Skip to main content
Solved

How to make Symantec Uninstallation completely silent?

  • December 20, 2021
  • 8 replies
  • 97 views
J
Forum|alt.badge.img+6

Hey everyone - I'm very much a newbie here but would love some advice - at the moment I am uninstalling Symantec from all our macs and installing Windows Defender. I'm using the command script from here to uninstall Symantec - 

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=TECH103489

My policy places the command file at a local location on each mac and then runs it from there, however on my test mac I've found I'm still being prompted if I want to uninstall Symantec and  1 or 2 other prompts that I have to click on before it runs...is there anyway to make it fully silent without any interaction from a user?

Best answer by hallfire

Hi.

Im my case I modify the script for not be prompt. I force the choice on the script for uninstall , and I force the yes entry directly on the script.

 

Before execute the script you need to remove Symantec Endpoint Protection.app with a rm command (if your on macOS 10.15 like us)

 

    8 replies

    H
    Forum|alt.badge.img+5
    • hallfire
    • Jamf Heroes
    • 4 replies
    • Answer
    • December 21, 2021

    Hi.

    Im my case I modify the script for not be prompt. I force the choice on the script for uninstall , and I force the yes entry directly on the script.

     

    Before execute the script you need to remove Symantec Endpoint Protection.app with a rm command (if your on macOS 10.15 like us)

     

    J
    Forum|alt.badge.img+6
    • JAMFNoob
    • Author
    • Contributor
    • 18 replies
    • December 21, 2021

    Hi.

    Im my case I modify the script for not be prompt. I force the choice on the script for uninstall , and I force the yes entry directly on the script.

     

    Before execute the script you need to remove Symantec Endpoint Protection.app with a rm command (if your on macOS 10.15 like us)

     


    Would you mind sharing your script with me? I'm a beginner with coding and usually just copy paste scripts to run. 

    H
    Forum|alt.badge.img+5
    • hallfire
    • Jamf Heroes
    • 4 replies
    • December 22, 2021

    https://www71.zippyshare.com/v/QU2miJ4U/file.html

    You can create a package with composer 

    Place the file RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command in /Private/tmp

     

    In preinstall script use the this command :
    rm -R "/Applications/Symantec Solutions/Symantec Endpoint Protection.app"

    In post install script use this command :

    /tmp/RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command -A
    rm /tmp/RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command

    U
    Forum|alt.badge.img+1
    • user-cflvsqhVEZ
    • New Contributor
    • 2 replies
    • December 22, 2021

    https://www71.zippyshare.com/v/QU2miJ4U/file.html

    You can create a package with composer 

    Place the file RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command in /Private/tmp

     

    In preinstall script use the this command :
    rm -R "/Applications/Symantec Solutions/Symantec Endpoint Protection.app"

    In post install script use this command :

    /tmp/RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command -A
    rm /tmp/RemoveSymantecMacFiles.command


    Hello,

    From shared link can't download the files. Tt is downloading some malware and doing nothing. Try the below link to share the files.

    https://wetransfer.com

    Thank you

    H
    Forum|alt.badge.img+5
    • hallfire
    • Jamf Heroes
    • 4 replies
    • December 22, 2021

    https://we.tl/t-FQxYOUyvvM

    here is the command file on weetransfert

    U
    Forum|alt.badge.img+1
    • user-cflvsqhVEZ
    • New Contributor
    • 2 replies
    • December 23, 2021

    https://we.tl/t-FQxYOUyvvM

    here is the command file on weetransfert


    Thanks for uploading the customised Symantec removal tool. But I am getting this one pop up. Is this can be suppressed as well?

    mhasman
    Forum|alt.badge.img+22
    • mhasman
    • Valued Contributor
    • 426 replies
    • December 27, 2021

    Is there any way to remove SEP system extensions by running the script/commands?

    U
    Forum|alt.badge.img+1
    • user-lOCkETbIwx
    • New Contributor
    • 4 replies
    • May 16, 2022

    Is there anyway to get this script from someone on this thread please? @hallfire @JAMFNoob @user-cflvsqhVEZ 

     


    Terms & ConditionsCookie settingsAccessibility statement