Select the processes tab, Locate the MSIEXEC.EXE service.

Launch Task Manager, (Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Or right click the taskbar, or simply run Taskmgr.exe).Ģ. While still being asked for the password, do the following.ġ. The same fix worked for both of them, and its painfully easy. One of the other machines had Symantec Endpoint Protection installed and this did the same.Īs expected, no one knew what this password was, and the default password ‘symantec’ didn’t work. When I tried to remove it, it asked for a password. On one machine I found it had Symantec AntiVirus. Click Yes.I was finishing off a domain migration this week and was changing the clients over to McAfee.

When your computer restarts, the User Account Control prompt will appear asking you if you want to make changes to this computer.

Click Next at the CleanWipe options window.

Choose the Products: Client Software and Windows LiveUpdate and then click Next.

The User Account Control prompt will appear asking you if you want to make changes to this computer.

Make sure the extracted file end up in the Downloads folder:

Extract the file by right-clicking on it and choosing Extract all (or by using another installed unzipping tool, like 7-zip).

To quickly get to the Downloads folder, press the Windows key, type 'Downloads', and then press Enter.

Download the Cleanwipe.zip file, find it in your Downloads folder.

To ensure it is, in fact, completely removed including all the virus definitions you'll want to remove it with the CleanWipe tool available in Softweb or on the Symantec website. Windows 7 select 'Programs and Features' for Windows 10 select 'Add or remove programs' then select Symantec and click uninstall. To remove a program from a Windows machine press the Windows key on your keyboard and type 'programs'. To completely remove the application from your computer, there are removal tools available in Softweb that are packaged specifically to remove Symantec for your Windows or Macintosh machine. For example, you may still see the icon near your clock. However, it may not completely be removed from your machine.

If you have administrator rights on your machine you can uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Application as you would any other application.

Uninstalling symantec