subject: How to Fully Uninstall Norton Antivirus from Your System? [print this page] Is Norton Antivirus not the right fit for you now and you are finding ways out to uninstall it? Are you driven mad when you find that some related files still present on your computer which rib you off a perfect computer experience? How to successfully uninstall Norton Antivirus? Just follow the plans below, please.
Plan A: Removal through the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel
1. Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs.
2. Scroll down to your Norton program
3. Click Change --> Remove All.
You will be asked to restart your PC. Do so.
4. Now go to Start --> My Computer --> Program Files. Right click on each Symantec folder and select Delete.
5. While you are in Program Files go to the Common Files folder at or near the top of the Program Files window. Delete every Symantec folder there. And, again, restart your PC.
6. Go to Start --> Search --> All Files and Folders --> More Advanced Options. Check each option except for "Case sensitive"
Now type in Norton and delete each Norton folder from the search results (Again, right click, choose "Delete"). One more time, restart your PC.
Generally, you can remove applications by this method, but Norton Antivirus tends to get in a bit deeper into the system, so it's trickier to get rid of it completely. A clever person should always have a plan B when dealing with things.
Plan B: Removing Norton Antivirus automatically with a professional uninstaller
An uninstaller named Best Uninstall Tool is really a professional, award-winning, advanced uninstall tool that can ensure you to 100% get rid of a Norton Antivirus with great easy and make sure all the now-defunct registry entries and related files are eliminated automatically with a few clicks. What you need to do is just to take several steps below:
Download and install Best Uninstall Tool.
Run the uninstaller.
Highlight Norton Antivirus in Display Name list and then click Uninstall.
