if i uninstall norton anti virus?

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• 1 John // Aug 4, 2009

  Follow these directions to download the Norton Removal Tool and run it to remove the above programs.

  1. Click on the following link to download the Norton removal tool

  ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

  2. Click Save and save the file to your desktop
  3. Close all Norton Application windows you may have open, and double-click on Norton_Removal_Tool.exe to start the removal tool. Windows Vista users will have to right-click on the file and select "Run as Administrator"
  4. After the removal tool finishes, you should be prompted to restart your computer.
  5. Once the computer restarts, your Norton product should be uninstalled.

  Extra Optional Steps

  1. Open My Computer, double-click on Drive C
  2. Double-click on Program Files
  3. Look for any Norton or Symatec product folders that remain. Right-click on them and choose Delete. Also look in the Program Files\Common Files for the Symantec Shared folder and delete it
  4. Close My Computer and other folders

• 2 CB // Aug 4, 2009

  No they won’t be ‘let loose’ on your computer. They get deleted during the uninstall process so they’ll be gone. If I were you I’d replace Norton with another anti-virus as soon as possible. If you want a free one, AVG Free is a good one, just google it if you want.

• 3 Ross // Aug 4, 2009

  It will not "let them loose" as you say.

  It will probably ask what you want to do with them when you un-install it. Otherwise it will just delete them.

  I’s recommend installing some other anti-virus though, because you should not run a computer, that is connected to the internet, without protection.

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