How to delete Norton Internet Security?

Question

I keep trying to delete Norton and it keeps saying I must turn live update off I've tried turning everything off that I could find, maybe I'm just not doing it right, how can I turn live update off ?

Answer 1

hit ctrl-alt-del
look at all process
shut down any norton process
now go to control panel--adminstrator tools--services
do the same
shut down any norton service
now unistall
and then get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.
Turn off RESTORE and the RECYLE BIN temporarily as virii can regenerate / reinfect even if you delete
them with both services on. After all the scanning and cleaning after a 2nd reboot and one last
scan do you turn both of them back on.

ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Start up in safe mode go into the control panel - add remove programs uninstall every Norton product run ccleaner and toniarts easy cleaner to get rid of all invalid entries in the Windows registry. Install AVG Anti-Virus and the free version of ZoneAlarm way better than any Symantec product.

Answer 4

Try starting windows in safe mode before uninstalling. Set Norton not to turn on at startup and then reboot into safe mode. You should be able to uninstall the whole mess then with no trouble.

Answer 5

Just go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and scroll down to Norton and remove. Remove ALL of them. Very persistent software but u are doing the right thing deleting. They are way too involved in all areas and slow comps way down, sometimes bringing whole system to its knees. Good luck.

Ignore what the guy above me says. But the one who gives the URL of Norton removal tool sounds good if what I said doesn't work. But it works for me. You may have to right click on the emblem on task bar and say close Norton.

Answer 6

Go to the following Symantec site and download the removal tool. Run the tool and it will remove every Norton Application you have on your PC

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039


I did this myself and it worked great

Answer 7

Norton is horrible go to AVG. Go to symantec website and download their removal tool.

Answer 8

Try this (site below)...Norton is kind of hard to remove...
If you try wat the guy above me said you have to go to Start> Run> and type in the phrase MSCONFIG> click on startup tab and look for Norton and uncheck it

Answer 9

Why would you want to know how to do that, unless you hoped to be able to hack other people's computers and disable their security? That's it, isn't it? Because Norton is one of the best security packages out there, and you want the ability to hijack other computers for your own nefarious uses. Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go; do not collect $200

Answer 10

go to control panel then add remove programs then uninstall norton - EASY