Remove Norton e.g. S32EVNT1.dll

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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When my Norton System Works 2005 virus definition subscription ran out I decided to try AVAST and am quite happy so far.

I don’t think the Norton uninstall gets rid of everything Symantec and nuked some files on my own.

Occassionally I will get an error

C:\WINDOWS\systems32.cmd.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\S32EVNT1.dll. An installable Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization. Choose Close to terminate the application. This just happened when I was running the Nero InfoTool. I just close and go on.

S32EVNT1.dll IS a Norton / Symantec specific file right?

It must be called somehow in the registry or perhaps Nero or some other apps still think Norton is my antivirus.

How can I remove everything Norton and get rid of this annoying error message.

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Yes, it’s a NAV driver that resides here in Registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers\VDD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet… 3 numbers …\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers\VDD

About aswMonVd.dll and s32evnt1.dll in registry keys, see this very old thread about me:
How to NOT solve the problem: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=259.msg3478#msg3478
How to SOLVE it: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=738.msg3628#msg3628

I was introducing my 1st post here in avast! forums with the same problem:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=707.msg3417#msg3417

How to remove NAV and be happy :wink:

  1. Remove NAV through Add/Remove programs from Control Panel. Boot.
  2. Use Symantec removal tool following the three steps defined in the SymNRT tool info.
  3. Boot.
  4. Install avast! Boot.
  5. See what you get.

Full SymNRT info:

  1. Download and save these three files to the Windows desktop:
    a) ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/linked_files/tsgen/MSIFIX.bat
    b) ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/linked_files/tsgen/SymNRT.exe
    c) ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/linked_files/tsgen/SYMMSICLEANUP.reg

  2. Run the three files that you just downloaded
    a) On the Windows desktop, double-click the MSIFIX icon.
    Click Run.
    A black window may appear very briefly.
    b) On the Windows desktop, double-click the SymNRT icon.
    Click Run.
    Click Next.
    Click I accept the License Agreement, and click Next.
    Type the letters and numbers that you see in the white box, and then click Next.
    Click Yes or OK at each prompt.
    You may need to click more than once. Your computer may be restarted for you more than once.
    You may be asked to repeat some steps after the computer restarts.
    c) On the Windows desktop, double-click the SYMMSICLEANUP icon.
    Click Run, and then click Yes.
    Click OK.

  3. Boot.