how can i remove norton antivirus program completely from my system????

Question

i m not able to remove norton antivirus program frm my system as it has diffrent files at diffrent locations becoz of this i m not able to download new antivirus program

Answer 1

use the symantec tool at http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2006031710323113?Open&docid=2005033108162039&nsf=tsgeninfo.nsf&view=docid&pid=2005033108162039&pkb=tsgeninfo
completely removes nav2003 through nav2007.

hope it helps :)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

the best way starting setup program, when start it try remove... if doesnt run try second way below

second way: start computer in safe mode by pressing F8 during boot up and then go to my computer>c:>program files> norton antivirus > find here uninstall program which has .exe extention and run it.

last way: trying system recovery: start in safe mode and go to system restore:find the date you've installed norton antivirus and restore your system before that date(in this way you may have your registry cleaned as before you've installed.)

Answer 4

try uninstalling norton antivirus utility.if it doesn't work then in the windows search just type keywords like norton and symantec.then u'll get a list of files having the specific name.then delete it

Answer 5

Generally, you remove applications by using the Windows utility for the task, but Norton Antivirus tends to get in a bit deeper into the system, so it's tricker to remove it completely. Here's how you can do that:

Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs.
Scroll down to your Norton program
Click Change --> Remove All.
You will be asked to restart your PC. Do so.
Now go to Start --> My Computer --> Program Files. Right click on each Symantec folder and select Delete.
While you are in Program Files go to the Common Files folder at or near the top of the Program Files window. Delete every Symantec folder there. And, again, restart your PC.
Go to Start --> Search --> All Files and Folders --> More Advanced Options. Check each option except for "Case sensitive"
Now type in Norton and delete each Norton folder from the search results (Again, right click, choose "Delete"). One more time, restart your PC.
Repeat step 5 except type Symantec in the "Search" box.
The next step is trickier: go into the Registry.

First thing to do is Back up the Registry. I'll be saying more about the Registry later. But suffice it to say that the presence of uninstalled security software in the Registry can conflict with newly installed security software and cause system freezes. So can folders of "uninstalled" programs for that matter.
Once again, go to Start, then click on "Run". Type in "regedit"
Go to the top of the Regedit window. Click (+) next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Go down the thread until you see Software. Click on Software and scroll down the thread until you see Symantec. Right click on Symantec and choose "Delete".
From there go down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and repeat step 3. Restart your PC.
Click (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, now: Click (+) next to Software, Click (+) next to Microsoft, Click (+) next to Windows and Click (+) next to CurrentVersion.
Select the Run folder. Right-click and delete each Symantec entry you see (if present). Restart your PC.
That should completely eradicate Norton Antivirus from your system!

Answer 6

You can try uninstalling from Safe Mode..... Norton is very hard to uninstall as it buries itself in your registry. The best thing to do is to search for any files with Norton in them in your Start/Search.... Personally, I use Registry Mechanic and it will check the registry for errors or things that don't belong there.

I know that I used to uninstall Norton from Safe mode....

Answer 7

man this is dumb, just go to add and remove in control panels and find every norton antivirus component and uninstall it also go to my computer and go to the hard drive, program files and delete the symanatic file

Answer 8

you are making a dumb mistake becuz norton is actually pretty good software and its trusted by over 1,000 people

Answer 9

call the geek squad from bestbuy

Answer 10

this tutorial will show you
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/helpdesk/win/nav/uninstallnav.html