Any Special Instructions For Removing Norton Anti Virus?
Posted by benny in FreeWare on July 5th, 2009 | 8 responses
I got a free 30 day trial of Norton Anti Virus with a new laptop. I want to install free antivirus software, AVG, spybot and ad-aware, and remove the Norton stuff as it will be disconnected next week anyway.
Any special procedures I should follow? Any problems with having the 3 programs listed above installed together?
I was going to install the other programs before deleting Norton, is that the correct procedure to stay secure?
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ok Here’s what you do: First download AVG and AD-Aware to your desktop, but do NOT install it yet. Then disconnect your internet connection (this is to keep you secure). Then go to add/remove programs and uninstall Norton Internet Security, piece by piece (there are several Norton items listed, you will have to uninstall one at a time). Finally, restart your computer and install AVG and AD–aware. Good Luck!!
Delete Norton’s first, otherwise it may rear its ugly head & create conflicts with the other programs. Disconnect your PC from the Internet during this period if you’re particularly worried about it. I use AVG Free, Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware SE on my own PC, and have experienced zero problems with the combination. Norton’s is notoriously difficult to remove from your PC; Symantec actually hosts a removal program on their website. (In my strictly personal opinion, Norton’s AV is just shy of being a virus itself, in that respect.)
Another security option for you to consider might be ZoneAlarm’s free firewall. It’s actually pretty solid (to the point of irritation, actually :p). The only concern I have with it is that it will prevent your Wii from connecting wirelessly through your PC–and that’s whether it’s active or not. Other than that, it’s saved me a couple of times.
Well, i had norton 30 day trial and downloaded a firewall and the internet never worked until i uninstalled the firewall. But as long as everything works, it is ok. No there should not be any special instructions.
Removal tool for Nortonhttp://majorgeeks.com/Norton_Removal_Too…
ad-awarehttp://www.majorgeeks.com/Ad-Aware_SE_Pe…
Spybothttp://majorgeeks.com/SpyBot-Search_&_De…
Avghttp://majorgeeks.com/AVG_Free_Edition_d…
No Problem
I Also Recommend Spyware Blasterhttp://majorgeeks.com/SpywareBlaster_d28…
No – not what I would call correct procedures.
First, I would create a restore point.
Then, uninstall Norton.
Go to the Norton website and download their uninstall tool. Hopefully this will remove all remnants of the program.
Remove Norton.
Restart
Now install new programs, then Restart.
Shouldn’t have any problems. You can download the programs to your desktop but don’t fully install them until you remove Norton. You may want to use the Norton Removal Tool to make certain that everything is cleared out.http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsg…
How to Fully Remove Norton 2004 and newerhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t…
Norton anti virus uninstall guidelines! http://forums.techguy.org/security/56666...
Download and run the Norton Removal Toolhttp://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsg…
REMOVE PROGRAMS:
XP:
START–ALL PROGRAMS–LOOK FOR UNINSTALL FILE,IF NOT DO NEXT–
CONTROL PANEL–ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS–CLICK CHANGE/REMOVE
START–MY COMPUTER–LOCAL DISK DRIVE [ C ]–WINDOWS–PROGRAMS–REMOVE PROGRAM
REMOVE ALL ICONS FROM DESKTOP
DELETE FROM ALL PROGRAMS
RIGHT CLICK START–SELECT PROPERTIES–SELECT TASKBAR–SELECT CUSTOMIZE–SELECT ALWAYS HIDE
DELETE FROM DOWNLOADS FOLDER
EXPERT ONLY!
PRESS WINDOWS KEY + LETTER R
ENTER…REGEDIT…
CHECK EACH HKEY
LOCAL_MACHINE–SOFTWARE–DELETE PROGRAM [ IF NOT SHOWN,NEXT STEP ]–MICROSOFT–DELETE PROGRAM KEY/S
DO FOR EACH HKEY LISTED
HKEY_USERS IS DIFFERENT
HKEY_USERSDEFAULTSOFTWAREMICROSOFT
VISTA:
START–CONTROL PANEL–DEFAULT PROGRAMS–PROGRAMS & FEATURES–DELETE PROGRAM
DELETE SAME AS XP–ALL PROGRAMS–DESKTOP–TASKBAR–HKEYS–DOWNL… FOLDER