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A guide to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Norton AntiVirus for Windows. It was created for Windows by Gen Digital Inc.. More information on Gen Digital Inc. can be seen here. Norton AntiVirus is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. You can uninstall Norton AntiVirus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Common Files\Norton\Icarus\norton-suite\icarus.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 21.98 MB (23046760 bytes) on disk and is called NortonUI.exe.

Norton AntiVirus installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 125.50 MB (131601016 bytes) on disk.

  • afwServ.exe (2.37 MB)
  • ashCmd.exe (747.10 KB)
  • ashQuick.exe (547.60 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (691.60 KB)
  • aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.31 MB)
  • aswChLic.exe (320.10 KB)
  • aswEngSrv.exe (645.10 KB)
  • aswidsagent.exe (7.40 MB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.94 MB)
  • AvBugReport.exe (5.82 MB)
  • AvConsent.exe (768.10 KB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.38 MB)
  • AvEmUpdate.exe (5.05 MB)
  • AvLaunch.exe (446.60 KB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (589.10 KB)
  • nllToolsSvc.exe (841.10 KB)
  • NortonSvc.exe (789.60 KB)
  • NortonUI.exe (21.98 MB)
  • OobeUtil.exe (720.10 KB)
  • overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.87 MB)
  • sched.exe (513.10 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (3.95 MB)
  • SupportTool.exe (8.81 MB)
  • su_worker.exe (4.75 MB)
  • VisthAux.exe (517.60 KB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.19 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.76 MB)
  • wsc_proxy.exe (74.76 KB)
  • engsup.exe (2.19 MB)
  • nllBoot.exe (308.60 KB)
  • aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.09 MB)
  • aswPEBrowser.exe (3.24 MB)
  • aswPECommander.exe (3.06 MB)
  • aswPEShell.exe (3.20 MB)
  • aswShMin.exe (454.10 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.59 MB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.12 MB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (539.60 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.53 MB)
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This web page is about Norton AntiVirus version 25.3.9983.1516 only. You can find below info on other versions of Norton AntiVirus:

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Norton\Antivirus
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Norton\Antivirus

The files below were left behind on your disk by Norton AntiVirus's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\aswClnTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\aswClnTg.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\aswInfTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\aswInfTg.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\Base.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\Boot.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\1033\uiLangRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\3rdPartyLicenses\3rdparty.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AavmRpch.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\afwCoreClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\afwRpc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\afwServ.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\anen.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ArPotEx32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ArPotEx64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashBase.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashCmd.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashQuick.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashServ.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashShell.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashTask.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\ashUpd.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswAMSI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswAux.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswAv.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswavdetection.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswBrowser.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswChLic.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswCmnBS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswCmnIS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswCmnOS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswcomm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswdetallocator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswDld.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswEngLdr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswEngSrv.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswhook.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswidpm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswidsagent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswIP.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswJsFlt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswLog.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswntsqlite.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswProperty.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswPropertyAv.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswpsic.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswremoval.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswRunDll.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswRvrt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswsecapi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswSqLt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswVmm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswW8ntf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\aswwinamapi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AvBugReport.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AvConsent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AvDump.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AvEmUpdate.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\AvLaunch.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\brandingdata\suite\brandcfg.js
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\brandingdata\suite\licensing\brandingdata.js
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\brandingdata\suite\licensing\policy.def
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\BreachGuardSdk.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\browser_pass.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\burger_client.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\CommChannel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\CommonRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\crts.cat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\algo64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\ArPot.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\ArPotEx32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\ArPotEx64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswAR.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswArray.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswBoot64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswCleanerDLL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswCmnBS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswCmnIS64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswCmnOS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswEngin.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswFiDb.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswHds.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswJsFlt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswJsFlt64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswQcr.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswRawFS64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswRep.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\aswScan.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\certs.map
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_agdx.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_ap2.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_array.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_as.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_bank.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25042808\db_cf.dat

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Norton\Antivirus
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Norton 360
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Norton\Antivirus

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\NortonUI.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\NortonUI.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nllbIDSAgent\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Norton Antivirus\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Norton Firewall\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Norton Tools\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nortonAvDumper64\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NortonWscReporter\ImagePath


How to erase Norton AntiVirus from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Norton AntiVirus is a program marketed by the software company Gen Digital Inc.. Sometimes, people want to remove this application. This can be difficult because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK practice to remove Norton AntiVirus 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 an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Norton AntiVirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Norton AntiVirus". If it exists on your system the Norton AntiVirus program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Norton AntiVirus in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Norton AntiVirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Norton AntiVirus.
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8. After removing Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Norton AntiVirus that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Norton AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Norton AntiVirus by Gen Digital Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Norton AntiVirus by Gen Digital Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Norton AntiVirus supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-04-04 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-04 15:31:14.720