How to completely disable Norton antivirus. How to disable Norton Internet Security for a specific time. Auto-Protect application tab

Simply disabling an antivirus program is not always an easy task. Most antivirus software developers install additional protection on their product. One of these protective functions is protection against spontaneous shutdown and work stoppage due to the influence of a virus program. Disabling an antivirus on your own is not so easy, because some viruses can imitate human actions on a computer, and antivirus developers took this factor into account.

Instructions

Open the Start menu and go to All Programs.
Find and expand the directory Norton Internet Security.
Select “Uninstall” or “Uninstall the program” and follow the instructions of the uninstaller.

4. It is not always possible to remove the antivirus using the above method; this operation can be performed through standard application"Removing programs." Open the Start menu and select Control Panel. In the window that loads, click “Uninstall a program” or “Programs and Features” (Depends on Windows versions). The list will load installed programs, select the line with the name of the antivirus and click the “Delete” button. If an error appears that is related to the fact that the antivirus is running, then follow the steps described in step 2 and try again.

Video: How to disable Norton antivirus

Most users have encountered a situation where an antivirus prevents them from opening a file downloaded from the Internet, saying that it is infected with some kind of virus. In most cases this is convenient and useful, but there are exceptions: you want to download an activator, a crack or a database serial numbers. Fortunately, almost any antivirus can be temporarily or completely deactivated. Let's look at how you can disable Norton Internet Security in the latest 2013 version. All previous reincarnations of the popular antivirus are managed in a similar way.

Completely disabling virus protection
	Click right click to the Norton Internet Security antivirus icon in the tray and select Disable automatic virus protection
	In the window that appears, select the duration of the shutdown. If desired, you can disable Norton antivirus for the entire time or until the first reboot. In any case, try to work as little as possible without protection enabled. After selection the desired option Click on the OK button.
	As a result, a message will appear indicating that the antivirus was successfully disabled.
Enable protection
	To resume protection before the selected period, just right-click again on the antivirus icon in the system tray and select Enable automatic virus protection.
Disabling individual protection elements
	If you need to disable individual protection elements, this can be done in the antivirus settings. To do this, double-click with the left button on the antivirus icon in the tray. A program window will appear, select the menu item Settings.

Why disable

Any antivirus includes a component that protects it from various harmful effects. Thus, many viruses can correct the operation of such applications in order to spread.

Self-defense ensures the prohibition:

deletion (or modification) system files. These can be anti-virus databases, quarantine lists, etc. Editing these files may cause errors;
editing entries in the system registry;
termination of work.

Tip: Older operating systems may not have all features available.

However, sometimes it becomes necessary to disable Norton Internet Security antivirus.

This need may arise in several cases:

Methods for stopping an antivirus

There are several methods to disable self-defense. All of them are extremely simple and allow you to perform any manipulations in the future, including removal

Auto-Protect application tab

The algorithm is simple:

Task Manager

There is another way to disable it - through the task manager:

As a result, Norton will be suspended. The next time you restart the computer, it will turn on again.

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Disable Norton and then uninstall

In order to completely deactivate the antivirus, you need to turn off self-defense. This procedure will be required in order to remove the program.

It is done like this:

in the application itself, find the “parameters” item and open it;
Next, look for the “detailed parameters” tab;
in it you need to find the item “administration settings”;
A window will open in which we find the “product safety” section. At the bottom there is a line “protection against changes” - in it we set the switch to Off mode;
after that, click the “apply” button for the changes to take effect;
Then in the “security request” section we find the option to select the duration. You need to set the time during which self-defense will be disabled;
Finally, click on the “Ok” button and close the program.

Now you can uninstall the application completely. In some cases, this may require stopping all processes (as in the previous paragraph).

Important! You cannot be on the Internet without an active antivirus. Therefore, after installing Norton, you need to immediately install another one. Otherwise, you will jeopardize the security of your computer.

Disabling security elements

In some cases, it may be necessary to disable individual protective elements.

This is done in the main menu as follows:

Finally, it is worth noting that the manipulations described above can be performed only in extreme cases (for example, for uninstallation). In other cases, it is not advisable to do this, since the security of the entire system may be compromised.

Norton on this moment is a fairly popular antivirus, due to its high reliability and fairly simple interface (read about installing it). However, users of this program may have many questions, for example, why the program does not open due to Norton Internet Security, and how to disable it. This usually happens because the program is trying to warn you about the presence of some kind of virus, and most often this is very useful. But it also happens that a user wants to install a pirated version of a game or program on his computer, but the antivirus does not allow this. In this case, you can simply temporarily suspend the work of the defender.

Complete shutdown

Now I want to write detailed instructions How to temporarily disable Norton Internet Security completely. This requires:

Launch a program window by clicking on its icon on the taskbar.
Go to the "Settings" section.
Select “Real-time protection”.
Move all the sliders on the page to the left.
Click on the Apply button to save the selected settings.
Select the period for which you want to disable antivirus protection, for example, fifteen minutes.
Click on the “OK” button.
Go to the section called "Network".
Select "Web Browser Protection".
Turn off protection by moving the slider and click “OK”.
Return to the “Network” section and select “Intrusion Prevention” and also disable all functions.
Perform the same actions with the items “Network security settings”, “Message protection” and “Other settings”.

During the time when antivirus program will be completely disabled, use with extreme caution global network and download any files to your computer - otherwise serious problems may arise.

Partial shutdown

The antivirus also has the ability to disable only certain functions. Now I will talk about how to disable Norton Internet Security antivirus not completely, but only partially, by selecting certain elements. This requires:

Run the program.
Select the “Options” section.
Select the “Real-time protection” item and disable the necessary elements by moving the slider to the left.

Finally, I want to give advice: this method is only suitable for experienced users who are completely confident that their actions will not harm the computer. The best option will prevent the antivirus from scanning it and recognizing it as malicious. This action can be done in the “Parameters” section by specifying the path to the desired object. Read about how to update this antivirus.

PC protection comes first for every user, however, there are times when an antivirus program does not allow you to open a file, archive, or run the necessary software. In this case, the user is faced with the question: how to disable Norton temporarily or completely deactivate it.

Disable Norton antivirus temporarily

Right-click on the Norton antivirus icon, which is located in the lower right corner of the monitor screen and select “Disable automatic virus protection.”

A “Security Request” will open, in which you must indicate the time for which you plan to pause the protection of your PC. When specifying minutes, it is worth remembering that after they expire, Norton will start automatically. In the case when you select “Before system restart”, the antivirus will activate its protection only after the computer is turned off or restarted. Having selected the appropriate option, click “OK”.

After completing this action, a notification will appear at the bottom of the monitor screen that Norton is temporarily disabled.

Disabling individual system security elements

In order to disable individual system protection elements, you need to open the antivirus settings. To do this, double-click to launch the software and select the “Computer” and “Settings” section.

In the “Real-time Protection” section, disable unnecessary elements and click “OK” or “Apply”.

How to enable protection in Norton?

In order to enable Norton antivirus protection, just right-click on the program icon and select “Enable automatic virus protection.”