Norton is a vital computer security application brand developed by Symantec.  It is possibly the most used antivirus around the world that performs with some highly- advanced features. Not only your computer systems are secured but the cybersecurity brand also provides dedicated software for your mobile phones, laptops, and Wi-Fi routers etc.

The well-renowned brand also offers dedicated antivirus for Mac that can be easily downloaded from Norton’s official website. While using this antivirus there are chances that it may stop functioning. At first, you can simply restart your Mac and see if the problem has been resolved or not. However, if it still persists then you might need to uninstall Norton by using the ‘RemoveSymantecMacFiles’.

You need to download and run ‘RemoveSymantecMacFiles’

·         Download the ‘RemoveSymantecMacFiles’

·         Method to run ‘RemoveSymantecMacFiles’

o   Go to the Finder icon Dock

o   Go to the ‘Download’ in download folder on the menu bar

o   Now open the RemoveSymantecMacFiles folder

o   Control –click RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command file

o   Now hit the ‘Open Click’> Terminal (default)

o   Note:  You have login first on your Mac with Administrator account to successfully run this tool

o   Click ‘Open’ to continue.

o   Put your Administrator Password in ‘Terminal’ window

o   Click ‘Return’

o   For removing all Symantec  files and folders, type =1

o   Now, ‘Return’

o   After removing all the Symantec files, go to the ‘Terminal’ window and type ‘y’ and restart your Mac

o   Note: Before restarting save all your work

 

·         Steps to install Norton antivirus

o   Login Norton

o   Go to the ‘Norton Set up’ window

o   Download the ‘Norton antivirus’

o   Hit the ‘Agree and Download’

o   Now, save the file

o   Open ‘Setup.zip’ file

o   Double-click the Norton product installer

o   ‘Agree’ and ‘Install’

o   Put your Administrator password and then click to install

o   Follow all the screen instructions

o   After installation, click ‘Restart’

For more information on how to uninstall Norton, you can visit the support section at the official website of Norton.