The Need To Uninstall A Symantec Antivirus

May 12, 2008 - With the numerous types and classifications of virus and spam these days, there is indeed a need to install antivirus software in your computer. If you are quite familiar with the antivirus installation process, you should know by now that one of the best protection software you could purchase and install is Symantec. Thus, it is also natural that there are many new units of computer products that are already installed with Symantec OEM software.

Many users of the Symantec OEM software could attest that indeed, the computer program is one of the most useful there are in the market. For sure, you have encountered Symantec OEM software at one point in your life, especially during the times when you were so anxious and worrisome over the spread of some notorious virus. Symantec OEM software has made its way to become among the most popular antivirus support services to secure your computer program available in the market.

Problems with updating

Symantec, the company behind the development and distribution of the software, admits that there are several loopholes and limitations to the use of the popular Symantec OEM software. One of the most usual problems is the difficulties and shortages in regular updating. If you have been using other antivirus and protection software, you should be exposed to the updating process, which regularly happens and initiates especially upon exposure and connection to the Internet.

Though there are new and more sophisticated versions of the Symantec OEM software, the old versions are definitely having problems with the regular update processes. Those old versions are not updating themselves. Because everyday, there are more additional and new viruses and threats circulating in the cyber space, there is a need for updates on antivirus software. That is the disadvantage of buying and installing older Symantec OEM software versions.

The need to uninstall

Because of the problem in the updating process, there is often a need to uninstall the old version of the Symantec OEM software. If you are aiming to install a newer version of the computer program, there is a need to remove the installed copy in your PC system. However, if you are trying to do so, you would find that the procedure is not an easy one.

Thus, there is a need for computer users of the Symantec OEM software to learn the process of correct and proper uninstallation of the program. The uninstall process is not as easy and convenient as the process of antivirus installation. If you would take time, you would find that it is also possible to uninstall a Symantec OEM software remotely.

The simple process

Manual uninstallation is as easy as opening a Website designated to carry out and facilitate the process. Log in to the uninstall registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\ WINDOWS\CURRENT VERSION\UNINSTALL and see for yourself how the process can be made easier, more effective and more accurate. There would be dialog boxes that would appear afterwards. Just go with the flow and resolve to uninstall, no matter what.

The process would also involve some reboot. There are passwords to be asked, so just provide the requirements. If you could not remember any of the passwords asked, just log in to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\INTEL\LANDesk\ VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\AdministratorOnly\Security and see how the process can be pursued. Set the passwords to ‘zero’. In a matter of several minutes, you would find yourself finally going to the path to uninstall the computer program.

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Footy team scales-up anitvirus security

Rugby League fans, regardless of affiliation, tend to revere the Wests Tigers football club for its history. The product of a merger in 2000 of two of Sydney’s oldest Rugby League teams – the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs Magpies – the club’s IT requirements have evolved in recent years, leading management to seek the assistance of a reseller to optimize computer security of its network.

Based at Concord Oval in Sydney’s inner west, the club has 35 full time employees in administration and marketing in addition to players, coaching and support staff. When the decision was made to overhaul the IT security infrastructure, Wests Tigers recruited Partner IT – a Sydney and Illawarra region IT services firm – to deliver a messaging security solution to protect the network from traditional threats such as viruses, spam and spyware, as well as emerging threats such as rootkits and bots.

On the recommendation of Partner IT, Wests Tigers upgraded from an existing Symantec solution to Trend Micro Client Server Messaging Security for SMB (CSM for SMB), a single, all-in-one multi-layer solution. According to Partner IT, the security application is designed to protect all system files and data on the network, including company wide documents, spreadsheets and accounting system.

“We decided to migrate to Trend Micro on the recommendation from Partner IT. After their initial audit we were concerned by their findings that only 60 percent of our machines were protected and the majority were out of date on definitions,” said Kirsty Halfnights, account executive at West Tigers Rugby League Football Club.

“By allowing Partner IT to take ownership of our site via a managed services partnership it allowed for regular reporting and monitoring to ensure that we are safe and all of our machines were being monitored.”

According to Halfnights, Partner IT was recommended by a Wests Tigers staff member. She added that the club was pleased to find an IT company that takes ownership of customer sites, regardless of whether they have supplied the network equipment or not.

“This ensures that we can focus on our business and not IT to complete our work in an efficient manner,” she said.

Its relationship with IT brands including Trend Micro, Partner IT focuses on providing start-to-finish IT solutions for local SMBs. Following an initial audit of the Wests Tigers network, the reseller discovered an “unmanaged” antivirus installation application and only 60 percent of computers had the program actively installed.

source: crn.com.au/Handbooks/FeatureStory.aspx?CIaFID=4439