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

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Posted on 20th October 2009 by dyadav15 in Antivirus

1. Open Registry Editor (regedit).

2. Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\Current Version\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.