Norton Security Scan

How to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your system

Norton Security Scan is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Go over here where you can read more on Symantec Corporation. More info about the app Norton Security Scan can be found at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/. Usually the Norton Security Scan program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove Norton Security Scan by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.1.0.32\InstWrap.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Nss.exe is the Norton Security Scan's main executable file and it occupies around 1.35 MB (1419576 bytes) on disk.

Norton Security Scan contains of the executables below. They take 3.64 MB (3813176 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (494.80 KB)
• Nss.exe (1.35 MB)
• NssMetro.exe (395.80 KB)
• SymCCISE.exe (1.08 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (335.93 KB)

The current page applies to Norton Security Scan version 4.1.0.32 alone. For more 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
• 4.0.3.24
• 4.6.1.179
• 3.7.6.5
• 4.2.1.8
• 4.6.1.145
• 4.5.0.71
• 4.6.1.155
• 3.7.2.10

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Norton Security Scan has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Scan
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan

Files remaining:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Norton Security Scan.LNK
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Scan\Norton Security Scan.LNK
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Scan\Uninstall Norton Security Scan.LNK
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.1.0.32\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• 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 delete Norton Security Scan from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is an application marketed by the software company Symantec Corporation. Some users choose to erase this application. This is hard because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK practice to erase Norton Security Scan is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Norton Security Scan or simply click the Search field and type in "Norton Security Scan". If it exists on your system the Norton Security Scan app will be found very quickly. When you select Norton Security Scan in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Norton Security Scan, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Norton Security Scan:

• The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.1.0.32\InstWrap.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Norton Security Scan.


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Norton Security Scan which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Norton Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Norton Security Scan in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.