I would like to uninstall Norton synmatec?

Question

Please help me uninstall this firewall

Answer 1

Control Panel > Add and remove software >
Under the install software find the program and click on it
An uninstall or remove button should appear

Answer 2

I uninstalled Norton and was still finding bits of it for months. Useless to say the least. I now use Pc cillian and it is certainly a lot more user friendly. Most of the advice above is good.
Another option is to run a search as well and a few Norton bits and pieces will turn up. Just delete from the search engine page

There a few pieces left in the Registry as well but beware of making a mistake.

As suggest go to the symantec site but I wonder if they really give you all the go.

Best of luck

Just remember to go into the control panel and turn on the Windows firewall etc. Not the best but better than nothing while you sort out where you are going. (hopefully you have SP2?)

Answer 3

You can uninstall from the control panel, but sometimes it doesn't completely uninstall (or still causes issues). If you search on the Symantec Knowledge Base you can get the uninstall directions that are manual. It involves some registry editing but it's something that has to be done if the normal uninstall doesn't work (using control panel or running the CD and choosing the Removal option - which are the 2 most popular ways to uninstall.)

Symantec has an uninstaller program for their products. The last time I cruised the KB over at Symantec they only had the uninstaller for 2003 series NIS, NAV and older. They may have updated the uninstallers. These little applications will clean all the junk that normally isn't taken out during a regular uninstall.

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Just to reiterate - editing the registry is not all that difficult, but can have serious consequences if you accidently muss it up. Just be warned and make a backup by choosing the export option from the registry Edit option. Also, make sure to either get the uninstaller program from symantec's knowledge base or Majorgeeks.com (which seems to be a great reputable place for little utilities to deal with computer related stuff).

Answer 4

Unistalling Norton AV is the best thing you can do. The program is a resource hog and next to worthless just like their support. Try CA as an alternative. Keep in mind that when you unistall Norton sometimes you'll have problems connecting to the Internet again. This occurs as a result of how Norton installs itself between your out going and incoming internet traffic. If this becomes a problem see www.Microsoft.com/kb for the corrections to the registry to repair the protocol stack. Go to controll panel add/remove programs and choose each Symantec product. Remove all of them and hope you can still connect to the Internet afterwards!

Hope that helps!

Answer 5

Unfortunately, Norton takes over the computer making it very hard to even empty your recycle bin without it double checking to make sure you're not trying to destroy your own computer...

If you cannot simply delete it from the Add/Remove Programs option in Control Panel, and you seriously want it gone, you may have to hard disable it.

A hard disable is when you go into Program Files, and delete as much of the unwanted program as you can. Typically with insistant programs such as Zango (which any good adware scan will remove) you won't delete the program so much as disable it.

If this is not good enough there is always the option of reformating, but be prepared to run windows updates for about a day and then hunt down all of your system drivers.

Answer 6

have u gone to control panel/add remove programs? u should be able to choose norton symantec from the list of installed programs and uninstall it. hopefully ur using xp and will use at least the provided firewall. u need something though.

Answer 7

Ha! Good luck. That thing locks itself into your system very well.