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A guide to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your system

Norton AntiVirus is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Symantec Corporation. Go over here for more details on Symantec Corporation. Detailed information about Norton AntiVirus can be seen at . The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Norton AntiVirus is C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NAV\562C4DD5\19.9.0.9\InstStub.exe /X /ARP. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 49.36 KB (50544 bytes) on disk and is named symerr.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Norton AntiVirus. They occupy 4.31 MB (4517944 bytes) on disk.

  • bhca.exe (370.92 KB)
  • ccsvchst.exe (135.03 KB)
  • cltlmh.exe (670.98 KB)
  • cltrt.exe (1.36 MB)
  • efainst.exe (65.95 KB)
  • instca.exe (151.40 KB)
  • mcui32.exe (96.90 KB)
  • navw32.exe (100.40 KB)
  • navwnt.exe (60.40 KB)
  • sevinst.exe (533.45 KB)
  • srtsp_ca.exe (97.97 KB)
  • symerr.exe (49.36 KB)
  • symimins.exe (251.95 KB)
  • uistub.exe (104.40 KB)
  • wfpunins.exe (198.95 KB)
  • wscstub.exe (128.51 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 19.9.0.9 of Norton AntiVirus. Click on the links below for other Norton AntiVirus versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Norton AntiVirus we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Norton AntiVirus:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Norton AntiVirus

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\19.5.0.145\09\01\diFVal.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\19.5.0.145\09\01\isBrand.loc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\19.5.0.145\09\01\muis.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton AntiVirus\Branding\19.5.0.145\09\01\Readme.htm

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\file\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IEContextMenu

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\ccSvcHst.exe\TaskbarGroupIcon
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{09D32393-10DA-4eca-91AA-AD11C69DB966}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6D53EC84-6AAE-4787-AEEE-F4628F01010C}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{DE1F7EEF-1851-11D3-939E-0004AC1ABE1F}\InprocServer32\


How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton AntiVirus is a program offered by Symantec Corporation. Some people decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK action to remove Norton AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install 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 clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Norton AntiVirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Norton AntiVirus". If it is installed on your PC the Norton AntiVirus app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Norton AntiVirus in the list of programs, some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Norton AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Norton AntiVirus:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NAV\562C4DD5\19.9.0.9\InstStub.exe /X /ARP
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Norton AntiVirus.
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8. After uninstalling Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton AntiVirus that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Norton AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

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

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Norton AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Norton AntiVirus supposing 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' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 09:53:46.767