Norton Utilities

A guide to uninstall Norton Utilities from your computer

This page is about Norton Utilities for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Further information on Symantec Corporation can be seen here. Please open http://www.symantec.com/it/it/support/index.jsp if you want to read more on Norton Utilities on Symantec Corporation's web page. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Norton Utilities is C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{64f2df61-bdd1-4249-aaf4-818f541563d1}\NU\LicenseType\16.0.3.44\InstStub.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 3.83 MB (4012496 bytes) on disk and is titled NU.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Norton Utilities. They take about 23.60 MB (24748752 bytes) on disk.

• Alert.exe (1.70 MB)
• CustomAction.exe (529.81 KB)
• NU.exe (3.83 MB)
• PgHist.exe (45.95 KB)
• RegCompScrn.exe (1.22 MB)
• SULauncher.exe (965.34 KB)
• Update.exe (2.55 MB)
• Upgrade.exe (2.58 MB)
• UploadPing.exe (951.75 KB)
• SSDMonitor.exe (104.28 KB)
• StartManSvc.exe (781.24 KB)
• aCheckDisk.exe (238.58 KB)
• aDSBatch.exe (1.36 MB)
• aDSReboot.exe (275.81 KB)
• aDSStartup.exe (13.28 KB)
• DiskDoctorSrv.exe (1.11 MB)
• VSSClientWow64.exe (355.76 KB)
• aDSBatch.exe (2.38 MB)
• aDSReboot.exe (275.31 KB)
• aDSStartup.exe (13.28 KB)
• LogonDetect.exe (201.00 KB)
• ScheduledDefrag.exe (782.24 KB)
• SpeedDiskSrv.exe (1.13 MB)
• VSSClientWow64.exe (355.76 KB)

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The current page applies to Norton Utilities version 16.0.3.44 only. For other Norton Utilities versions please click below:

• 14.0
• 14.5
• 16.0.3.53

Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Norton Utilities.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Norton Utilities:

• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\{71B3DD3A-BC1F-40cc-A74F-C0C30DFCE7D5}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\{F8D07955-00ED-4093-88AA-0A0F69AFD83C}.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Alert.exe
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccAlert.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccEmlPxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccErrDsp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccGEvt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccGLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccIPC.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccJobMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccSet.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccSvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\ccVrTrst.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\common.ini
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\configurationmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Cookies.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\CustomAction.exe
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\keys.dat.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\keys.dat.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\map.dat.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\map.dat.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmcat.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmcat.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmcat_lng.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmcat_lng.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmref.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmref.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmref_lng.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\pmref_lng.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\rmscan.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\rmscan.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\rmscan_lng.xml.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\rmscan_lng.xml.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\values.dat.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\hlinks\values.dat.sig.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\keys.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\map.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\pmcat.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\pmcat_lng.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\pmref.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\pmref_lng.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\rmscan.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\rmscan_lng.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\Data\values.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\di.xml
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\diArkive.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\diFVal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\diLueCbk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\diMaster.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\DiskDoctor_RepairAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\diStRptr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\EventLoggerDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\FileLoggerDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\FindDuplicatesDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\FRSimpleAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\hlinks\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat.bak.data
• C:\Program Files\Norton Utilities\Engine\16.0.3.44\hlinks\{2A85E335-7417-424d-AD89-31DED1689794}.dat.data

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symantec\Norton Utilities 16
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NU
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Utilities 16

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DiskDoctorService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NU16StartManagerSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SpeedDiskService\ImagePath

A way to erase Norton Utilities from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Utilities is a program marketed by Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. This is hard because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way to erase Norton Utilities is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Norton Utilities or simply click the Search feature and type in "Norton Utilities". If it is installed on your PC the Norton Utilities program will be found very quickly. After you select Norton Utilities in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Norton Utilities, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Utilities:

• The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com/it/it/support/index.jsp
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{64f2df61-bdd1-4249-aaf4-818f541563d1}\NU\LicenseType\16.0.3.44\InstStub.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Norton Utilities.


8. After removing Norton Utilities, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Utilities which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Norton Utilities with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Norton Utilities by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Norton Utilities by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Norton Utilities supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.