Norton Security

How to uninstall Norton Security from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Norton Security for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Symantec Corporation. More data about Symantec Corporation can be found here. Click on http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ to get more information about Norton Security on Symantec Corporation's website. Norton Security is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can uninstall Norton Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NS\2454B0AB\22.10.0.85\InstStub.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Norton Security's main file takes around 318.50 KB (326144 bytes) and its name is ns.exe.

Norton Security installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 32.14 MB (33701272 bytes) on disk.

• ns.exe (318.50 KB)
• asoelnch.exe (98.62 KB)
• buvss.exe (495.12 KB)
• cltlmh.exe (3.40 MB)
• cltrt.exe (139.12 KB)
• coinst.exe (95.62 KB)
• conathst.exe (113.62 KB)
• cpysnpt.exe (75.12 KB)
• efainst64.exe (4.90 MB)
• elaminst.exe (793.13 KB)
• fldghost.exe (218.62 KB)
• mcui32.exe (147.62 KB)
• navw32.exe (126.12 KB)
• ncolow.exe (221.12 KB)
• ns.exe (318.50 KB)
• ruleup.exe (1.05 MB)
• sevntx64.exe (332.63 KB)
• srtsp_ca.exe (86.63 KB)
• symdgnhc.exe (238.63 KB)
• symerr.exe (99.62 KB)
• symvtcatalogdb.exe (1.22 MB)
• uistub.exe (164.62 KB)
• wfpunins.exe (593.63 KB)
• wscstub.exe (3.71 MB)
• arestore.exe (6.53 MB)
• asoelnch.exe (87.62 KB)
• cltlmh.exe (2.45 MB)
• cltrt.exe (119.62 KB)
• instca.exe (458.12 KB)
• nsc.exe (1.65 MB)
• nssinstallstub.exe (1.76 MB)
• tuih.exe (263.62 KB)

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The current page applies to Norton Security version 22.10.0.85 only. You can find here a few links to other Norton Security versions:

• 22.11.1.5
• 22.21.9.25
• 22.17.2.46
• 22.11.0.29
• 22.20.2.57
• 22.19.9.22
• 22.22.3.9
• 22.10.0.83
• 22.24.1.6
• 22.19.8.65
• 22.7.0.76
• Unknown
• 22.9.4.8
• 22.22.6.10
• 22.12.0.104
• 22.18.0.213
• 22.22.1.58
• 22.5.0.120
• 22.16.0.216
• 22.16.0.179
• 22.24.2.6
• 22.8.0.40
• 22.5.1.7
• 22.9.3.14
• 22.17.0.97
• 22.22.9.11
• 22.5.0.103
• 22.23.10.10
• 22.20.4.57
• 22.11.0.41
• 22.16.0.247
• 22.22.7.11
• 22.12.1.14
• 22.20.1.69
• 22.12.0.102
• 22.7.0.75
• 22.7.1.32
• 22.5.5.15
• 22.14.1.6
• 22.24.3.2
• 22.12.0.94
• 22.23.1.21
• 22.22.11.12
• 22.21.1.151
• 22.9.3.13
• 22.5.0.124
• 22.21.3.48
• 22.5.2.15
• 22.9.0.71
• 22.9.2.3
• 22.16.4.15
• 22.23.5.106
• 22.8.0.50
• 22.23.6.5
• 22.18.0.219
• 22.16.2.22
• 22.17.0.158
• 22.23.4.5
• 22.15.2.22
• 22.2.0.31
• 22.8.1.14
• 22.11.2.7
• 22.15.2.37
• 22.9.0.68
• 22.24.5.6
• 22.21.5.44
• 22.19.9.63
• 22.14.2.15
• 22.0.1.14
• 22.1.0.9
• 22.23.4.6
• 22.22.7.14
• 22.10.0.40
• 22.23.9.9
• 22.10.1.10
• 22.24.7.8
• 22.12.0.103
• 22.17.0.183
• 22.24.8.36
• 22.15.5.40
• 22.20.5.39
• 22.12.1.15
• 22.9.1.12
• 22.8.0.49
• 22.18.0.222
• 22.0.2.17
• 22.6.0.142
• 22.21.6.53
• 22.20.5.40
• 22.17.1.50
• 22.17.3.50
• 22.22.2.10
• 22.21.6.51
• 22.16.3.21
• 22.21.8.62
• 22.22.4.11
• 22.5.4.24
• 22.5.0.79
• 22.22.8.13
• 22.8.512.29

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Norton Security.

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

• C:\Program Files\Norton Security

The files below were left behind on your disk by Norton Security when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\01\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\04\02\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\05\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\06\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\07\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\eula_us.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\eula_us.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\isBrand.loc
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\muis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\08\01\Readme.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\eula.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\EULA_NA.htm
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\eula_spanish.html
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\hlinks\eula.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\hlinks\EULA_NA.htm.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\hlinks\eula_spanish.html.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.9.2.3\09\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NS

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.10.0.85\NS.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.9.2.3\NS.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BHDrvx64\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IDSVia64\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NAVENG\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NAVEX15\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NS\ImagePath

How to uninstall Norton Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security is a program by the software company Symantec Corporation. Some users decide to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY solution to uninstall Norton Security 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Norton Security or simply click the Search field and type in "Norton Security". If it exists on your system the Norton Security application will be found very quickly. When you select Norton Security in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Norton Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Norton Security:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NS\2454B0AB\22.10.0.85\InstStub.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Norton Security.


8. After removing Norton Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Norton Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system 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 Security by Symantec Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Norton Security by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Norton Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.