Norton Security Scan

A guide 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 is made by Symantec Corporation. Take a look here for more info on Symantec Corporation. You can see more info on Norton Security Scan at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for Norton Security Scan is C:\Program Files\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.2.1.8\InstWrap.exe. Norton Security Scan's main file takes around 1.53 MB (1600312 bytes) and is named Nss.exe.

Norton Security Scan is comprised of the following executables which take 3.85 MB (4039992 bytes) on disk:

• InstWrap.exe (539.80 KB)
• Nss.exe (1.53 MB)
• NSSMetro.exe (395.80 KB)
• SymCCISE.exe (1.08 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (335.93 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.2.1.8 of Norton Security Scan. Click on the links below for 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
• 4.6.1.145
• 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.

Folders remaining:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.2.1.8\BilBDRes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.2.1.8\ccLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.2.1.8\ccVrTrst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.2.1.8\Config.dll

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSS

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• 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 erase Norton Security Scan from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is an application offered by the software company Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some skill related to PCs. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Norton Security Scan or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Norton Security Scan". If it is installed on your PC the Norton Security Scan app will be found very quickly. When you select Norton Security Scan in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

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

For example 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\4.2.1.8\InstWrap.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Norton Security Scan.


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security Scan that have been left behind will be detected 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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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 simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Norton Security Scan in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.