Norton Security Scan

A guide to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your system

This info is about Norton Security Scan for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Take a look here for more details on Symantec Corporation. Please follow http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ if you want to read more on Norton Security Scan on Symantec Corporation's page. Norton Security Scan is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Norton Security Scan directory, regulated by the user's option. You can uninstall Norton Security Scan by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\PROGRA~2\NORTON~2\NORTON~1\Engine\351~1.6\InstWrap.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. Norton Security Scan's main file takes about 626.43 KB (641464 bytes) and its name is Nss.exe.

Norton Security Scan contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.75 MB (1833112 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (169.43 KB)
• Nss.exe (626.43 KB)
• symbos.exe (393.43 KB)
• SymCCISE.exe (264.93 KB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (335.93 KB)

The current web page applies to Norton Security Scan version 3.5.1.6 only. 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
• 3.1.1.6
• 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
• 4.6.1.145
• 4.5.0.71
• 4.6.1.155
• 3.7.2.10

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be removed when you remove Norton Security Scan from your computer.

Directories that were left behind:

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

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\3.5.1.6\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\3.5.1.6\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\3.5.1.6\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\3.5.1.6\BilBDRes.dll

Registry keys:

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

Use regedit.exe to remove 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

A way to uninstall Norton Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is a program marketed by the software company Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to remove 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Norton Security Scan or simply activate the Search field and type in "Norton Security Scan". If it exists on your system the Norton Security Scan app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Norton Security Scan in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Norton Security Scan, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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:\PROGRA~2\NORTON~2\NORTON~1\Engine\351~1.6\InstWrap.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Norton Security Scan.


8. After removing Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security Scan that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Norton Security Scan using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Norton Security Scan in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.