I uninstalled Symantec AV several times and never had any problem.

Vlad

>Replacing an anti-virus with a virus is not a good solution. Once Norton is in, you can't get it out (short of doing a Freeman on your PC).
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>>I got rid of AVG and am using now Norton. I hated it because it used to be resource hog but now its very light and nimble. Give it a try, you will like it.