Disabling Norton Antivirus Programmatically

• 1). Open Norton Antivirus by clicking on its icon either on your desktop or in the system tray.
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Options" or "Settings" button. The button label will vary depending on what version of Norton Antivirus is installed on your computer.
  
  
• 3). Select the "Antivirus" setting.
  
  
• 4). Click the "On" button, located next to "Auto-Protect." You should see the Auto-Protect feature is now set to "Off."
  
  
• 5). Click on "Apply" or "OK" to save your changes. You may receive a warning message that your computer is unprotected. Click "OK."
  
  

Quick Disable of Norton

• 1). Locate the Norton Antivirus icon in the system tray on the bottom or lower right of your computer screen and right-click on the icon.
  
  
• 2). Select "Disable Antivirus Auto-Protect."
  
  
• 3). Click "OK" in response to one or more warning messages that may appear.