Evidence Tab: Installer Evidence Types

[baherne]

Hi,

Can someone please help with the following customer questions please?

“Raw evidence type - The type of imported installer evidence as retrieved from the inventorysource, for example, MSI, OUI, Uninstall.”

https://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/fnms/EN/WebHelp/index.html#topics/Dev-EvidTabInstSubtab.html

Could you clarify what the evidence type Uninstall means?

[kclausen]

The evidence type of "Uninstall" is basically coming from the Windows Add/Remove Programs.

Kirk

[WheresThePizza]

Uninstall should refer to an uninstall string for an application found on the device. 

[kathy_allen]

Should Uninstall evidence be calculating consumption?

[WheresThePizza]

The evidence may be used for recognition of an application being installed, and if the application has been recognized as installed, it can be used to calculate consumption.  

[mrichardson]

Kirk is correct, this relates to Add/Remove program entries.  This comes from Windows registry in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall key and so when imported into FNMS it is referred to as Uninstall evidence.