symantec endpoint removal tool cleanwipe

That removed everything except the Teefer2 entries in my networking list.

Next, I went through and manually deleted the remnants, following these instructions: Running that tool didn’t solve my problem, though it did delete a number of components that were left. You need an open support ticket to get it from Symantec directly, but if you know the filename, you can Google it and get it from others (note: I don’t vouch for the results – you’re on your own). I found an article about running a Symantec tool called “Cleanwipe” that’s supposed to remove traces of failed Symantec Endpoint installations. Trying to update the drivers on the network card (which said a file was missing) always give me the same error message: “The system cannot find the file specified.” It would almost work, up until the very end of the driver wizard, and then that error. Thinking this could be the problem, I attempted to right-click -> Uninstall each of these, but nothing happened – they didn’t uninstall. However, in device manager, I could see a “Teefer2” entry for every one of my network connections, and it was set to disabled – this is the Symantec Network Threat Protection driver, and it monitors your network activity. Using Device Manager to uninstall the network card and rebooting didn’t do any good, not did attempting to update drivers.

On rolling over to the server and checking the desktop, the network connectivity was completely dead – I couldn’t ping the gateway or browse the internet at all.

I uninstalled SEP, thinking it would go smoothly, and on reboot, I lost connectivity to the server. I noticed a few weeks ago, though, that one of my servers still had SEP installed, though it wasn’t running. About a year ago, I made the switch from Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 to Microsoft Forefront on a small network I manage, and the transition was mostly smooth.

Symantec endpoint removal tool cleanwipe