Norton Security Scan

A guide to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC

This page is about Norton Security Scan for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Symantec Corporation. Go over here where you can find out more on Symantec Corporation. You can read more about on Norton Security Scan at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Norton Security Scan is C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{397E31AA-0D78-4649-A01C-339D73A2ED35}\NSS\LicenseType\4.6.1.145\InstStub.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named Nss.exe and it has a size of 812.12 KB (831608 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside Norton Security Scan. They take about 3.37 MB (3538832 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (583.12 KB)
• Nss.exe (812.12 KB)
• SymCCISExe.exe (1.68 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (336.80 KB)

The current web page applies to Norton Security Scan version 4.6.1.145 only. You can find here a few links to other Norton Security Scan versions:

• 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
• 4.1.0.32
• 4.2.1.8
• 4.5.0.71
• 4.6.1.155
• 3.7.2.10

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

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ccLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ccScanW.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ccVrTrst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\Config.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\DefUtDCD.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\diLueCbk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ecmldr32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\InstWrap.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\msl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\msvcp110.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\msvcr110.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\Nss.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\patch25d.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\pePIDyn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\pePIRes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\RemRes.loc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\RevList.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SAUpdt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ScanCore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ScanRes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ScanText.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SKU.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SKURes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SymCCIS.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SymCCISExe.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SymDltCl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SymHTML.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\SymInstallStub.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.145\ToasterHelper.dll

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

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

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

Norton Security Scan is a program released by the software company Symantec Corporation. Some users decide to remove this program. This is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Norton Security Scan is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Norton Security Scan in the list of applications, some 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 Scan, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Security Scan:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{397E31AA-0D78-4649-A01C-339D73A2ED35}\NSS\LicenseType\4.6.1.145\InstStub.exe

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


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with 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 removing Norton Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Norton Security Scan supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.