Ad-Aware Security Add-on

A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware Security Add-on from your computer

This web page is about Ad-Aware Security Add-on for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Lavasoft. More information on Lavasoft can be seen here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Ad-Aware Security Add-on is C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 502.30 KB (514352 bytes) on disk and is called dtUser.exe.

The following executables are contained in Ad-Aware Security Add-on. They occupy 863.10 KB (883816 bytes) on disk.

• dtUser.exe (502.30 KB)
• ffHelper.exe (103.00 KB)
• ieUtils.exe (101.98 KB)
• uninstall.exe (155.83 KB)

The current web page applies to Ad-Aware Security Add-on version 3.7.0.0 only. Click on the links below for other Ad-Aware Security Add-on versions:

• 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
• 3.4.0.3
• 3.5.0.2
• 3.1.0.2
• 3.6.0.3

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawareDx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawaretb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawaretb.xml
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\custom.js

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• 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 erase Ad-Aware Security Add-on from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware Security Add-on is a program by Lavasoft. Some users choose to erase this program. This is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to erase 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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 after you select Ad-Aware Security Add-on in the list , the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Ad-Aware Security Add-on, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Ad-Aware Security Add-on.


8. After uninstalling Ad-Aware Security Add-on, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware Security Add-on that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Ad-Aware Security Add-on with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows 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 Security Add-on by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware Security Add-on by Lavasoft is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ad-Aware Security Add-on in case you want to. 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' computers.