Ad-Aware

A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware from your system

Ad-Aware is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Lavasoft. Check out here where you can find out more on Lavasoft. Ad-Aware is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Ad-Aware is C:\ProgramData\{74D08EB8-01D1-4BAE-91E3-F30C1B031AC6}\Ad-AwareInstaller.exe. Ad-Aware's main file takes around 1.44 MB (1509936 bytes) and is named Ad-Aware.exe.

The executables below are part of Ad-Aware. They occupy about 14.65 MB (15358776 bytes) on disk.

• AAWService.exe (1.29 MB)
• AAWTray.exe (844.40 KB)
• AAWWSC.exe (737.40 KB)
• Ad-Aware.exe (1.44 MB)
• Ad-AwareAdmin.exe (881.60 KB)
• Ad-AwareCommand.exe (872.63 KB)
• AutoLaunch.exe (244.41 KB)
• Download Guard for Internet Explorer.exe (1.77 MB)
• LavasoftGCHelper.exe (144.00 KB)
• lsdelete.exe (15.51 KB)
• threatwork.exe (890.66 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (382.17 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (657.81 KB)
• AutoStart Manager.exe (507.00 KB)
• HostFileEditor.exe (2.17 MB)
• ProcessWatch.exe (1.94 MB)

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The current page applies to Ad-Aware version 8.2 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Ad-Aware:

• 9.0
• 9.0.0
• 8.3.5
• 11.7.485.8398
• Unknown
• 8.0.7
• 8.2.0
• 8.1
• 8.1.0
• 8.0.0
• 7.1.0.7
• 9.0.1
• 8.3
• 8.3.0
• 7.1.0.10
• 8.1.1

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If you're planning to uninstall Ad-Aware you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Ad-Aware:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus

The files below remain on your disk by Ad-Aware's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawapi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWTray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWWSC.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-AwareAdmin.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-AwareCommand.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AutoLaunch.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\CEAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Download Guard for Internet Explorer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\32\AAWDriverTool.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\32\DIFxAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\32\lbd.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\32\lbd.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\32\lbd.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\64\AAWDriverTool.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\64\DIFxAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\64\lbd.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\64\lbd.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\64\lbd.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\i386\sbaphd.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\i386\sbapifs.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\i386\sbapifsl.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\sbapifs.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\sbapifs.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\sbapifsl.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Drivers\sbapx64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\EmailScannerAddinSetup.msi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\EmailScannerBridge.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\kernexplorer.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\kernexplorer64.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\lavalicense.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\lavamessage.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\lsdelete.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Neutralize.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\PrivacyClean.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Resources_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\RPAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\sbap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\SBRE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\SBTE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ShellExt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ShellExt_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\threatwork.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ToolBox\AutoStart Manager\AutoStart Manager.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ToolBox\AutoStart Manager\SO.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ToolBox\LT\HostFileEditor.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ToolBox\LT\ProcessWatch.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\ToolBox\LT\ProcessWatch.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\unrar.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\UpdateManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Vipre.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\VipreBridge.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\WSCUpdate.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{4D0FF23C-E8F9-4AC8-B28C-93044A6ABC78}\Ad-Aware Antivirus.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus\language.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Logs\20121110T040157.853682PID4948\GuiFramework.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Logs\20130129T235358.098775PID2308\GlamorousInstaller.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Logs\20130129T235358.098775PID2308\GuiFramework.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Ad-Aware.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ad-Aware Search Protection
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B0B35DEDC76B4424EAA66DDFC3821DFE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B0B35DEDC76B4424EAA66DDFC3821DFE\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lbd\Description

How to erase Ad-Aware from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware is a program by the software company Lavasoft. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this application. This can be hard because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase Ad-Aware is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Ad-Aware or simply click the Search field and type in "Ad-Aware". If it is installed on your PC the Ad-Aware app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Ad-Aware in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Ad-Aware, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Ad-Aware.


8. After uninstalling Ad-Aware, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Ad-Aware that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Ad-Aware using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Ad-Aware by Lavasoft from your PC, we are not saying that Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Ad-Aware supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.