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

But are you sure you uninstalled it completely?
Yes, the uninstaller removes Folders from Program Files, but leaves a lot of trash in System32 and registry (at least when I last try to use it - long time ago :-))
I have to remove all manually so I can install other AV application (on my home computer it was easier to format the disk and re-install all from scratch). After that I NEVER try to use Norton Anti Virus.