Norton Security Scan

A way to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC

This web page is about Norton Security Scan for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Symantec Corporation. Further information on Symantec Corporation can be found here. More information about Norton Security Scan can be found at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan directory (same installation drive as Windows). Norton Security Scan's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\InstWrap.exe. Norton Security Scan's main file takes about 1.33 MB (1397584 bytes) and is called Nss.exe.

Norton Security Scan installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 3.60 MB (3778944 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (492.33 KB)
• Nss.exe (1.33 MB)
• NssMetro.exe (386.33 KB)
• SymCCISE.exe (1.08 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (335.93 KB)

The current web page applies to Norton Security Scan version 4.0.3.24 alone. For other Norton Security Scan versions please click below:

• 3.7.5.5
• 1.4.0
• 4.6.1.147
• 4.0.1.16
• 3.5.2.10
• 4.6.1.175
• 4.1.0.29
• 3.7.2.5
• 2.7.0.52
• 4.0.0.48
• 3.7.7.4
• 3.1.2.9
• 4.0.3.27
• 3.7.0.18
• 4.0.3.26
• 2.7.6.3
• 4.6.1.149
• 4.6.1.89
• 4.6.1.84
• 4.6.1.80
• 4.1.0.28
• 1.2.0
• 4.0.0.46
• 4.6.1.96
• 3.1.3.6
• 3.1.0.21
• 4.6.1.124
• 3.7.1.4
• 4.2.0.38
• 3.5.3.1
• 4.3.1.3
• 3.0.0.103
• 3.7.4.10
• 3.5.2.9
• 4.6.2.17
• 4.3.0.44
• 2.7.6.13
• 4.5.0.75
• 1.3.0
• 3.0.1.8
• 4.6.1.150
• 4.6.1.123
• 4.6.1.141
• 3.5.1.10
• 2.0.0
• 3.6.1.11
• 4.7.0.181
• 4.3.0.43
• 3.1.3.7
• 3.5.1.6
• 3.1.1.6
• 4.2.1.4
• 3.5.1.8
• 4.1.0.31
• 2.7.3.34
• 4.6.1.104
• 4.6.1.103
• 2.3.0.44
• 4.6.0.23
• 4.5.0.72
• 3.6.0.31
• 2.0.1
• 4.6.1.179
• 3.7.6.5
• 4.1.0.32
• 4.2.1.8
• 4.6.1.145
• 4.5.0.71
• 4.6.1.155
• 3.7.2.10

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Norton Security Scan:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Scan

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Norton Security Scan:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\BilBDRes.dll

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Security Scan

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSS\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSS\InstallLocation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSS\UninstallString
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ccSet_Norton Security Scan\Parameters\mount\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}\FileName

How to erase Norton Security Scan with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is an application by the software company Symantec Corporation. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach to erase Norton Security Scan 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Norton Security Scan or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Norton Security Scan". The Norton Security Scan app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Norton Security Scan in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Norton Security Scan, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Security Scan:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.3.24\InstWrap.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Norton Security Scan.


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Norton Security Scan which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Norton Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Norton Security Scan supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.