It is possible that the Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed as an unmanaged client but the virus definition hasn’t been updated for a very long time and I couldn’t manually update the signature from the LiveUpdate program. I may as well uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Protection since it couldn’t update the virus definition to detect the latest virus and replace it with a free antivirus such as Avira, Avast, AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials. I went to Control Panel and ran the Programs and Features shortcut icon. Found Symantec Endpoint Protection and I clicked on the Remove button. The progress bar ran for a while and a dialog box pop out saying “ Please enter the uninstall password“. I asked my friend and he don’t know the password. ![]() The Norton Removal Tool only works on home products but not for enterprise products. It is not possible for me to install any other type of antivirus if i do not remove the Symantec Endpoint Protection client first. Even if I could, it is still not advisable to be running two different antivirus at the same time which can cause conflict and slow down of the system.Īfter research, I found out how to remove the password so that I can uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection. ![]() Some of the most common password being used for Symantec Endpoint Protection are: The first step that you should do is try a few possible password. If none of the password above worked for you, continue reading and we’ll show you step by step on how to clear the password by simply deleting a registry key. ![]() The registry key is protected from modification by Symantec Endpoint Protection. In order to delete the registry key, you will need to stop the Symantec Endpoint Protection service first.ġ. ![]() Click the Start button, type cmd in the Search programs and files bar, hold Ctrl+Shift and press Enter. Click the Yes button on the User Account Control window.Ģ. Type start smc -stop in the command prompt and press Enter.ģ.
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