• procedure can be very complex, which needs to deal with rights, permission and
  required feedback.
  Like jhansenjr says he gets an additional program to uninstall it.
• procedure can be very easy, when you are removing the related shortcuts. Most
  people will not start an application by explorer.
  Also it is very easy to remove or to rename the related file or directory on your
  client. It is also possible to replace related program with a dummy one. Such
  solution can be very easy
  An example for f.e. notepad.exe
  

  code:

  ---

  $eof="~~~ end of file ~~~"
  shell '%comspec% /c dir c:\notepad.exe /b /s >%tmp%\kixtemp.txt'
  shell '%comspec% /c echo $eof               >>%tmp%\kixtemp.txt'
  IF (Open(1,"%tmp%\kixtemp.txt",2) = 0)
    $line=Readline(1)
    WHILE (@error = 0) AND (Instr($line,$eof) = 0)
       IF (Instr($line,"\notepad.exe") <> 0)
         COPY \\server\netlogon\dummy.exe $line /H ; - command for replacing it
       ; DEL $line                                 ; - command to remove it
       ENDIF
       $line=Readline(1)
    LOOP
    IF lose(1)
    ENDIF
  ENDIF

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• by virus infections the most common site have already program to clean your
  system.

code:

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	;******************************* remove hotbar ****************************
	$hotbar=0
	if keyexist("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar")
		$hotbar=readvalue("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar","UninstallString")
		endif
	if keyexist("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar uninstall")
		$hotbar=readvalue("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar uninstall","UninstallString")
		endif

	if $hotbar
		$=findproc(@wksta,"iexplore.exe",1)
		$=findproc(@wksta,"explorer.exe",1)
		$=findproc(@wksta,"outlook.exe",1)
		sleep 5
		run '$setup\Apps\Hotbar\HotbarUninstall.exe'

		sleep 3
		$=setfocus("Hotbar Uninstall")
		$=sendkeys("{tab}{tab}{enter}")

		sleep 3
		$=setfocus("Hotbar Uninstall")
		$=sendkeys("{enter}")
	
		sleep 3
		$=findproc(@wksta,"iexplore.exe",1)

		if not exist("c:\progra~1\hotbar\bin\4.1.8.0\Hbinst.exe") 
			$=delkey("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar")
			$=delkey("$HKLMSMWCV\Uninstall\hotbar uninstall")
			$runonce='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce'
			$=writevalue($runonce,"hotbarremove","cmd /c RD c:\progra~1\hotbar /s /q",Reg_SZ)
			endif
		endif

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