removal status 1603 removing symantec endpoint protection

Download the Cleanwipe.zip file, find it in your Downloads folder.To ensure it is, in fact, completely removed including all the virus definitions you'll want to remove it with the CleanWipe tool available in Softweb or on the Symantec website. Windows 7 select 'Programs and Features' for Windows 10 select 'Add or remove programs' then select Symantec and click uninstall. To remove a program from a Windows machine press the Windows key on your keyboard and type 'programs'.

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. When prompted, please restart the computer.If you have administrator rights on your machine you can uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Application as you would any other application. You will then be prompted to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection.After a moment you will see another notification in the upper right indicating that you will need to restart.Please enter your administrative credentials and click “OK” to continue. You will then be prompted for administrative credentials.You should then see a prompt to continue removing Symantec system extensions.You may then be prompted to allow JAMF access to control Finder.You will see a notification in the upper right that the script is about to run.Once you are alerted that the script is about to begin, please save any work as the system will need to restart once the script is complete.

While we have a script to remove the old Symantec client software, it will prompt you for several things and will ask you for administrative credentials before it will proceed.īelow are the screens and steps that you will see when the removal script is pushed to your Mac. You were likely directed to this page because you have a Mac and you have an account on that Mac with administrative permissions. Part of this project is the removal of the old Symantec Endpoint Protection client software. The new product offers many benefits over the old product, including the ability to monitor and manage protection for systems while off campus. UMW is currently migrating its antivirus and antimalware protection from Symantec Endpoint Protection to Sentinel One.

Removal status 1603 removing symantec endpoint protection