Norton AntiVirus

How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your PC

Norton AntiVirus is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Gen Digital Inc.. Take a look here for more information on Gen Digital Inc.. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Norton AntiVirus is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Norton\Icarus\norton-suite\icarus.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. NortonUI.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 22.37 MB (23456304 bytes) on disk.

Norton AntiVirus is composed of the following executables which occupy 128.47 MB (134710336 bytes) on disk:

• afwServ.exe (2.46 MB)
• ashCmd.exe (743.55 KB)
• ashQuick.exe (541.55 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (684.55 KB)
• aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
• aswChLic.exe (323.05 KB)
• aswEngSrv.exe (647.55 KB)
• aswidsagent.exe (7.61 MB)
• aswRunDll.exe (4.05 MB)
• AvBugReport.exe (5.84 MB)
• AvConsent.exe (763.55 KB)
• AvDump.exe (3.67 MB)
• AvEmUpdate.exe (5.24 MB)
• AvLaunch.exe (781.05 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (531.55 KB)
• nllToolsSvc.exe (1.03 MB)
• NortonSvc.exe (1,004.55 KB)
• NortonUI.exe (22.37 MB)
• OobeUtil.exe (926.05 KB)
• overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.98 MB)
• sched.exe (508.05 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (4.06 MB)
• SupportTool.exe (10.37 MB)
• su_worker.exe (4.75 MB)
• VisthAux.exe (517.05 KB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.22 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.80 MB)
• wsc_proxy.exe (74.76 KB)
• engsup.exe (2.19 MB)
• nllBoot.exe (313.55 KB)
• aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.30 MB)
• aswPEBrowser.exe (3.40 MB)
• aswPECommander.exe (3.22 MB)
• aswPEShell.exe (3.37 MB)
• aswShMin.exe (451.55 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.70 MB)
• AvDump.exe (3.39 MB)
• firefox_pass.exe (496.05 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.64 MB)

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The current page applies to Norton AntiVirus version 25.7.10308.1840 alone. You can find here a few links to other Norton AntiVirus releases:

• 25.5.10141.1667
• 25.4.10068.1594
• 24.6.9241.780
• 24.7.9311.826
• 24.8.9372.888
• 24.7.9311.873
• 24.9.9452.995
• 24.5.9153.660
• 25.1.9816.1338
• 25.6.10221.1746
• 25.2.9898.1422
• 24.10.9535.1052
• 25.8.10387.1913
• 24.11.9615.1147
• 24.12.9694.1216
• 25.3.9983.1516
• 24.12.9725.1248

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Norton AntiVirus has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Norton\Antivirus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Norton\Antivirus

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Norton AntiVirus:

• 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\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\av_migration\av_migration_agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\av_migration\norton-av.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\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\25081402\algo64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\ArPot.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\ArPotEx32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\ArPotEx64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswAR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswArray.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswBoot64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswCleanerDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswCmnIS64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswEngin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswFiDb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswHds.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswJsFlt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswJsFlt64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswQcr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswRawFS64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswRep.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\aswScan.dll
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\certs.map
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_agdx.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_ap2.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_array.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_as.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_bank.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_cf.dat
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_cmd.map
• C:\Program Files\Norton\Suite\defs\25081402\db_cmd.nmp

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Norton\Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Norton 360
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Norton\Antivirus

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nllbIDSAgent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Norton Antivirus\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

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

Norton AntiVirus is an application by Gen Digital Inc.. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to erase Norton AntiVirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Norton AntiVirus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Norton AntiVirus". If it is installed on your PC the Norton AntiVirus program will be found automatically. When you click Norton AntiVirus in the list of applications, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains 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 are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Norton AntiVirus.


8. After removing Norton AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Norton AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Norton AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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.