ad-aware

A guide to uninstall ad-aware from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall ad-aware for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Lavasoft. More information about Lavasoft can be seen here. Click on http://www.Lavasoft.com to get more details about ad-aware on Lavasoft's website. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing ad-aware is "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareUpdater.exe" --uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 5.45 MB (5717808 bytes) on disk and is labeled AdAwareUpdater.exe.

The following executable files are contained in ad-aware. They occupy 7.37 MB (7729968 bytes) on disk.

• AdAwareUpdater.exe (5.45 MB)
• AdAwareWebInstaller.exe (1.92 MB)

This info is about ad-aware version 11.7.485.8398 alone. Click on the links below for other ad-aware versions:

• 9.0
• 9.0.0
• 8.3.5
• 8.2
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall ad-aware.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 11

The files below were left behind on your disk by ad-aware when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareCrashHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareIncompatibles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareThreatWorkAlliance.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareUpdater.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A041066D-37EF-46FC-9DF7-465A07F1C5CF}_AdAwareUpdater
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareUpdater.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareUpdater.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\D660140AFE73CF64D97F64A5701F5CFC\InstallProperties\InstallLocation

How to erase ad-aware with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ad-aware is an application by Lavasoft. Some users choose to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to uninstall ad-aware is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find ad-aware or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ad-aware". If it exists on your system the ad-aware app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select ad-aware in the list of apps, the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about ad-aware, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for ad-aware:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.Lavasoft.com
• The uninstall string is: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.7.485.8398\AdAwareUpdater.exe" --uninstall

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ad-aware.


8. After uninstalling ad-aware, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of ad-aware that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ad-aware using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove ad-aware by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that ad-aware by Lavasoft is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove ad-aware supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.