Norton Security Scan

A guide to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC

Norton Security Scan is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Symantec Corporation. Check out here where you can get more info 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\Norton Security Scan directory, depending on the user's option during setup. Norton Security Scan's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\InstWrap.exe. Norton Security Scan's main file takes about 1.33 MB (1395536 bytes) and is called Nss.exe.

The executables below are part of Norton Security Scan. They occupy about 3.60 MB (3775872 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (491.83 KB)
• Nss.exe (1.33 MB)
• NssMetro.exe (385.83 KB)
• SymCCISE.exe (1.08 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (335.93 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.0.0.46 of Norton Security Scan. 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
• 4.6.1.96
• 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
• 4.6.1.145
• 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 uninstall Norton Security Scan.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Scan

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Norton Security Scan:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\BilBDRes.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ccSet_Norton Security Scan\Parameters\mount\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}\FileName

A way to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is an application offered by Symantec Corporation. Some people want to remove this program. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Norton Security Scan or simply activate the Search field and type in "Norton Security Scan". If it is installed on your PC the Norton Security Scan app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Norton Security Scan in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left 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 app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Security Scan:

• The software company is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.0.0.46\InstWrap.exe

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


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security Scan which have been left behind will be found 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 directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.