Enter to Search. My Profile Logout. Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 is designed to address today's threat landscape with a comprehensive approach that spans the attack chain.
Antivirus protection is always required, regardless of the type of system one works on, be it a physical or a virtual one. Symantec Endpoint Protection is a software solution developed to secure.

Symantec Endpoint Protection For Mac Overview: Symantec Endpoint Protection For Mac Proactively detect and block in the present day’s most superior threats with an endpoint safety resolution that goes past antivirus. Unequalled Safety Cease superior threats with clever safety. Symantec Endpoint Protection cannot be installed if another anti-virus program is on your computer, including Norton AntiVirus. Double-click the Symantec Endpoint Protection folder. Double-click Symantec Endpoint Protection Installer.app. Symantec Endpoint Protection installer will launch. Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) provides protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malware. Faculty and staff can download Symantec for free from our Software distribution page. Symantec 12.1 for Mac requires a Mac desktop or laptop running Mac OS 10.5 or higher with an Intel processor and a minimum of 512 MB of RAM.

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Campus licenses for Symantec Endpoint Protection expire on June 24, 2020 for Students and July 31, 2020 for Faculty and Staff. You can learn more about the license expiration and recommended antivirus solutions at Campus Symantec License Expiration - Summer 2020.

Symantec Endpoint Protection For Mac

This document explains how to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 (SEP) for UW-Madison Faculty, Staff and Students on OS X. This process will work to uninstall old versions of Symantec as well.

Note: Please remove Symantec from any personally owned devices. Regarding UW-owned devices, if you have IT support, they will likely coordinate the removal of Symantec from your device (do not remove yourself). If you have questions about Symantec on your UW owned device, please contact your local IT support, otherwise feel free to open a case with the DoIT Help Desk.

Note: After you’ve finished uninstalling Symantec, learn more about the new antivirus options for your device here.

Download the Symantec Uninstaller (Mac) here.
After downloading the zip file, navigate to your downloads folder and double click on RemoveSymantecMacFiles.zip.
Open the RemoveSymantecMacFiles folder, and double click on RemoveSymanteMacFiles.command. Remotix agent for mac.
If a warning appears about opening applications from the internet, click Open.
- If you run into a 'Cannot run due to unidentified developer' error message when trying to run the file try the troubleshooting steps found here: Open an app by overriding security settings
Enter in the admin password (if the user is the primary user, enter their password to login to the machine) and press enter. When you type the password into terminal, it will not show any characters, but terminal still is taking the input in.
Enter in a 1 to the prompt to select 'Remove all Symantec files/folders.'
In a small amount of time, the uninstall script will finish, and prompt you to enter a 'y' (yes) or 'n' (no) to restart your machine. In order for the uninstall to be complete, you must restart the machine. Once the machine has restarted, you have successfully uninstalled Symantec.

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UIC no longer has an antivirus solution available for use on personal devices.

Windows

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Current versions of Microsoft Windows come with antivirus protection built-in, in the form of Windows Security. You can view information about Windows Security, including how to make sure it is running on your device, at this Microsoft site.

For those looking for antivirus protection other than the built-in Microsoft protection, two free alternatives for home use are:

Symantec Endpoint Protection For Mac

Sophos Home https://my.sophos.com/en-us/download/

Avast Free Antivirus https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download

macOS

macOS includes a security feature called Gatekeeper that ensure only trusted apps are installed on your device. For information about Gatekeeper, please see how to safely open apps on your Mac.

Uninstall Symantec Endpoint For Mac

Latest Symantec Endpoint Protection

For those looking for antivirus protection other than Gatekeeper, a free alternative for macOS can be found at:

Avast Free Antivirus https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download

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Owner:	Ed Z.	Group:	University of Illinois Chicago Technology Solutions
Created:	2019-04-24 09:36 CDT	Updated:	2020-10-29 12:15 CDT
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