Forcefully removes Webroot Endpoint Protection.

Remove Webroot.ps1

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Force removes Webroot SecureAnywhere remnants.
.DESCRIPTION
Designed to be run in Safe Mode. Performs process termination, uninstall attempt,
service removal, registry cleanup, and filesystem cleanup with existence checks.
#>

#region Guardrails

function Test-IsAdmin {
    $CurrentUser = [Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
    return $CurrentUser.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
}

function Test-IsSafeMode {
    return (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Option" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -ne $null
}

if (-not (Test-IsAdmin)) {
    Write-Output "ERROR: Script must be run as Administrator."
    exit 1
}

if (-not (Test-IsSafeMode)) {
    Write-Output "WARNING: System is not in Safe Mode. Cleanup may be incomplete."
}

#endregion

#region Helper Functions

function Remove-RegistryKey {
    param ([string]$Path)
    if (Test-Path $Path) {
        Write-Output "Removing registry key: $Path"
        Remove-Item -Path $Path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Remove-Folder {
    param ([string]$Path)
    if (Test-Path $Path) {
        Write-Output "Removing folder: $Path"
        Remove-Item -Path $Path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Remove-ServiceSafe {
    param ([string]$Name)

    $Service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='$Name'" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -ne $Service) {
        Write-Output "Disabling service: $Name"
        Set-Service -Name $Name -StartupType Disabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        Write-Output "Stopping service: $Name"
        Stop-Service -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        Write-Output "Deleting service via sc.exe: $Name"
        sc.exe delete $Name | Out-Null
    }

    $SvcRegPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\$Name"
    if (Test-Path $SvcRegPath) {
        Write-Output "Removing remaining service registry key: $SvcRegPath"
        Remove-Item -Path $SvcRegPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

#endregion

#region Kill Processes First

$Processes = @("WRSA","WRSVC","WRCore","WRSkyClient")
foreach ($Proc in $Processes) {
    Get-Process -Name $Proc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
        Write-Output "Killing process: $($_.Name)"
        $_.Kill()
    }
}

#endregion

#region Attempt Official Uninstall

$WrsaPaths = @(
    "$Env:ProgramFiles\Webroot\WRSA.exe",
    "$Env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Webroot\WRSA.exe"
)

foreach ($Wrsa in $WrsaPaths) {
    if (Test-Path $Wrsa) {
        Write-Output "Attempting uninstall via: $Wrsa"
        Start-Process -FilePath $Wrsa -ArgumentList "-uninstall -quiet" -Wait -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

#endregion

#region Services

$ServiceNames = @(
    "WRSVC",
    "WRCoreService",
    "WRkrn",
    "WRBoot",
    "wrUrlFlt",
    "WRSkyClient"
)

foreach ($ServiceName in $ServiceNames) {
    Remove-ServiceSafe -Name $ServiceName
}

#endregion

#region Registry Cleanup

$ControlSets = Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\SYSTEM" | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*ControlSet*" }

$RegKeys = @(
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRMIDData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\webroot",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRMIDData",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WRCore",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\webroot",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WRUNINST",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WRUNINST"
)

foreach ($Key in $RegKeys) {
    Remove-RegistryKey -Path $Key
}

foreach ($CS in $ControlSets) {
    foreach ($Svc in $ServiceNames) {
        Remove-RegistryKey -Path "$($CS.PSPath)\Services\$Svc"
    }
}

#endregion

#region Startup Entries

$StartupPaths = @(
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
)

foreach ($Path in $StartupPaths) {
    if (Test-Path $Path) {
        $Props = Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path
        foreach ($Prop in $Props.PSObject.Properties) {
            if ($Prop.Value -match "Webroot|WRSA") {
                Write-Output "Removing startup entry '$($Prop.Name)' from $Path"
                Remove-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Prop.Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            }
        }
    }
}

#endregion

#region Filesystem Cleanup

$Folders = @(
    "$Env:ProgramData\WRData",
    "$Env:ProgramData\WRCore",
    "$Env:ProgramFiles\Webroot",
    "$Env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Webroot",
    "$Env:ProgramFiles\Common Files\Webroot",
    "$Env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Webroot SecureAnywhere",
    "$Env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OpenText Core Endpoint Protection"
)

foreach ($Folder in $Folders) {
    Remove-Folder -Path $Folder
}

#endregion

#region Uninstall Entry Scan

$UninstallRoots = @(
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall",
    "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
)

foreach ($Root in $UninstallRoots) {
    Get-ChildItem $Root -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
        $Props = Get-ItemProperty $_.PsPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        if ($null -ne $Props.DisplayName -and $Props.DisplayName -match "Webroot") {
            Write-Output "Removing uninstall entry: $($Props.DisplayName)"
            Remove-Item -Path $_.PsPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    }
}

#endregion

#region Verification

$RemainingServices = @()

foreach ($Svc in $ServiceNames) {
    $Query = sc.exe query $Svc 2>$null
    if ($Query -and ($Query -notmatch "FAILED 1060")) {
        $RemainingServices += $Svc
    }
}

if ($RemainingServices.Count -gt 0) {
    Write-Output "NOTICE: Services pending removal until reboot:"
    $RemainingServices | ForEach-Object { Write-Output " - $_" }
    Write-Output "Reboot is required to complete removal."
} else {
    Write-Output "Verification passed: No remaining Webroot services detected."
}

#endregion

Write-Output "Webroot cleanup completed. Please reboot the computer."
exit 0

@chadmark thanks for the info. For some reason on my computer, it has the TM symbol. I made some major revisions and added support for both, just in case.