Re: I've just about had it with Norton Internet Security
- From: "Jardi" <jardinero123@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 28 Feb 2006 08:23:50 -0800
MikeB wrote:
I've battled long enough with Norton Internet security. I want to get
rid of it and get some replacement software.
1. Can I clean uninstall NIS or do I have to do Win/SP reinstall? I
seem to recall reading somewhere that NIS installs a rootkit, but not
sure if that is just hype.
2. I have a NAT router. Will that and Windows firewall be enough in
terms of firewall security or should I get Zone Alarm instead of the
Windows firewall?
3. Is McAfee's antivirus considered good?
Thanks
This is what I would do before having to reinstall the O/S and other
programs.
If you wish to follow these tips, you do so at your own risk, this is
what "I" would do in your case.
Firstly, uninstall the Symantec/Norton program(s) you want to get rid
of.
Extremely IMPORTANT---->>> If you use any other program(s) from
Symantec, with the name of Norton or Symantec, other than the one you
want to get rid of, completely disregard the fillowing tips.
Go to:
http://www.karenware.com/cd.asp
On the left hand side, click on "Free Programs", download "Registry
Ripper" and install it and read the EULA.
(You may want to have a look a Karen's other great little programs
while there)
Restart Windows in "Safe Mode" before continuing.
In Safe Mode, start Registry Ripper and put a checkmark on all the
HKEYs-
In the "Find Registry entries containing this text", type "Symantec"
without the quotation marks and click the "Search" button.
It will find every instance of Symantec that exists in your registry
and give you the option of removing any or all of them, and saving them
to anywhere in your computer. You have to put a checkmark in "Delete
after saving" option at the bottom left.
This last saving step is great in case you removed something you should
not have from the registry, you can always just double-click the saved
file and it will all be put back in its place.
Do another search with Registry Ripper, this time type in "Norton"
without the quotation marks, save the Ripper.reg resulting from this
last search renaming it first to anything else such as Ripper2.reg.
This is so that it will not replace the first Ripper.reg file you saved
from the first search.
Done for now with Registry Ripper...
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Go to Windows "Start", "Search", Search for Files and Folders". In
"Search for files and folders named:" type Symantec. In the results
pane, delete all instances of files and folders that may show with the
name of word of Symantec in them.
Do the same thing by using the word Norton this time.
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Reboot your systme and let it load Windows normally. All entries
having to do with Symantec or Norton should now be gone from your
sytem.
Should there be a Symantec of Norton file in your system that you tried
to delete but could not, just rename the file and manually delete it,
then reboot the system.
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