So I was cleaning up my new Laptop and I find this program. I then start monitoring this program too see what it is doing. I discovered that the SymSilent.exe program that is Pre-installed on Many computers, is monitoring, logging, and then sending information to Symantec even if you do not use or have removed Symantec products! The program is not uninstalled when you uninstall a Norton or Symantec product, instead they have virtually NO information on what or why this program is there. This is a clear violation of privacy and this practice should be stopped!
I need a solution to this.... A UNINSTALLER! A program or script that will remove this malicious software from my PC! As far as I know, Symantec is required to provide a uninstall option for ALL their products, not just Norton. Unfortunately I will be purchasing new computers in the future, and of course you are paying to have this included with your pre-installed products. So, I will have a need for a real uninstall program/script for this!
***NO, the 'Completely remove' utility on you website didn't even see this program, let alone remove it....I had to manually remove it from the hard drive AND registry, with instructions from a 3rd party website... because apparently you refuse to not cheat and exploit your customers (and those that are NOT your customers)***
Log can be found at C:\Users\Public\Symantec\SymSilent and program is at C:\Program Files (x86)\SymSilent.