Comments on: Any Special Instructions For Removing Norton Anti Virus?

By: MLM

MLM — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:37 +0000

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…

By: ray_8128

ray_8128 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:37 +0000

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…

By: spywared

spywared — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:37 +0000

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

By: TARDIS_J

TARDIS_J — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:36 +0000

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.

By: Darthluk

Darthluk — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:36 +0000

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.

By: Novice_L

Novice_L — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:36 +0000

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…

By: StillLea

StillLea — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:36 +0000

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.

By: laaabase

laaabase — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:54:35 +0000

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!!