Ad-Aware Security Add-on

How to uninstall Ad-Aware Security Add-on from your computer

This page is about Ad-Aware Security Add-on for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Lavasoft. Additional info about Lavasoft can be seen here. Ad-Aware Security Add-on is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\adawaretb folder, subject to the user's decision. Ad-Aware Security Add-on's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\adawaretb\uninstall.exe. Ad-Aware Security Add-on's primary file takes around 302.90 KB (310168 bytes) and is called dtUser.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Ad-Aware Security Add-on. They occupy about 654.16 KB (669864 bytes) on disk.

• dtUser.exe (302.90 KB)
• ffHelper.exe (98.91 KB)
• ieUtils.exe (100.39 KB)
• uninstall.exe (151.96 KB)

This data is about Ad-Aware Security Add-on version 3.1.0.2 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Ad-Aware Security Add-on:

• 2.2.0.11
• 3.2.0.4
• 3.8.0.0
• 3.8.0.11
• 2.2.0.18
• 2.5.0.6
• 3.4.0.1
• 3.5.0.3
• 2.2.0.17
• 3.8.0.10
• 3.0.0.6
• 3.8.0.2
• 3.7.0.0
• 3.4.0.3
• 3.5.0.2
• 3.6.0.3

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Ad-Aware Security Add-on.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Ad-Aware Security Add-on from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\adawaretb

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

• C:\Program Files\adawaretb\adawareDx.dll
• C:\Program Files\adawaretb\adawaretb.dll
• C:\Program Files\adawaretb\adawaretb.xml
• C:\Program Files\adawaretb\chrome\content\custom.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adawaretb

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6c97a91e-4524-4019-86af-2aa2d567bf5c}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adawaretb\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adawaretb\InstallLocation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adawaretb\UninstallString

How to delete Ad-Aware Security Add-on from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware Security Add-on is an application marketed by the software company Lavasoft. Some computer users try to uninstall this application. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall Ad-Aware Security Add-on is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Ad-Aware Security Add-on or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Ad-Aware Security Add-on". If it exists on your system the Ad-Aware Security Add-on application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Ad-Aware Security Add-on in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Ad-Aware Security Add-on, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Ad-Aware Security Add-on.


8. After removing Ad-Aware Security Add-on, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware Security Add-on that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Ad-Aware Security Add-on using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Ad-Aware Security Add-on by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware Security Add-on by Lavasoft is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Ad-Aware Security Add-on 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.