Are you having problems trying to remove Norton Antivirus? Norton is a virus checker and internet security tool. It will be able to locate viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware and pretty much anything that is out there to harm your system. Norton is notoriously difficult to uninstall, this is mainly because it installs a lot of other programs with the software meaning you have to remove them all individually.
Although Norton is generally considered to be one of the top players when it comes to internet security, a lot of people dislike using it. This is because of how strict the software can be, causing pop ups messages and blocking websites that aren't even harmful.
How To Remove Norton Antivirus
Once you know how, removing the software is fairly simple. It can be accomplished manually by using the built in windows programs. If you have windows vista, windows XP or windows 7 then the process is as follows:
1. Make sure Norton isn't running, do this by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete, pressing Task Manager and then the Processes tab.
2. Scroll down the list of programs. If you see anything to do with Norton then highlight it and press End Process.
3. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
4. Underneath the Programs icon press the writing that reads Uninstall a program. If you are using XP then this will be the Add/Remove Programs area.
5. Click on Norton Antivirus and then press Uninstall.
6. In the User Account Control window, press the continue button.
7. Click Remove All.
8. Follow the instructions.
9. Repeat the process from step 5 for any other Norton products.
10. Restart your computer.
This method doesn't always work. It will really depend on how many viruses you have had in the past, how many updates you've had and what Norton products you installed when you first signed up for the software. Norton software is very often installed on peoples computers as a default factory setting, sometimes this can cause further problems for you as the Norton settings will already be modified from the beginning.
Remove Norton Antivirus With Uninstaller Software
If you don't want to go through the manual process, or if it is too difficult for you then you could always download specialist software to uninstall Norton products for you. There are a few programs that are available online. One of them is called the Perfect Uninstaller. The Perfect Uninstaller will be able to remove Norton with just the click of a button. It also has a force remove option that will delete any software that windows is having trouble with.
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