Norton Family

How to uninstall Norton Family from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Norton Family for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Symantec Corporation. You can find out more on Symantec Corporation or check for application updates here. You can see more info related to Norton Family at http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Norton Family is "C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{78CA3BF0-9C3B-40e1-B46D-38C877EF059A}\NSM\LicenseType\2.9.5.20\InstStub.exe" /X /ARP. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named nf.exe and occupies 557.56 KB (570944 bytes).

Norton Family installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.46 MB (1528392 bytes) on disk.

• nf.exe (557.56 KB)
• symerr.exe (51.33 KB)
• tampmon.exe (60.34 KB)
• wfpunins.exe (411.42 KB)
• sevntx64.exe (411.91 KB)

This web page is about Norton Family version 2.9.5.20 alone. Click on the links below for other Norton Family versions:

• 3.7.2.37
• 3.4.0.43
• 2.9.5.9
• 3.6.5.37
• 3.7.0.55
• 3.6.6.28
• 3.1.0.14
• 3.2.1.28
• 2.6.0.56
• 2.9.5.36
• 3.2.1.26
• 3.6.3.41
• 3.7.1.35
• 3.2.1.17
• 3.2.1.34
• 2.8.0.5
• 2.9.0.21
• 3.7.4.38
• 2.9.5.14
• 3.1.0.17
• 2.9.5.39
• 3.2.0.15
• 3.0.0.51
• 3.2.1.20
• 3.6.0.31
• 3.5.0.43
• 2.8.0.9
• 2.6.0.73
• 2.9.5.29
• 3.6.3.77
• 3.0.0.61
• 3.4.0.45
• 3.6.4.71
• 2.6.0.71
• 2.8.0.14
• 3.6.1.44
• 3.6.1.37
• 3.6.0.22
• 2.6.0.52
• 3.0.0.52
• 3.7.3.55
• 3.5.1.17
• 2.6.0.61
• 3.6.3.24
• 3.1.0.10
• 2.9.0.26
• 3.2.0.14

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Norton Family

The files below were left behind on your disk by Norton Family when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family\Engine\2.9.5.20\accmgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family\Engine\2.9.5.20\ccalert.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family\Engine\2.9.5.20\ccgevt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Family\Engine\2.9.5.20\ccglog.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSM

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B8E07826-0971-4f16-B133-047B88034E89}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSM\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSM\InstallLocation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NSM\UninstallString

A way to uninstall Norton Family from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton Family is a program marketed by the software company Symantec Corporation. Frequently, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to uninstall Norton Family 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility 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. Take your 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 category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Norton Family or simply click the Search field and type in "Norton Family". If it is installed on your PC the Norton Family application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Norton Family in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Norton Family, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Norton Family:

• The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/
• The uninstall string is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{78CA3BF0-9C3B-40e1-B46D-38C877EF059A}\NSM\LicenseType\2.9.5.20\InstStub.exe" /X /ARP

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Norton Family.


8. After removing Norton Family, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Norton Family that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Norton Family with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Norton Family by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton Family by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Norton Family supposing 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.