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Uninstall Norton - Symantec

Norton Removal Tool
Norton Help Center
If the symantec product 2005 is pre-installed in OEM version
Uninstall other versions

Here are several methods to remove Norton suite cleanly.

Norton Removal Tool

Norton Removal Tool to download here

This software is specially designed by symantec to uninstall symantec products

If the symantec product 2005 is pre-installed in OEM version

Remove / Uninstall Norton Antivirus / Norton Internet Security
Zebulon Tutorial: Uninstall Norton

1. Stop or quit the program in the "Systray" (the Taskbar at the bottom right of your screen). The "Systray" icons representing the applications running in the background on your machine, you must have an icon with "Norton": you must "right click" on the icon => quit

2. Stop and disable Norton Antivirus services in Services
(Start menu => run: services.msc - be careful there are several services)
to find Norton antivirus services, you can find out about them through the tool: msconfig

See the usage of msconfig here:
http://www.zebulon.com/articles/msconfig.php

You will know the services, by going to the "services" tab => Do not show Windows services
once you have the list, you come back to the 'services.msc tool

See how it works here:
https://www.zebulon.com/dossiers/windows/31-services.html

the list of services to deactivate should be this:

SAVScan
Norton Unerase Protection
Symantec Event Manager
Symantec Network Drivers Service
Symantec Network roxy
Symantec Password Validation Service
Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service
Symantec Setting Manager
ScriptBlocking Service
SymWMI Service

and you stop every Norton service, then you turn them all off.

3.Check and kill the processes in the Task Manager (press the 3 keys at the same time: CTRL + ALT + DEL) on your keyboard
See how the Task Manager works:
http://www.zebulon.com/articles/gestionnaire_taches.php

the processes to be terminated are:

SAVScan.exe
ccSetMgr.exe
SNDSrvc.exe
SPBBCSvc.exe
SBServ.exe
ccEvtMgr.exe
navapsvc.exe
NPFMntor.exe
symlcsvc.exe
ccApp.exe
ccProxy.exe
ccPwdSvc.exe
ccSetMgr.exe
SymWSC.exe

They may not all be active on your machine, it all depends on the version installed.

4. Delete the entries in MSCONFIG

Open the "Start" menu> run: msconfig => delete the entries in the "start" tab
delete all of the Norton entries, they look something like this:
[ccApp] "C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedccApp.exe"
[Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:PROGRA~1SYMNET~1SNDMon.exe

Once you have done this, shut down your computer to take into account the changes in services and startup options.

Once all these operations have been carried out, you restart your machine.

5. Uninstall Norton suite software.
This operation can only be done if you have “administrator” powers of the machine.

Then go to the "Start menu" >>>> Control Panel = >>> Add / Remove programs,
Find: Norton antivirus => and click on "Modify" => then a window opens, it is now that you click on => "uninstall".
The computer will ask to restart to do the housework, let him do it.
Then, repeat the same operation for the other Symantec programs
which are called: Live Reg and Live Updates

6. Delete the leftovers on the hard drive
Norton and Symantec leave lots of traces on your hard drive, you have to finish cleaning by hand,

So, open the explorer, go to the tree structure of hard drive C:
and look for:

C:Program FilesSymantec
C:Program FilesNorton
C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec
C:Documents And SettingsVotre compteApplication DataSymantec
C: Documents And SettingsAll UsersApplication DataSymantec
C:Documents And SettingsAdministrateurApplication DataSymantec

and right click on each folder => Delete

Normally, at this point, the Norton suite is successfully uninstalled.

7. Optional,
Take a shot of the JV16 PowerTools tool to remove invalid keys but there are many other software that do the same to clean your registry

There you have it, your system is ready to install a new antivirus.

Quick method for experienced person.

1. Pass HijackThis

Secure all Norton keys,

example:
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - D:ProgrammesNorton AntiVirus 2003NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - D:ProgrammesNorton AntiVirus 2003NavShExt.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ccApp] "C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ccRegVfy] "C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedccRegVfy.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SSC_UserPrompt] C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedSecurity CenterUsrPrmpt.exe

etc ..

by deleting these, you stop the services
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation Service - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantec SharedccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service - Symantec Corporation - D:ProgrammesNorton AntiVirus 2003 avapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service - Symantec Corporation - C:PROGRA~1FICHIE~1SYMANT~1SCRIPT~1SBServ.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesFichiers communsSymantecSharedSecurity CenterSymWSC.exe

etc ..
2. Your machine will restart, check the services to see if they are indeed disabled.
SAVScan
Norton Unerase Protection
Symantec Event Manager
Symantec Network Drivers Service
Symantec Network roxy
Symantec Password Validation Service
Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service
Symantec Setting Manager
ScriptBlocking Service
SymWMI Service
3. Uninstall the software: (see above)
4. Clean the leftovers on the hard drive (see above)
5. Take a shot of JV16PowerTools or another program (see above)
6. Don't forget to install a new antivirus !!

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SYMANTEC uninstallation tools:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/INTER/navintl.nsf/fdocid/20011010123420905 ( Version 2002 ou antérieure )
http://service1.symantec.com/... ( version 2003 à 2007 )