Norton Security

A way to uninstall Norton Security from your computer

This web page is about Norton Security for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by NortonLifeLock Inc. More information on NortonLifeLock Inc can be found here. More details about the software Norton Security can be found at https://sitedirector.norton.com/932743328/?SSDCAT=157&plang=EN. Norton Security is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security folder, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Norton Security is C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 336.80 KB (344888 bytes) on disk and is named NortonSecurity.exe.

Norton Security is composed of the following executables which take 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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This web page is about Norton Security version 22.23.6.5 only. Click on the links below for other Norton Security versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Norton Security:

C:\Program Files\Norton Security

The files below were left behind on your disk by Norton Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\01\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\04\02\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\05\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\06\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\07\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\08\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\09\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0A\03\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0B\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0C\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0D\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\0E\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\hlinks\muis.dll.mui.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\hlinks\Readme.htm.data
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\isBrand.loc
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\muis.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\10\01\Readme.htm
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\11\01\diFVal.dll
C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Branding\22.22.6.10\11\01\hlinks\isBrand.loc.data

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NGC

Additional registry values that are not removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\A5E82D02\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\A5E82D02\22.23.6.5\InstStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.16.1.4\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.16.2.22\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.20.5.40\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.21.10.40\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.21.2.50\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.21.5.44\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.21.8.62\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.1.58\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.1.58\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.1.58\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.10.9\NortonSecurity.exe
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\22.22.3.9\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.4.11\NortonSecurity.exe
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\22.22.6.10\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.22.6.10\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
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\22.22.8.15\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.1.21\NortonSecurity.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.1.21\uiStub.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.1.21\uiStub.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.4.6\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\Engine32\22.23.1.21\tuIH.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine32\22.23.1.21\tuIH.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 Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security is an application offered by the software company NortonLifeLock Inc. Sometimes, computer users try to remove it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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 applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Norton Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "Norton Security". The Norton Security app will be found very quickly. When you select Norton Security in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Norton Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Security:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Norton Security.

8. After uninstalling Norton Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Norton Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Norton Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Norton Security by NortonLifeLock Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Norton Security by NortonLifeLock Inc is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Norton Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-07-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-07-14 04:14:59.300

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