Norton Security Scan

A way to uninstall Norton Security Scan from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Norton Security Scan for Windows. The Windows release was created by Symantec Corporation. Go over here for more details on Symantec Corporation. Click on http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ to get more info about Norton Security Scan on Symantec Corporation's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.80\InstWrap.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Norton Security Scan. Norton Security Scan's primary file takes about 774.17 KB (792752 bytes) and is called Nss.exe.

The executable files below are part of Norton Security Scan. They take an average of 3.32 MB (3485696 bytes) on disk.

• InstWrap.exe (569.17 KB)
• Nss.exe (774.17 KB)
• SymCCISExe.exe (1.68 MB)
• SymInstallStub.exe (336.80 KB)

The current page applies to Norton Security Scan version 4.6.1.80 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
• 4.1.0.28
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

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 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Scan is a program by Symantec Corporation. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. This is difficult because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features 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 installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Norton Security Scan or simply activate the Search field and type in "Norton Security Scan". The Norton Security Scan application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Norton Security Scan in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating 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.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Security Scan:

• The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Scan\Engine\4.6.1.80\InstWrap.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Norton Security Scan.


8. After uninstalling Norton Security Scan, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security Scan that 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Norton Security Scan by Symantec Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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.