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A guide to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Norton AntiVirus for Windows. It is written by Symantec Corporation. Go over here for more details on Symantec Corporation. Please follow if you want to read more on Norton AntiVirus on Symantec Corporation's website. Norton AntiVirus is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\Norton AntiVirus folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The full command line for removing Norton AntiVirus is C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NAV\2454B0AB\20.4.0.40\InstStub.exe /X /ARP. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. Norton AntiVirus's primary file takes around 52.83 KB (54096 bytes) and its name is symerr.exe.

Norton AntiVirus contains of the executables below. They occupy 29.18 MB (30600080 bytes) on disk.




  • bhca.exe (370.92 KB)
  • ccsvchst.exe (140.98 KB)
  • cltlmh.exe (841.83 KB)
  • cltrt.exe (1.15 MB)
  • efainst.exe (66.38 KB)
  • elaminst.exe (616.93 KB)
  • instca.exe (368.30 KB)
  • mcui32.exe (167.30 KB)
  • navw32.exe (161.80 KB)
  • navwnt.exe (61.30 KB)
  • nco-sa.exe (23.47 MB)
  • nuexstub.exe (136.30 KB)
  • sevinst.exe (477.91 KB)
  • srtsp_ca.exe (57.45 KB)
  • symerr.exe (52.83 KB)
  • symimins.exe (448.92 KB)
  • uistub.exe (128.80 KB)
  • wfpunins.exe (408.42 KB)
  • wscstub.exe (160.73 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 20.4.0.40 of Norton AntiVirus. You can find below a few links to other Norton AntiVirus versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall Norton AntiVirus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Norton AntiVirus:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Norton AntiVirus

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Norton AntiVirus:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\20.3.1.22\15\01\diFVal.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\20.3.1.22\15\01\muis.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\ar-SA\muis.dll.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\cs-CZ\muis.dll.mui

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • 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

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\ccSvcHst.exe\TaskbarGroupIcon
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6D53EC84-6AAE-4787-AEEE-F4628F01010C}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DE1F7EEF-1851-11D3-939E-0004AC1ABE1F}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FD7B051A-1E54-41f8-8A87-2F4349A8CCC8}\InprocServer32\


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

Norton AntiVirus is an application by Symantec Corporation. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Norton AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Norton AntiVirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Norton AntiVirus". If it is installed on your PC the Norton AntiVirus app will be found very quickly. After you select Norton AntiVirus in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Norton AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Norton AntiVirus:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NAV\2454B0AB\20.4.0.40\InstStub.exe /X /ARP
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Norton AntiVirus.
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8. After removing Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Norton AntiVirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Norton AntiVirus in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-02 03:01:03.717