How to Uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange?

“Had installed Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange earlier and uninstalled afterwards, but still cannot install other antivirus program which just prompts you to remove Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange; The attached uninstall progress doesn’t work and also cannot find the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange on Control Panel…”---By numerous PC users.

Have you ever met such similar difficulties while you are uninstalling Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange? Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange is a well known antivirus program that has got a high reputation among many computer users, millions of broadband customer use its services to protect their computers from outside attackers. But due to some reasons, many people need to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange from their computers, and the difficulty to totally uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange has made some people think that it is an impossible mission.

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Why is it hard to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Like other antivirus programs such as Intense Internet Security Pro 2005 1.902,SpyBouncer 2.2,ViewFour.com--ViewSmart 2.94c,MidADle Scanner 1.2,Anti-Hijacker 1.2,e! My´Net´Assistant 6.10,Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange can’t be uninstalled easily and completely by the Windows Add/Remove Programs. You will definetly find that it would wast your much time to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange manually. If you decide to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange by asking the technicians in PC store, it is really not a good idea for you to spend the money for it. It is worthless! Let me tell you why it is so hard to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange. Two main reasons: 1. The original designer of Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange makes it so difficult to be uninstalled in order to ask their customer keep using the software on the PC. You know, almost every application publisher will has his own business purpose. 2. Most of the PC users are not good at computer skill. They can handle the simple problems but not including the registry issue. To uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange completely, you need to clean the leftover, related registry keys and registry entries of it, that is the most difficul part of uninstalling Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange. If you delete the wrong folder in system disk or important registry list, you would make your PC system crash.

Why do you want to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange?

  • Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange makes your computer perform very slowly.
  • Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange has been expired on your PC.
  • Some of its essential files or processes are deleted by accident
  • It is not compatible with your computer system or some other programs
  • It occupies too much system space of your PC.
  • You want to use other antivirus programs then have to uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange at first.

Step by step to manually uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange by its attached uninstall program


  1. Go to the install folder of Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.
  2. Find out the uninstall process and activate it.
  3. Follow the prompt to finish the removing process.

Theoretically, the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange removal could be achieved after finishing the last removing step, but the fact is just not the case, you still can find some stubborn files on it and not allow you to manually delete, which actually means the unsuccessful uninstallation.

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Uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange by Windows Add/Remove Programs

1. Open Task Manager, stop Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange from running.

2. Click on the Start Menu button and then click on the Control Panel.

3. Click the Windows Add/Remove program.

4. A list of programs installed will be populated, this may take a bit of time.

5. In this list please find Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange and select it by left-clicking once on it.

6. Then click on the Uninstall button to start the uninstall process for Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange. A wizard should then open, which will guide you through the rest of the uninstall.

Note: When finishing the above four steps, you still need to do an additional job so that the complete removal can be achieve, that is to manually clean out those stubborn leftovers which include its install files and registry entries. But not all the users has the ability to fulfill the final manual removal process, because it is a high risky job do any modification in the Registry Editor which is a crucial part for the computer system, any removal error for those registry entries will probably cause the blue screen error or permanent system crash.

Tips: To uninstall Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange compeltely, you still need to delete the related registry entries carfully.


We provide you with the guides but it is not recommended.

Go to registry editor to get rid of Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange registry keys and values:
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange)
(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange)
(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\eg ui)

Click on the START menu again and get in the Control Panel and then Folder Options then View and choose Show Hidden Files and Folders, delete the following folders:

(C:\Program Files\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange )
(C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange)
(C:\Documents and Settings\%USER%\Application Data\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange)


Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Registry Details
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F4F5B989-1ACC-438A-BFC9-DA15FCC49CB4} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\picasa HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange \shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\shell\open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\shell\open\command HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.autoplay HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.autoplay\shell HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.autoplay\shell\import HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.autoplay\shell\import\command HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\url protocol HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.autoplay\defaulticon HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\google\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange \runtime\apppath HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\main\default_search_url HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\main\search bar HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\main\search page HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\search\default_search_url HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\search\searchassistant HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\searchurl\provider HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\search assistant\defaultsearchurl HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\eventhandlersdefaultselection\showpicturesonarrival HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\internet explorer\version vector\ Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft ExchangeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows nt\CurrentVersion\prefetcher\lasttracefailure HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows nt\CurrentVersion\prefetcher\tracesprocessed HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows nt\CurrentVersion\prefetcher\tracessuccessful HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival\action HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival\defaulticon HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival\invokeprogid HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival\invokeverb HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\autoplayhandlers\handlers\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchangeimportpicturesonarrival\provider HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\DisplayName HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\DisplayVersion HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\HelpLink HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\InstallLocation HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\Publisher HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\UninstallString HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\URLInfoAbout HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\VersionMajor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange\VersionMinor

Uninstall errors you may encounter

Sometimes, you may encounter some error messages during the uninstalling procession. It means some of the files of this application are missing or you don't have the permission to uninstall it manually.




In this case, you should use some third party uninstall tools to force uninstall programs you don't need any more. You can avoid such uninstall error message and finish the removal powerfully.

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Step1: Free Download Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Uninstaller, install and run it.

Step2: Select the program you want to uninstall and click the “Uninstall” button.

Step3: Follow the uninstall wizard to completely uninstall the program.

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