Symantec AntiVirus

A way to uninstall Symantec AntiVirus from your PC

Symantec AntiVirus is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Symantec Corporation. More information on Symantec Corporation can be found here. More details about the program Symantec AntiVirus can be seen at http://www.symantec.com. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Symantec AntiVirus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{848AC794-8B81-440A-81AE-6474337DB527}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. VPC32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 241.80 KB (247608 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Symantec AntiVirus. They take about 5.97 MB (6256352 bytes) on disk.

• DefWatch.exe (29.81 KB)
• DWHWizrd.exe (381.83 KB)
• LDVPREG.exe (45.80 KB)
• LuaWrap.exe (53.80 KB)
• LUSETUP.EXE (3.80 MB)
• Rtvscan.exe (1.06 MB)
• SavRoam.exe (149.82 KB)
• SymClnUp.exe (45.82 KB)
• VPC32.exe (241.80 KB)
• VPDN_LU.exe (73.81 KB)
• VPTray.exe (117.81 KB)

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This page is about Symantec AntiVirus version 9.0.310 alone. Click on the links below for other Symantec AntiVirus versions:

• 9.0.0.338
• 10.1.9000.9
• 10.1.5000.5
• 10.1.8000.8
• 10.1.7000.7
• 9.0.210
• 10.2.199.0
• 10.0.857.0
• 10.1.394.0
• 10.0.1000.1
• 10.2.2000.2
• 10.1.6000.6
• 10.1.4000.4
• 9.0.14
• 10.2.4000.4
• 10.0.359.0
• 9.0.110
• 10.0.2000.2
• 10.2.276.0

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Symantec AntiVirus:

• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Cliproxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Cliscan.dll
• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\clninst.bat
• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\COUNTRY.DAT

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E381F1B0-910E-11D1-AB1E-00A0C90F8F6F}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E381F1F0-910E-11D1-AB1E-00A0C90F8F6F}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{848AC794-8B81-440A-81AE-6474337DB527}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0F0E0EE0-760F-11D2-8E55-72C9EE000000}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4C34B690-D1B7-11D1-B041-00104B252EEA}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E381F1C0-910E-11D1-AB1E-00A0C90F8F6F}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E381F1D0-910E-11D1-AB1E-00A0C90F8F6F}\InprocServer32\

A way to erase Symantec AntiVirus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec AntiVirus is an application released by Symantec Corporation. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to erase Symantec 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Symantec AntiVirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Symantec AntiVirus". If it exists on your system the Symantec AntiVirus application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Symantec AntiVirus in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Symantec AntiVirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Symantec AntiVirus:

• The publisher is: http://www.symantec.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{848AC794-8B81-440A-81AE-6474337DB527}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Symantec AntiVirus.


8. After removing Symantec AntiVirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Symantec AntiVirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Symantec AntiVirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Symantec AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Symantec AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Symantec AntiVirus in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.