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. Once the machine has restarted, you have successfully uninstalled Symantec.F you have administrator rights on your machine you can uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Application as you would any other application. In order for the uninstall to be complete, you must restart the machine. In a small amount of time, the uninstall script will finish, and prompt you to enter a "y" (yes) or "n" (no) to restart your machine. When you type the password into terminal, it will not show any characters, but terminal still is taking the input in.Įnter in a 1 to the prompt to select "Remove all Symantec files/folders." If you run into a "Cannot run due to unidentified developer" error message when trying to run the file try the troubleshooting steps found here: Open an app by overriding security settingsĮnter in the admin password (if the user is the primary user, enter their password to login to the machine) and press enter. If a warning appears about opening applications from the internet, click Open. Open the RemoveSymantecMacFiles folder, and double click on mand. Note: After you’ve finished uninstalling Symantec, learn more about the new antivirus options for your device here.ĭownload the Symantec Uninstaller (Mac) here.Īfter downloading the zip file, navigate to your downloads folder and double click on RemoveSymantecMacFiles.zip.
If you have questions about Symantec on your UW owned device, please contact your local IT support, otherwise feel free to open a case with the DoIT Help Desk. Regarding UW-owned devices, if you have IT support, they will likely coordinate the removal of Symantec from your device (do not remove yourself).
Note: Please remove Symantec from any personally owned devices. This process will work to uninstall old versions of Symantec as well. This document explains how to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 (SEP) for UW-Madison Faculty, Staff and Students on OS X.
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