Symantec pcAnywhere

A guide to uninstall Symantec pcAnywhere from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Symantec pcAnywhere for Windows. It is produced by Symantec Corporation. Check out here where you can read more on Symantec Corporation. Please open http://www.symantec.com/es/es/index.jsp if you want to read more on Symantec pcAnywhere on Symantec Corporation's website. Symantec pcAnywhere is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere folder, regulated by the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Symantec pcAnywhere is MsiExec.exe /I{12518183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Symantec pcAnywhere's primary file takes around 958.89 KB (981904 bytes) and is named Winaw32.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Symantec pcAnywhere. They occupy 5.68 MB (5958896 bytes) on disk.

• awhk64Launcher.exe (70.37 KB)
• awhost32.exe (138.89 KB)
• awhprobe.exe (27.89 KB)
• AwInvite.exe (24.37 KB)
• awrem32.exe (138.89 KB)
• awshim.exe (45.37 KB)
• certcons.exe (15.87 KB)
• DSBrowse.exe (61.37 KB)
• IntgStat.exe (53.37 KB)
• KillHost.exe (61.37 KB)
• MachKey.exe (49.37 KB)
• PcaAdminApp.exe (206.89 KB)
• pcaEvents.exe (77.37 KB)
• pcamgt.exe (73.37 KB)
• pcAQuickConnect.exe (94.89 KB)
• pcArecordLauncher.exe (65.37 KB)
• pcASessionPlayer.exe (69.37 KB)
• propglue.exe (57.37 KB)
• RemStart.exe (129.37 KB)
• SEEBuilder.exe (53.37 KB)
• SessionController.exe (65.37 KB)
• SetDefaultProvider.exe (26.37 KB)
• SidEditor.exe (40.87 KB)
• slaunch.exe (17.87 KB)
• stophost.exe (15.37 KB)
• ThinHostLauncher.exe (65.37 KB)
• thinprobe.exe (69.37 KB)
• ThinSet.exe (57.37 KB)
• THost.exe (138.89 KB)
• UserSessionMgr.exe (114.89 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (2.56 MB)
• Winaw32.exe (958.89 KB)
• winawsvr.exe (110.89 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.5.1 of Symantec pcAnywhere. You can find here a few links to other Symantec pcAnywhere releases:

• 12.5.0.442
• 12.5.0.1021
• 12.5.5.1086
• 12.1.0.446
• 12.5.0.265
• 12.5.0.675
• 12.5.4.8211
• 12.5.0
• 12.5.0.618
• 12.5.4.8096
• 12.5.0.453
• 12.1.0.447
• 12.1.0
• 12.1.0.448
• 12.5.5

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Symantec\Symantec pcAnywhere

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\adsauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\Anywhere.Bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32capi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\pcAnywhere\aw32nb.dll

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bhf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cqf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fav

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{07FA2C26-1DAD-4D31-B02B-64D12DBF3E37}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{274A3C4F-8DE6-43CC-9539-DE6E7D561560}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4065C502-AE38-11D4-B508-0050048D699E}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{47564344-AC31-47D3-B778-C842DA3677CB}\InprocServer32\

A way to remove Symantec pcAnywhere from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Symantec pcAnywhere is a program marketed by Symantec Corporation. Some computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to erase Symantec pcAnywhere is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Symantec pcAnywhere or simply click the Search feature and type in "Symantec pcAnywhere". If it is installed on your PC the Symantec pcAnywhere application will be found very quickly. After you select Symantec pcAnywhere in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Symantec pcAnywhere, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Symantec pcAnywhere:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.symantec.com/es/es/index.jsp
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{12518183-866A-11D3-97DF-0000F8D8F2E9}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Symantec pcAnywhere.


8. After uninstalling Symantec pcAnywhere, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Symantec pcAnywhere that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Symantec pcAnywhere using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Symantec pcAnywhere by Symantec Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Symantec pcAnywhere in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.