There are a number of reasons that can force the user to remove the anti-virus software from a computer. The most important thing in this case is to get rid of not only the software itself, but also of the residual files, which later will simply clog the system. This article will show you how to properly uninstall Norton Security from your Windows 10 computer.
In total, there are two main ways to uninstall the mentioned antivirus. Both of them are similar in principle of operation, but differ in execution. In the first case, the procedure is performed using special program, and in the second - a system utility. Below we will explain in detail about each of the methods.
Method 1: Specialized third-party software
In one of the previous articles, we talked about best programs to uninstall applications. You can familiarize yourself with it by clicking on the link below.
The main advantage of such software is that it is able not only to correctly uninstall the software, but also to carry out a comprehensive cleaning of the system. This method implies the use of one of such programs, for example, IObit Uninstaller, which will be used in the example below.
You will be required to do the following:
- Install and run IObit Uninstaller. In the left part of the window that opens, click on the line "All programs"... As a result, with right side a list of all applications that you have installed will appear. Find in the list of software Norton antivirus Security, and then click on the green trashcan button next to the name.
- Next, you need to check the box next to the option "Automatically remove residual files"... Please note that in this case, activate the function "Create a restore point before deleting" not necessary. In practice, it is quite rare that there are cases when during uninstallation there are critical errors... But if you want to play it safe, you can mark it too. Then press the button "Uninstall".
- This will be followed by the uninstallation process. At this stage, you will need to wait a bit.
- After a while, an additional window with deletion parameters will appear on the screen. It should activate the line ... Be careful and be sure to uncheck the box next to the small text block. If you do not do this, the Norton Security Scan component will remain on the system. Finally, press the button "Remove my Norton".
- On the next page, you will be asked to provide feedback or provide a reason for uninstalling the product. This is not a prerequisite, so you can simply press the button again. "Remove my Norton".
- As a result, preparations for uninstallation will begin, and then the uninstall procedure itself, which lasts about a minute.
- After 1-2 minutes you will see a window with a message stating that the process was completed successfully. To ensure that all files are completely erased from hard disk, a computer restart is required. Click the button Restart Now... Before clicking it, do not forget to save all open data, since the reboot procedure will start instantly.
We reviewed the procedure for removing an antivirus using special software, but if you do not want to use it, check out the next method.
Method 2: Windows 10 Standard Utility
At any Windows versions 10 has a built-in tool for uninstalling installed programs, which can also cope with uninstalling antivirus.
- Click on the button " Start" on the desktop with the left mouse button. A menu will open in which you must press the button "Options".
- Then go to the section "Applications"... To do this, click LMB on its name.
- In the window that appears, the required subsection will be automatically selected - "Applications and Features"... You just have to go down to the very bottom of the right side of the window and find Norton Security in the list of programs. By clicking on the line with it, you will see a drop-down menu. In it, click the button "Delete".
- An additional window with a request to confirm uninstallation will "pop up" next to it. Click in it "Delete".
- As a result, the window of the Norton antivirus itself will appear. Check the line Remove Norton and All User Data, uncheck the checkbox below and click the yellow button at the bottom of the window.
- Optionally, indicate the reason for your actions by clicking "Tell us about your solution"... Otherwise, just click on the button "Remove my Norton".
- Now you just have to wait until the uninstallation process is completed. It will be accompanied by a message asking you to restart your computer. We recommend that you follow the advice and click the corresponding button in the window.
After rebooting the system, the antivirus files will be completely erased.
We have reviewed two methods to remove Norton Security from a computer or laptop. Remember that you don't need to install an antivirus to find and eliminate malware, especially since Windows 10's built-in Defender does a pretty good job of ensuring security.
Norton Security today is an effective protection for computers, and allows you to be confident in the safety of personal data. Norton even offers a guarantee - if within the prescribed time the antivirus cannot clear the computer from infection, then you will be refunded the money spent on the license.
Norton Security is a comprehensive antivirus from Symantec for comprehensive protection of your computer from viruses or other malware... Multi-layered protection provides a high level of security.
Installing Norton Security
To install, you need to go to official page download the trial version, namely at https://en.norton.com/norton-security-downloads-trial and click on Trial version:
The size of the installer is no less than 110 MB.
After full download - launch the installer, if you are not interested in sending information anonymously from your computer, then uncheck the box:
The installation process will begin:
Norton account
This will reconnect to the Symantec server:
The first time, the registration form still did not open for me, but after clicking on Create account - I still got a form:
Accordingly, we fill out the registration form, if you entered everything correctly, then click Register now:
Now, to activate the trial version, you need to click Further:
That's it, after that we activated Norton Security for a month, that is, 30 days:
You can skip the review, since we will be reviewing the basic antivirus settings anyway.
Norton Security interface
The first time you start, you will also be prompted to install the Norton bar in your browser Google chrome, if you have one (you can cancel the panel installation):
The antivirus interface is divided into four blocks: Security(displays the current protection status, anti-virus database update status), ID. data(personal data protection status), Performance(allows you to optimize your computer and clean up temporary files), More Norton and is made in the style of the latest Windows OS:
It is also possible to get fast access to the main components of the protection, to do this, click on the triangle (with an active block Security):
Block Performance, as I understand it, will allow you to view the startup items (you can disable the necessary components), see the protection schedule:
clear the computer from temporary files:
and optimize the disk (most likely this is defragmentation):
Not often in complex solution you can come across components that do not relate to security as much as to optimize your computer.
In the block ID. data you can configure the protection of personal data, for this click on ID settings:
A window will open Options there will be options (some you can include, for example Site rating icons in search results):
Norton Security Settings
Now let's move on to the Norton Security antivirus settings, for this, in the main window, click on Options:
The design of the settings is somewhat unusual, but does not cause any inconvenience:
We will look at some of the settings that may be useful to the user.
How do I add files to scan exclusions?
If there are some files or folders that you do not need to scan, you can add them to the ignore list by the Norton Security antivirus. To do this, go to the main settings window in Virus protection and go to the tab Scans and threats and select the files to exclude from scanning:
And in the next window, already select the files or folders that you want to exclude:
How do I turn off Auto-Protect in Norton Security?
If you want to disable automatic protection in the antivirus, then this can be done in Virus protection, just change the slider to position Off... But be careful, as this greatly reduces the overall security of the system:
How do I add a program to the Norton Security firewall exceptions?
The built-in Norton Security firewall will allow you to manually configure the rules, you can add a program and deny it access to the Internet, or vice versa - allow it so that the antivirus will not ask you later. To do this, in the section Firewall go to tab Program management and press Add:
In the next small window you need to select a program. For example, I will choose the browser Mozilla Firefox :
Now we are offered in the menu Settings select - deny access to the Internet or allow:
How do I reset my firewall settings?
In the tab Common parameters there is an option that will help you reset the settings so that they are as they were after installing Norton Security:
How do I uninstall Norton Security?
If suddenly you want to remove the antivirus, then you can do this through the menu Start... However, I do not advise doing this, since in this case you will be left completely unprotected. Therefore, before uninstalling, take care of protection - prepare a new antivirus.
To delete, click Start > All programs, select a folder Norton Security and press Delete:
The type of uninstallation will be offered - completely or for the purpose of reinstallation, if you want to uninstall completely, then select Delete all user data:
Now press No thanks To remove Norton completely from your computer:
That's it, now Norton Security has been removed from your computer.
Why disable
Any antivirus includes a component that protects it from various malicious influences. So, many viruses can correct the work of such applications for their distribution.
Self-defense provides a prohibition:
Tip: Not all features may be available on older operating systems.
However, sometimes it becomes necessary to disable the Norton Internet Security antivirus.
Such a need may appear in several cases:
Methods for stopping antivirus
There are several methods to disable self-defense. All of them are extremely simple and allow you to perform any manipulations in the future, up to removal
Application Tab "Automatic Protection"
The algorithm is simple:
Task Manager
There is another way to disable it - through the task manager:
As a result, Norton will be suspended. The next time you restart your computer, it will turn on again.
Video: Norton Security 2015
Disable Norton and then uninstall
In order to completely deactivate the antivirus, you must turn off self-defense. This procedure will be required in order to uninstall the program.
It is produced like this:
Photo: select the section "product safety"
- in the application itself we find the item "parameters" and open it;
- then we look for the "detailed parameters" tab;
- in it you need to find the item "administration settings";
- a window will open in which we find the "product security" section. At the bottom there is a line "protection against changes" - in it we set the switch to the Off mode;
- after that we press the "apply" button for the changes to take effect;
- further in the section "security request" we find the item for choosing the duration. It is required to set the time during which self-defense will be disabled;
- at the end, click on the "Ok" button and close the program.
Now you can uninstall the application completely. In some cases, this may require stopping all processes (as in the previous paragraph).
Important! You cannot be on the Internet without an active antivirus. Therefore, after installing Norton, you must immediately install another. Otherwise, you will jeopardize the security of your computer.
Photo: uninstall via control panel
Disabling protection elements
In some cases, it may be necessary to disable individual security features.
This is done in the main menu as follows:
Finally, it is worth noting that the manipulations described above can be performed only in extreme cases (for example, for uninstalling). In other cases, it is undesirable to do this, as it can jeopardize the security of the entire system.
Norton on this moment is a fairly popular antivirus due to its high reliability and a fairly simple interface (read about its installation). However, users of this program may have many questions, for example, why the program does not open due to Norton Internet Security, how to disable it. This usually happens because the program is trying to warn you about the presence of a virus, and more often than not it is very useful. But it also happens that a user wants to install a pirated version of a game or program on his computer, but the antivirus does not allow him to do so. In this case, you can simply temporarily suspend the work of the defender.
Complete shutdown
Now I want to write detailed instructions How to temporarily disable Norton Internet Security completely. This requires:
- Launch a program window by clicking on its icon on the taskbar.
- Go to the "Parameters" section.
- Select the item "Real-time protection".
- Move all sliders on the page to the left.
- Click on the Apply button to save the selected settings.
- Select the period for which you want to disable anti-virus protection, for example, fifteen minutes.
- Click on the "OK" button.
- Go to the section called "Network".
- Select "Web Browser Protection".
- Disable protection by moving the slider and click "OK".
- Return to the "Network" section and select "Intrusion Prevention" and also disable all functions.
- Perform the same actions with the items "Network security parameters", "Message protection" and "Other parameters".
During the time when antivirus program will be completely disabled, you should use the global network with extreme caution and download any files to your computer - otherwise, serious problems may arise.
Partial shutdown
Also, the antivirus has the ability to disable only certain functions. Now I will talk about how to disable the Norton Internet Security antivirus not completely, but only partially by selecting certain elements... This requires:
- Run the program.
- Select the "Parameters" section.
- Select the item "Real-time protection" and disable the necessary elements by moving the slider to the left.
Finally, I want to give advice: this method is only suitable for experienced users who are completely sure that they will not harm the computer by their actions. The best option would be to prevent the antivirus from scanning it and recognizing it as malware. This action can be done in the "Parameters" section by specifying the path to the desired object. Read about how to update this antivirus.
Most users have faced a situation when the antivirus did not allow opening a file downloaded from the Internet, saying that it was infected with some kind of virus. In most cases this is convenient and useful, but there are exceptions: you want to download an activator, crack or database serial numbers... Fortunately, almost any antivirus can be temporarily or completely deactivated. Let's take a look at how you can disable Norton Internet Security in the latest 2013 version. All previous reincarnations of the popular antivirus are managed in a similar way.
Disabling virus protection completely |
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Right-click on the Norton Internet Security antivirus icon in the tray and select the item Disable automatic virus protection |
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In the window that appears, select the duration of the shutdown. If you wish, you can turn off Norton antivirus for the entire time or until the first reboot. In any case, try to work as little as possible without protection enabled. After selecting the desired option, click on the Ok button. |
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As a result, a message will appear stating that the antivirus was successfully disabled. |
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Turn on protection |
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To resume protection earlier than the selected period, just right-click again on the antivirus end in the system tray and select Enable automatic virus protection. |
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Disabling individual protection elements |
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If you need to disable individual elements protection, this can be done in the antivirus settings. To do this, double-click the left button on the antivirus icon in the tray. The program window will appear, select the Settings menu item. |
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