
ForEach ($Folder in $Folders) {
    Write-Host "Removing $Folder"
    Remove-Item -Path "$Folder" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

I just ran it and it worked fine, but the caveat there is that I was using MeshCentral to run it remotely and the MeshCentral shell runs as user SYSTEM.

I couldn't get rid of it from the desktop Administrator account, and psexec (from sysinternals suite) wouldn't elevate me to SYSTEM.

So, if you have RMM on the system that can run scripts and it runs as SYSTEM, it will probably work.

And the one I removed was managed as well.

Just an update, I know this thing is from 2022, but I just used it 09.28.23 using the RMM (system user) and it 100% removed webroot!!!!

This was a LIFE SAVER Thank you!

Thank you for this script, ran this today (20-10-2023) with an agent procedure in Kaseya. It executes the powershell as the SYSTEM user, worked like a charm.

Thank you for sharing your experience @DomingoMontoya @kzieres61 @xAndyxNL

02/22/2024: Successfully ran this script remotely (from a local server to a W10-64 domain member) via a psexec window started as SYSTEM (psexec -s \remote_workstation_name cmd), then invoked powershell in the psexec window and ran the script. Following reboot, all WebRoot services and folders were gone from the workstation. This will be a time saver.

Thanks for the script. Though it does get rid of some of Webroot, it has been obsoleted by Webroot, unfortunately.

This link on the webroot site has links to two small removal utilities you can download and run to get rid of Webroot for good. This is the best/fastest solution.

The first is called CleanWDF.exe. Run it.
The second is called WRUpgradeTool.exe. Run it. Don't worry, it is a removal tool, and won't upgrade/install anything. I don't know why it is misnamed so.