Norton AntiVirus
A guide to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your computer
You can find on this page details on how to remove Norton AntiVirus for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Further information on Symantec Corporation can be found here. Please open http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ if you want to read more on Norton AntiVirus on Symantec Corporation's website. Norton AntiVirus is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security directory, subject to the user's option. C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.18.0.213\InstStub.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Norton AntiVirus. Norton AntiVirus's primary file takes around 185.09 KB (189528 bytes) and its name is NortonSecurity.exe.Norton AntiVirus is comprised of the following executables which occupy 22.64 MB (23741064 bytes) on disk:
- ARestore.exe (7.46 MB)
- asOELnch.exe (89.52 KB)
- buVss.exe (406.02 KB)
- cltLMH.exe (813.52 KB)
- cltRT.exe (123.02 KB)
- coInst.exe (87.52 KB)
- coNatHst.exe (87.02 KB)
- EFAInst.exe (858.05 KB)
- elaminst.exe (624.55 KB)
- FLDgHost.exe (216.02 KB)
- InstCA.exe (491.02 KB)
- MCUI32.exe (127.02 KB)
- Navw32.exe (119.02 KB)
- ncolow.exe (185.52 KB)
- NortonSecurity.exe (185.09 KB)
- NSc.exe (1.75 MB)
- NSSInstallStub.exe (1.76 MB)
- nsWscSvc.exe (707.09 KB)
- RuleUp.exe (733.21 KB)
- SEFInst.exe (50.71 KB)
- sevinst.exe (335.05 KB)
- SRTSP_CA.exe (444.71 KB)
- SymDgnHC.exe (190.21 KB)
- symerr.exe (90.52 KB)
- SymIMIns.exe (372.21 KB)
- SymVTCatalogDB.exe (828.05 KB)
- tuIH.exe (374.02 KB)
- uiStub.exe (165.52 KB)
- uiWNSNotificationApp.exe (360.02 KB)
- vpnCA.exe (483.02 KB)
- WFPUnins.exe (359.21 KB)
- wpInstCA.exe (436.52 KB)
- WSCStub.exe (1.57 MB)
The current page applies to Norton AntiVirus version 22.18.0.213 alone. You can find below a few links to other Norton AntiVirus releases:
- 22.23.1.21
- 22.7.1.32
- 15.0.0.58
- 22.5.4.24
- 18.6.0.29
- 22.19.8.65
- 17.0.0.136
- 18.7.1.3
- 19.5.0.145
- 20.6.0.27
- 17.7.0.12
- 22.21.11.46
- 20.4.0.40
- 22.5.5.14
- 18.1.0.37
- 19.1.1.3
- 22.17.0.183
- 21.3.0.12
- 16.1.0.33
- 22.11.0.41
- 16.8.0.41
- 22.21.6.53
- 22.23.6.5
- 22.16.0.247
- 22.21.6.51
- 22.22.8.13
- 21.4.0.13
- 22.11.2.7
- 22.15.0.88
- 22.22.6.10
- 22.22.9.11
- 22.14.2.13
- 17.6.0.32
- 22.9.3.13
- 20.1.0.24
- 19.7.1.5
- 20.2.1.22
- 22.15.2.22
- 20.1.1.2
- 22.15.3.20
- 22.16.1.4
- 20.0.0.105
- 22.17.3.50
- 21.0.1.3
- 22.22.10.9
- 21.0.2.1
- 22.24.2.6
- 22.17.1.50
- 19.1.0.28
- 21.1.0.18
- 18.7.0.13
- 22.9.0.71
- 22.23.9.9
- 22.23.3.8
- 22.9.4.8
- 22.8.1.14
- 22.10.0.85
- 19.8.0.14
- 22.16.2.22
- 18.5.0.125
- 15.5.0.23
- 21.5.0.19
- 19.0.0.128
- 20.1.1.5
- 22.24.3.2
- 22.15.5.40
- 16.8.3.6
- 22.5.5.15
- 22.16.3.21
- 22.20.5.39
- 22.12.0.103
- 22.22.7.14
- 19.2.0.10
- 22.12.1.15
- 22.22.2.10
- 22.7.0.75
- 22.5.2.15
- 22.24.8.36
- 22.22.11.12
- 20.3.1.22
- 21.7.0.11
- 21.0.0.100
- 19.9.1.14
- 22.12.1.14
- 17.0.0.105
- 22.10.1.10
- 17.5.0.127
- 22.20.1.69
- 22.20.4.57
- 17.8.0.5
- 22.8.0.50
- 22.9.0.68
- 22.23.5.106
- 22.21.9.25
- 22.24.1.6
- 22.22.3.9
- 20.0.0.136
- 22.18.0.222
- 22.20.2.57
- 22.9.1.12
Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Norton AntiVirus.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Norton AntiVirus:
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\01\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\04\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\04\02\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\05\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\06\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\07\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\08\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\diFVal.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\eula.html
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\EULA_NA.htm
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\eula_spanish.html
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\Help.pdf
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\isBrand.loc
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\NortonSecurity.exe.mui
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\09\01\Readme.htm
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\0A\03\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\0B\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\0C\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\0D\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\0E\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\10\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\11\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\12\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\13\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\14\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\15\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\16\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\16\02\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\18\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\19\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\1D\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\1F\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.18.0.213\22\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\01\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\04\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\04\02\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\05\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\06\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\07\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\08\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\diFVal.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\eula.html
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\EULA_NA.htm
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\eula_spanish.html
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\Help.pdf
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\isBrand.loc
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\NortonSecurity.exe.mui
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\09\01\Readme.htm
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\0A\03\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\0B\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\0C\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\0D\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\0E\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\10\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\11\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\12\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\13\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\14\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\15\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\16\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\16\02\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\18\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\19\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\1D\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\1F\01\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.20.5.40\22\01\muis.dll
- 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\langver.map
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\langver2.map
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\muis.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{40ED6507-1D53-468B-A585-732E631DAAC6}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{50B092DE-40D5-4724-971B-D3D90E9EE987}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{57CD7B31-861B-46be-8EBD-AED7EDF28F76}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{5EF648B7-A381-4238-8206-257C5565BB70}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.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\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\file\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NGC
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.18.0.213\NortonSecurity.exe
- 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\SymEvnt\ImagePath
How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Norton AntiVirus is an application released by Symantec Corporation. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall Norton AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Norton AntiVirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Norton AntiVirus". The Norton AntiVirus program will be found very quickly. When you click Norton AntiVirus in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Norton AntiVirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.18.0.213\InstStub.exe
8. After removing Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Norton AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Norton AntiVirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Norton AntiVirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2019-07-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2019-07-30 18:06:01.393