Universal Forwarder

A way to uninstall Universal Forwarder from your PC

Universal Forwarder is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Splunk, Inc.. You can read more on Splunk, Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about the app Universal Forwarder can be found at http://www.splunk.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Universal Forwarder is MsiExec.exe /X{97FF7069-0322-4ABE-87D3-D15F0DF97464}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 73.28 KB (75040 bytes) on disk and is labeled btool.exe.

Universal Forwarder installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 94.39 MB (98974080 bytes) on disk.

• btool.exe (73.28 KB)
• btprobe.exe (73.28 KB)
• classify.exe (12.59 MB)
• openssl.exe (350.78 KB)
• splunk-admon.exe (3.05 MB)
• splunk-compresstool.exe (58.28 KB)
• splunk-perfmon.exe (12.30 MB)
• splunk-regmon.exe (12.62 MB)
• splunk-winevtlog.exe (12.48 MB)
• splunk-wmi.exe (12.33 MB)
• splunk.exe (381.78 KB)
• splunkd.exe (28.09 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.5.179365 of Universal Forwarder. Click on the links below for other Universal Forwarder versions:

• 5.0.2.149561
• 5.0.3.163460
• 5.0.7.192438

A way to remove Universal Forwarder with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Universal Forwarder is an application released by Splunk, Inc.. Some computer users try to remove it. This is hard because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK manner to remove Universal Forwarder is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Universal Forwarder or simply click the Search field and type in "Universal Forwarder". If it is installed on your PC the Universal Forwarder program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Universal Forwarder in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Universal Forwarder, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Universal Forwarder:

• The software company is: http://www.splunk.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{97FF7069-0322-4ABE-87D3-D15F0DF97464}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Universal Forwarder.


8. After uninstalling Universal Forwarder, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Universal Forwarder which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Universal Forwarder using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Universal Forwarder by Splunk, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Universal Forwarder by Splunk, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Universal Forwarder in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.