Symantec AntiVirus

A way to uninstall Symantec AntiVirus from your computer

Symantec AntiVirus is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Symantec Corporation. Go over here where you can find out more on Symantec Corporation. Please follow http://www.symantec.com if you want to read more on Symantec AntiVirus on Symantec Corporation's web page. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus folder (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{7C9E6E52-EB11-44DB-A761-82D5D873A8D9}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. VPC32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 275.65 KB (282264 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Symantec AntiVirus. They take 3.20 MB (3351632 bytes) on disk.

• ControlAP.exe (61.65 KB)
• DefWatch.exe (30.15 KB)
• DoScan.exe (24.15 KB)
• DWHWizrd.exe (414.15 KB)
• LuaWrap.exe (37.15 KB)
• nlnhook.exe (14.65 KB)
• Rtvscan.exe (1.87 MB)
• RtvStart.exe (14.15 KB)
• SavRoam.exe (119.15 KB)
• SavUI.exe (73.65 KB)
• VPC32.exe (275.65 KB)
• VPDN_LU.exe (75.15 KB)
• VPTray.exe (131.65 KB)
• WSCSAvNotifier.exe (85.65 KB)

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The current page applies to Symantec AntiVirus version 10.2.276.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Symantec AntiVirus releases:

• 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
• 9.0.310
• 10.2.4000.4
• 10.0.359.0
• 9.0.110
• 10.0.2000.2

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Symantec AntiVirus.

Folders that were left behind:

• 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\clninst.bat
• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\ControlAP.exe
• C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\COUNTRY.DAT

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{9D75182B-19F7-469B-83CB-180FE3338F33}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{C0155A1A-11F1-4178-BE82-32FA1BB6AA5D}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E381F1B0-910E-11D1-AB1E-00A0C90F8F6F}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E8996CAF-8E36-4818-948E-5C627388056F}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{083684A2-47AB-4839-A3B3-8109F4266B29}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0F0E0EE0-760F-11D2-8E55-72C9EE000000}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{17DE501A-6AD7-488C-9045-29FACC2262EF}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{314F8196-D31F-456B-BAA6-0A87FEEC20E4}\LocalServer32\

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

Symantec AntiVirus is a program marketed by Symantec Corporation. Some people decide to remove this program. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to remove Symantec 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Symantec AntiVirus or simply click the Search field and type in "Symantec AntiVirus". If it exists on your system the Symantec AntiVirus application will be found automatically. When you select Symantec AntiVirus in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Symantec AntiVirus:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{7C9E6E52-EB11-44DB-A761-82D5D873A8D9}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Symantec AntiVirus.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Symantec AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Symantec AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Symantec AntiVirus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.