Ad-Aware Antivirus

A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware Antivirus from your computer

Ad-Aware Antivirus is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Lavasoft. Further information on Lavasoft can be seen here. Please follow http://www.Lavasoft.com if you want to read more on Ad-Aware Antivirus on Lavasoft's website. Ad-Aware Antivirus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0 directory, depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Ad-Aware Antivirus is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareUpdater.exe. Ad-Aware Antivirus's primary file takes around 3.65 MB (3822432 bytes) and its name is AdAwareUpdater.exe.

Ad-Aware Antivirus installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.30 MB (5552328 bytes) on disk.

• AdAwareUpdater.exe (3.65 MB)
• AdAwareWebInstaller.exe (1.65 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 11.1.5354.0 of Ad-Aware Antivirus. For more Ad-Aware Antivirus versions please click below:

• 10.3.45.3935
• 11.14.1023.10544
• 11.15.1046.10613
• 11.7.485.8398
• 11.0.4530.0
• 11.9.662.8718
• 11.12.945.9202
• 11.1.5152.0
• 11.3.6321.0
• 11.0.4516.0
• 10.4.49.4168
• 11.0.4527.0
• 11.10.767.8917
• 10.5.2.4379
• 11.8.586.8535
• 11.6.272.7865
• 11.6.306.7947
• 10.5.1.4369
• 11.11.898.9090
• 11.9.696.8769
• 11.4.6792.0
• 11.0.4555.0
• 11.2.5952.0
• 11.5.198.7293
• 10.4.43.4155
• 10.5.0.4339
• 11.5.202.7299
• 10.5.3.4405
• 10.4.47.4163

...click to view all...
Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Ad-Aware Antivirus.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Ad-Aware Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareIncompatibles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareUpdaterDefaultSkin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareWebInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_chrono-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_date_time-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_filesystem-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_locale-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_program_options-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_regex-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_system-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_thread-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\boost_timer-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\cryptopp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\detection.xml
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\DllStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\htmlayout.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\HtmlFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\libssh2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\OEMUninstall.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\pugixml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\RCF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\Statistics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\zlib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareActivation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareAntiMalwareEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareAntiPhishing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareAntiRootkitEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareAntiSpam.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareApplicationUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareCommandLine.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareCrashHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareDefinitionsUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareDefinitionsUpdaterScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareDesktop.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareDesktopDefaultSkin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareEmailProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareFeedback.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareGamingMode.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareIgnoreList.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareIncompatibles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareNetworkProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareParentalControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwarePromo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareQuarantine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareRealTimeProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareReset.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareScanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareScannerHistory.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareScannerScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareSecurityCenter.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareServiceKernel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareShellExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareTime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareTray.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareTrayDefaultSkin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareWebProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_chrono-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_date_time-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_filesystem-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_locale-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_program_options-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_regex-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_system-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_thread-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\boost_timer-vc100-mt-1_55.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\cryptopp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\DllStorage.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\htmlayout.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\HtmlFramework.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\lavalicense.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\libssh2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\pugixml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\RCF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\SecurityCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.1.5354.0\zlib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\81813fd7c338df73473ce889bbd4d61f-5a18baab6dad602445f2baeb0fe88d3e-emalware.000.gzip
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\avxdisk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\bdardrv.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\bdcore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\bdquar.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\BDSmartDB.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\BDUpdateServiceCom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\detection.xml
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\OEMUninstall.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\Plugins\7zip.xmd
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\Plugins\access.xmd

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{17E73768-9F21-4334-ABE6-CD131031564C}_AdAwareUpdater

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Antimalware Engine\2.6.0.0\

A way to erase Ad-Aware Antivirus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware Antivirus is an application released by Lavasoft. Some computer users decide to remove this program. This can be troublesome because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY action to remove Ad-Aware Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Ad-Aware Antivirus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ad-Aware Antivirus". If it is installed on your PC the Ad-Aware Antivirus program will be found automatically. After you click Ad-Aware Antivirus in the list , some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Ad-Aware Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Ad-Aware Antivirus:

• The software company is: http://www.Lavasoft.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware Antivirus\Ad-Aware Antivirus Updater\11.1.5354.0\AdAwareUpdater.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Ad-Aware Antivirus.


8. After removing Ad-Aware Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Ad-Aware Antivirus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Ad-Aware Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Geographical user distribution

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Ad-Aware Antivirus by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware Antivirus by Lavasoft is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Ad-Aware Antivirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.