Ad-Aware

A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Ad-Aware for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Lavasoft. You can find out more on Lavasoft or check for application updates here. Ad-Aware is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Ad-Aware is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\{BC9FCCF7-E686-494B-8C9B-55C9A39A7CA9}\Ad-AwareInstallation.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled Ad-Aware.exe and its approximative size is 1.57 MB (1643272 bytes).

Ad-Aware contains of the executables below. They occupy 15.08 MB (15817016 bytes) on disk.

• AAWAdmin.exe (463.34 KB)
• AAWService.exe (1.13 MB)
• AAWTray.exe (770.89 KB)
• AAWWSC.exe (691.12 KB)
• Ad-Aware.exe (1.57 MB)
• Ad-AwareAdmin.exe (804.62 KB)
• Ad-AwareCommand.exe (797.64 KB)
• AutoLaunch.exe (726.16 KB)
• Download Guard for Internet Explorer.exe (1.73 MB)
• lsdelete.exe (15.51 KB)
• threatwork.exe (841.84 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (71.35 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (147.35 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (385.85 KB)
• ThreatWork.exe (296.84 KB)
• AutoStart Manager.exe (422.34 KB)
• HostFileEditor.exe (2.18 MB)
• ProcessWatch.exe (1.78 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.1.1 of Ad-Aware. For more Ad-Aware versions please click below:

• 9.0
• 9.0.0
• 8.3.5
• 8.2
• 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

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A way to delete Ad-Aware from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware is an application offered by the software company Lavasoft. Some people choose to uninstall it. This is efortful because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• 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 get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Ad-Aware or simply click the Search field and type in "Ad-Aware". The Ad-Aware app will be found automatically. When you select Ad-Aware in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Ad-Aware, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Ad-Aware.


8. After removing Ad-Aware, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Ad-Aware using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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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 page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ad-Aware in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.