Norton AntiVirus

How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your system

Norton AntiVirus is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by NortonLifeLock Inc. You can read more on NortonLifeLock Inc or check for application updates here. You can see more info related to Norton AntiVirus at https://sitedirector.norton.com/932743328/?SSDCAT=157&plang=GE. Usually the Norton AntiVirus program is found in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling Norton AntiVirus is C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. Norton AntiVirus's main file takes about 336.80 KB (344888 bytes) and is named NortonSecurity.exe.

Norton AntiVirus contains of the executables below. They occupy 35.81 MB (37546864 bytes) on disk.

AppIdentityCA.exe (314.14 KB)
asOELnch.exe (228.64 KB)
buVss.exe (496.14 KB)
cltLMH.exe (877.14 KB)
cltRT.exe (400.64 KB)
coInst.exe (359.14 KB)
coNatHst.exe (356.64 KB)
CpySnpt.exe (330.64 KB)
EFAInst64.exe (1.08 MB)
elaminst.exe (799.29 KB)
FLDgHost.exe (236.64 KB)
MCUI32.exe (410.64 KB)
Navw32.exe (400.64 KB)
ncolow.exe (359.14 KB)
NortonSecurity.exe (336.80 KB)
nsWscSvc.exe (1.01 MB)
nuPerfScan.exe (275.64 KB)
RuleUp.exe (916.53 KB)
SEFInst.exe (58.41 KB)
Sevntx64.exe (377.29 KB)
SRTSP_CA.exe (562.79 KB)
SymDgnHC.exe (227.54 KB)
symerr.exe (370.14 KB)
SymVTCatalogDB.exe (1.01 MB)
uiStub.exe (479.14 KB)
uiWNSNotificationApp.exe (605.64 KB)
Upgrade.exe (2.24 MB)
vpnCA.exe (592.64 KB)
wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.13 MB)
wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.67 MB)
WFPUnins.exe (441.54 KB)
wpInstCA.exe (559.64 KB)
WSCStub.exe (631.37 KB)
ARestore.exe (9.29 MB)
asOELnch.exe (214.64 KB)
cltLMH.exe (986.14 KB)
cltRT.exe (382.14 KB)
FLDgHost.exe (212.14 KB)
InstCA.exe (673.14 KB)
NSc.exe (1.88 MB)
tuIH.exe (368.64 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 22.23.6.5 of Norton AntiVirus. For more Norton AntiVirus versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling Norton AntiVirus we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Norton AntiVirus:

C:\Program Files\Norton Security

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Norton AntiVirus:

C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.3.9\09\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\en-US\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\en-US\muis.dll.mui
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\fallback.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\hlinks\fallback.dat.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\hlinks\langver.map.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\langver.map
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{40ED6507-1D53-468B-A585-732E631DAAC6}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{50B092DE-40D5-4724-971B-D3D90E9EE987}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{57CD7B31-861B-46be-8EBD-AED7EDF28F76}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{5EF648B7-A381-4238-8206-257C5565BB70}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AppIdentityCA.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AppMgr64.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AppState.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\asDcaCl.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\asEngine.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\asHelper.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\asOELnch.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AssistLib.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\atsdk.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AVExclu.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\Avifc.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AVMail.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AVModule.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AVPAPP32.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\AVPSVC32.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\avScanUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\avScnTsk.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\BHClient.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\BHSvcPlg.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buComm.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\BuEng.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buFScsdk.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buMC.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buProv.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\BuShell.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buSvc.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buUIPlg.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buVss.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\buVssVst.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccEmlPxy.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGEvt.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGEvt\Global\hlinks\LM.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGEvt\Global\hlinks\LM.dat.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGEvt\Global\LM.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGLog.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGLog\ccGLog.dat
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGLog\hlinks\ccGLog.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccGLog\hlinks\ccGLog.dat.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccIPC.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccJobMgr.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccLib.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccScanW.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccSEBind.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccSet.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccSubEng.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccSvc.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cctBrExt.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cctFW.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\ccVrTrst.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltAlDis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltFE.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltJSH.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltLMH.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltLMJ.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltLMS.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\cltRT.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\DIS_Ping_{DE95C124-EAC6-4320-90F3-BEDD2F026AA5}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\DIS_Submission_{DE95C124-EAC6-4320-90F3-BEDD2F026AA5}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\DIS_Ping_{DE95C124-EAC6-4320-90F3-BEDD2F026AA5}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\DIS_Submission_{DE95C124-EAC6-4320-90F3-BEDD2F026AA5}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\MrClean_Submission_{D352E420-9E86-4a7f-826C-A8782662B246}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\NCO_SafeWeb_Submission_{ABEAAEED-8FFC-4E11-A619-DFAB4F4CD152}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\NCO_ScamInsightPII_Submission_{6FDA2963-4031-423A-BF17-BF31F49132D0}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\hlinks\NCO_UrlReputation_Submission_{9295F219-594F-4b70-ABF0-EE15F4D089CA}.dat.bak.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\MrClean_Submission_{D352E420-9E86-4a7f-826C-A8782662B246}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\NCO_SafeWeb_Submission_{ABEAAEED-8FFC-4E11-A619-DFAB4F4CD152}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\NCO_ScamInsightPII_Submission_{6FDA2963-4031-423A-BF17-BF31F49132D0}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\CmnClnt\ccSubSDK\NCO_UrlReputation_Submission_{9295F219-594F-4b70-ABF0-EE15F4D089CA}.dat.bak
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coActMgr.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coChrmSv.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coDataPr.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coFeatSv.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coIDSafe.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coIEPlg.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coInst.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\Comm.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\coNatHst.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\concrt140.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\NortonLifeLock.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\NortonLifeLock.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\file\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\NortonLifeLock.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\NortonLifeLock.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NortonLifeLock.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NGC

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.11.12\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.11.12\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.11.12\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.3.9\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.3.9\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.3.9\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.6.10\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.7.14\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.7.14\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.7.14\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.9.11\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.3.8\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.5.106\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.6.5\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BHDrvx64\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IDSVia64\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NortonSecurity\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nsWscSvc\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SymEvnt\ImagePath

A way to delete Norton AntiVirus from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton AntiVirus is an application offered by the software company NortonLifeLock Inc. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. This is efortful because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Norton AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Norton AntiVirus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Norton AntiVirus". The Norton AntiVirus app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Norton AntiVirus in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Norton AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton AntiVirus:

The software company is: https://sitedirector.norton.com/932743328/?SSDCAT=157&plang=GE
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Norton AntiVirus.

8. After removing Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton AntiVirus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Norton AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Norton AntiVirus by NortonLifeLock Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton AntiVirus by NortonLifeLock Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Norton AntiVirus supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-07-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-07-13 22:17:34.780

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