Symantec WSS Agent

A guide to uninstall Symantec WSS Agent from your PC

Symantec WSS Agent is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Symantec. Additional info about Symantec can be found here. Usually the Symantec WSS Agent application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Symantec WSS Agent by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line msiexec.exe /x {27AC29FB-F94B-40DD-A839-F57E59131765} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled wssad.exe and it has a size of 6.13 MB (6430648 bytes).

Symantec WSS Agent is comprised of the following executables which occupy 6.32 MB (6631792 bytes) on disk:

• wssa-ui.exe (196.43 KB)
• wssad.exe (6.13 MB)

The current web page applies to Symantec WSS Agent version 7.2.1 only. Click on the links below for other Symantec WSS Agent versions:

• 9.2.1
• 6.1.1
• 7.4.2
• 8.1.1
• 9.5.6
• 7.1.1
• 8.2.3
• 9.6.2
• 8.2.1
• 8.3.1
• 7.3.5
• 9.6.1
• 6.2.1
• 7.3.1
• 9.5.1
• 5.1.1
• 7.5.4
• 9.1.2
• 7.2.2
• 7.5.1
• 7.4.4
• 9.5.5
• 9.7.1
• 9.1.1

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data will be left behind when you want to remove Symantec WSS Agent from your computer.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Symantec WSS Agent:

• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\AsyncIO.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\MaterialDesignColors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\MaterialDesignThemes.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.Controls.WebView.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\NaCl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\NetMQ.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\WPFSpark.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssad.exe
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssak\wssak.cat
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssak\wssak.inf
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssak\wssak.sys
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssa-ui.exe
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wssa-ui.ico
• C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\wss-ssl-intercept-ca.crt

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WSS Agent 7.2.1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\WSS Agent

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Symantec\WSS Agent\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\wssad\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Symantec WSS Agent with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec WSS Agent is an application marketed by Symantec. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to erase Symantec WSS Agent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Symantec WSS Agent or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Symantec WSS Agent". If it exists on your system the Symantec WSS Agent program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Symantec WSS Agent in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Symantec WSS Agent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Symantec WSS Agent.


8. After removing Symantec WSS Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Symantec WSS Agent which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Symantec WSS Agent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Symantec WSS Agent by Symantec from your PC, we are not saying that Symantec WSS Agent by Symantec is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Symantec WSS Agent in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.