How to really remove Symantec security software
Norton anti-virus and other Symantec programs are notorious for being nearly impossible to remove. They come with uninstall programs but they leave behind significant pieces of these limpet-like programs. Symantec even has special tools just to remove their stuff but even they still leave things behind. For example, at least one DLL and some Registry entries are left to guard against people installing and uninstalling trial copies of Symantec’s Norton anti-virus. In other words, in the name of Digital Rights Management, your computer is permanently infected by Symantec. The problem is that other security programs may have conflicts with these residues. One site that gives a prescription to get really free of Symantec is here. Scott Dunn discusses the general problem at Windows Secrets.
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