Norton Security Scan

A guide to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC

Norton Security Scan is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Symantec Corporation. More info about Symantec Corporation can be found here. Norton Security Scan is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. You can uninstall Norton Security Scan by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{1A8A214F-6BAC-4E01-A27D-25C19A484908}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled Nss.exe and its approximative size is 577.86 KB (591728 bytes).

Norton Security Scan installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 577.86 KB (591728 bytes) on disk.

• Nss.exe (577.86 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.4.0 of Norton Security Scan. Click on the links below for other Norton Security Scan versions:

• 3.7.5.5
• 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
• 4.6.1.145
• 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 will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\62228B843E5709E429CC3DF097AE3608
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48B82226-75E3-4E90-92CC-D30F79EA6380}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Security Scan

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\62228B843E5709E429CC3DF097AE3608\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{48B82226-75E3-4E90-92CC-D30F79EA6380}\

A way to delete Norton Security Scan from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is a program by the software company Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, users choose to remove this application. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Norton Security Scan or simply click the Search field and type in "Norton Security Scan". If it is installed on your PC the Norton Security Scan program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Norton Security Scan in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Norton Security Scan, ranging 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 clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Norton Security Scan supposing you want to. 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.