Removing Norton Anti-Virus
Anti-Virus has become a bit of a sore point for PC users as of late. Norton, McAffee are crazy resource hungry apps and to be quite frank many people end up realising this AND realising that for personal use, you need not pay a penny for Anti-Virus protection.
This means we get asked lots of questions about such programs and Norton is a bit of a pain when it comes to uninstalling, the following example question we have been asked quite a few times now:
“I tried to uninstall Norton, but the Add/Remove Programs in the control panel doesn’t work like normal, what can I do?”
The answer is pretty simple, the only true way to get rid of Norton is to download and run the Norton Removal Tool, supplied free online by Symantec themselves.
Download It HERE
Make sure you know what version of Norton you have on your PC, and download the version of the tool which applies to you. It is a small download, but may take a little while to actually complete the removal task as there is quite a bit to remove.
There are plenty of free alternatives to the likes of Norton, two we recommend are:
Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Avast Anti-Virus Free Home Edition
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