How to disable anti-virus

• Robotics999

  30 Mar 10, 12:22

  Hi all.

  Problems again. Haha.

  My gf just got a new laptop with Symantec-Endpoint Protection enabled. It's not really a bad thing but whenever she wants to run some programs, it'll automatically identify the threat and delete it.

  Although it seems like a bad idea, but is there any way to disable Symantec-Endpoint Protection so that the anitvirus won't do anything? Or is there a "Ignore a threat" so that the laptop can just carry on with whatever she's doing?

  Thanks a lot :)

• kenn3th

  30 Mar 10, 21:25

  What's the model of the Norton Anti virus?

  It should be under the Antivirus settings. You have to navigate and find the option to disable it.

  I presume your girlfriend's laptop is preloaded with windows 7.

  You can also do this

   

  • Look at the bottom right of the screen
  • Expand the arrow and look for the anti virus icon
  • Right click over the icon and there should be an option to disable it.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

• ndmmxiaomayi

  2 Apr 10, 11:50

  Symantec Endpoint is usually meant for enterprise. Ask her administrator for help.

  Even if you somehow manage to find the "disable" button, it will likely not work if the administrator configures it correctly.

  The other way is to uninstall it... but if it belongs to an enterprise, it may be password protected to prevent it from being uninstalled.

  By the way, what program is she running to cause Symantec to wake up?