Hack to Remove/Uninstall Symantec Norton Antivirus (SAV) Client without Password

Norton AntiVirus Clients or Symantec AntiVirus Clients especially Corporate Edition Clients can be installed as managed network setup type by a Symantec AntiVirus Server. When a Symantec AntiVirus Client is managed, it will prompt for password when uninstalling client via local computer Control Panel Add or Remove Program applet. If you don’t know or forget the password, then the client is not able to uninstall or remove. And the SAV client uninstall password won’t work with server group password too, as if you enter that password, you will receive an invalid password message.

The client uninstallation password is different from the server group password, and it can be set by the administrator through the Symantec System Center for the client that is managed. If the client uninstallation password has not been set or changed specifically, it will still be the default password. Thus, first thing to try in order to successfully uninstall a Symantec Client Security program is by using the default password for the uninstalling clients, which is symantec.

In the cases where Symantec AntiVirus server has been taken down and no longer exist, or the client computer has no access to company network, or the default client uninstall password does not work, the following hack will enable you to remove Symantec Antivirus without using a password:

  1. Open Registry Editor (regedit).
  2. Navigate to the following registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Administrator Only\Security\

  3. Change the value for useVPuninstallpassword key from 1 to 0.
  4. Exit Registry Editor and now you can uninstall Symantec AntiVirus Client.

The trick should work on most version of Symantec AntiVirus client or Norton AntiVirus Client, including version 7, 8, 9 or 10.


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87 Responses to “Hack to Remove/Uninstall Symantec Norton Antivirus (SAV) Client without Password”

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  1. saom
    November 12th, 2009 11:44
    87

    You are great!

    I just can’t uninstall Symantec Antivirus but with the hack in 2 mins.

    Thanks a lot.

  2. nais
    October 22nd, 2009 01:48
    86

    the password is “symantec”. do’n know if it’s true but you can try it. hope it works for you

  3. Sid
    October 20th, 2009 23:39
    85

    Awesome advice thank alot

  4. Ciao65Boy
    October 11th, 2009 15:37
    84

    Fuziona Si…! Grazie..! ;)

  5. Daniel M
    October 11th, 2009 08:06
    83

    Awesome, I had a problem with this for a long time, just annoying more than anything. Finally decided to fix it. Thanks.

  6. charlie from Philippines
    October 6th, 2009 07:01
    82

    Good tip brother, God Bless You!

    Charlie

  7. Ali Mohammadnezhad
    September 27th, 2009 18:17
    81

    Thanks
    You really save me

  8. indir
    September 13th, 2009 14:59
    80

    very very helpfull. Thank this :)

  9. Mauro
    August 21st, 2009 05:22
    79

    Excellent, thank you from Argentina

  10. marc
    August 19th, 2009 03:14
    78

    very helpful.
    worked with symatec as password
    marc

  11. raymond
    August 16th, 2009 16:05
    77

    hello sir/ma’am,

    i have someting problem in my laptop.how can i uninstall my symantec antivirus. when i remove thru the control panel in my symantec antivirus..there is something problem…he/she ask me please enter the uninstall password. please can you help me about my problem…i want only the uninstall password key in my symantect antivirus…thank you and god bless..

    rhem,

  12. raymond
    August 16th, 2009 16:02
    76

    hello sir/ma’am,

    i have someting problem in my laptop. i want to ask you how to uninstall my symantec antivirus. when i remove thru the control panel in my symantec antivirus..there is something problem…he/she ask me please enter the uninstall password. please can you help me about my problem…i want to only the uninstall password key to my symantect antivirus…thank you and god bless..

    rhem,

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