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How to uninstall Norton Security Suite from your computer

This page is about Norton Security Suite for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Symantec Corporation. More data about Symantec Corporation can be found here. Please follow if you want to read more on Norton Security Suite on Symantec Corporation's web page. Usually the Norton Security Suite program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Security Suite directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The complete uninstall command line for Norton Security Suite is C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\N360\7190B588\4.4.0.12\InstStub.exe /X. hsplayer.exe is the Norton Security Suite's primary executable file and it occupies circa 4.16 MB (4362096 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Norton Security Suite. They take about 14.13 MB (14812520 bytes) on disk.

  • arestore.exe (3.67 MB)
  • asoelnch.exe (47.43 KB)
  • bhca.exe (348.35 KB)
  • buih.exe (72.36 KB)
  • ccseupdt.exe (109.88 KB)
  • ccsvchst.exe (123.44 KB)
  • cltlmh.exe (470.88 KB)
  • coexport.exe (474.93 KB)
  • coinst.exe (28.43 KB)
  • dnlp0808.exe (301.36 KB)
  • efainst.exe (60.41 KB)
  • gadgetca.exe (30.43 KB)
  • geardifx.exe (169.35 KB)
  • hsplayer.exe (4.16 MB)
  • instca.exe (111.43 KB)
  • mcui32.exe (368.43 KB)
  • navw32.exe (115.43 KB)
  • navwnt.exe (60.43 KB)
  • nmapapp.exe (194.93 KB)
  • symdgnhc.exe (110.45 KB)
  • symerr.exe (766.93 KB)
  • tuih.exe (82.86 KB)
  • uistub.exe (103.43 KB)
  • wfpunins.exe (164.45 KB)
  • wscstub.exe (96.78 KB)
  • difxinstall64.exe (84.35 KB)
  • difxinstall32.exe (73.35 KB)
  • buvss.exe (189.86 KB)
  • ncwmodulelist.exe (409.93 KB)
  • sevntx64.exe (1,001.38 KB)
  • symimi64.exe (277.45 KB)
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This info is about Norton Security Suite version 4.4.0.12 alone. For other Norton Security Suite versions please click below:

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When planning to uninstall Norton Security Suite you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Norton Security Suite:
  • C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Branding\4.0.0.127\09\01\isBrand.loc
  • C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.4.0.12\asoehook.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.4.0.12\bushell.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.4.0.12\ccgevt.dll

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{934FDD8D-9B5B-4f69-975C-36325AAE8A0D}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.1.0.32\ccSvcHst.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.2.0.12\ccSvcHst.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton Security Suite\Engine\4.3.0.5\ccSvcHst.exe


How to remove Norton Security Suite with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Security Suite is an application offered by Symantec Corporation. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Norton Security Suite is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Norton Security Suite or simply click the Search feature and type in "Norton Security Suite". The Norton Security Suite program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Norton Security Suite in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Norton Security Suite, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Norton Security Suite:





  • The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\N360\7190B588\4.4.0.12\InstStub.exe /X
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Norton Security Suite.
Uninstall Norton Security Suite


8. After removing Norton Security Suite, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Security Suite that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Norton Security Suite with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Norton Security Suite by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton Security Suite by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Norton Security Suite in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-21 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-20 21:57:00.423