subject: How To Remove Norton Antivirus Completely [print this page] There are millions of software programs and more than 10,000 active malware, developed to infect these programs. Consequently, every day we find thousands of new infections. To avoid this problem, numerous anti-viruses are evolved.
Norton is one of such antivirus software which is considered a complete package of malware removal and scanning software.
There are many benefits of installing Norton Antivirus on PC but this software installation is linked up with many drawbacks too. Some of the negative features of installing Norton Antivirus are -
. This is a paid antivirus while nowadays you may find numbers of quality antivirus which are available for free.
. It is experienced that Norton Antivirus can have conflicts with other programs and hardware installed in PC.
. Norton antivirus also reduces PC speed.
Such negative features are the most prominent reasons which make users to remove Norton Antivirus from their PC. If you too are tempted to remove Norton Antivirus from your PC, follow the procedures -
. Go to Start Menu
. Click on Control Panel and then Double Click on Add or Remove Programs
. Find the Norton or Symantec A product you currently have installed, for example, Double Click on it.
. You will then be prompted to modify your current Norton Installation. Choose to "Remove All"
. Your program will be removed at this point. After removal, you will be prompted to reboot your computer.
. Now remove Norton Antivirus using Norton Removal Tool.
This is the simple procedure that helps you to remove Norton Antivirus but there are moments when you would not be able to uninstall Norton Antivirus easily. In such situation, you can work in accordance with instructions which are mentioned below
1) ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe to download the Norton removal tool. Now save the file on your Desktop
2) Close every Norton or Symantec Applications which you are currently running. Double-click on Norton_Removal_Tool.exe on your desktop to launch the program.
3) After completion of this procedure, restart your PC. Now you will be finding, Norton has gone from your PC forever.
