Old Annoying Red X Problem

Re: Red circle white X in icon tray when there's nothing indicating a problem

The red X is an OLD Norton problem from what I read on an Internet search. I just bought a year's service, and barely two days later this annoying red x shows up. I will not reinstall Norton.  And please, don't ask me questions like this is a new issue to be looked into.  There's no excuse for this problem going on for years. Is it time to request a refund!?

Is there a way to remove the icon all together since Norton fails to fix the problem?

Thank you