Then you can click on that and select “Delete” in order to completely uninstall Symantec.Īfter uninstalling Symantec you may want to check to make sure it is completely gone from your device. Once in the trash, the Symantec icon should have a small “x” in the corner. You will then want to drag the Symantec icon to the trash. Then you will be able to find Symantec in the list. Open the Finder in your dock and go to “Applications”. If you are running a Mac computer there are slightly different steps you will need to take. Here you will find Symantec, you can select it and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove” in order to remove Symantec from your Windows computer.

This will bring up all the programs on your device. You will then want to open the Control Panel and locate Programs and Features. When prompted, please restart the computer.If you are running a Windows computer, you will want to start by making sure that you have all the necessary files backed up and saved to another source. 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.

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