Adaware Privacy

How to uninstall Adaware Privacy from your system

This web page is about Adaware Privacy for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Adaware. You can read more on Adaware or check for application updates here. More details about Adaware Privacy can be found at https://www.adaware.com. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files (x86)\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\Adaware-Privacy-Installer.exe --uninstall is the full command line if you want to uninstall Adaware Privacy. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.73 MB (2864608 bytes) on disk and is called Adaware-Privacy.exe.

Adaware Privacy contains of the executables below. They occupy 4.14 MB (4337952 bytes) on disk.

Adaware-Privacy-Installer.exe (444.97 KB)
Adaware-Privacy.exe (2.73 MB)
AP-Assistant-Service.exe (23.47 KB)
AP-Business-Protect.exe (161.47 KB)
AP-Feature-Service.exe (18.97 KB)
FeatureServiceInstaller.exe (35.97 KB)
openvpn.exe (753.97 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.7.0.229 of Adaware Privacy. Click on the links below for other Adaware Privacy versions:

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Adaware Privacy has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adaware Privacy:

C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adaware\Adaware-Privacy.exe_Url_4dqf4rlxrqljj5grlbldumtviikm2ow5
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adaware\Adaware Privacy

The files below were left behind on your disk by Adaware Privacy's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\Adaware-Privacy.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AdawarePrivacyIcon.ico
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AdawarePrivacyIcon_Pro.ico
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\ap.Notification.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Assistant-Logger.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Assistant-Service.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Assistant-WCF.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Business-Browser.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Business-Protect.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Constants.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Events.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Feature-Service.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Feature-WCF.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Helpers.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\AP-Utils.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\de-DE\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\en-US\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\es-ES\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\FeatureServiceInstaller.exe
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\fr-CA\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\it-IT\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\ja-JP\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\log4net.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\LZ4.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\NCalc.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\privacy_clr.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\pt-BR\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\ru-RU\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\System.Data.SQLite.xml
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\tr-TR\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\vpn_clr.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\WpfAnimatedGif.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\zh-Hans\Adaware-Privacy.resources.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci.cat
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci.inf
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci.sys
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_core.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_install.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_install_boot.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_reinstall.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_reinstall_boot.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_start.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_stop.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddci_uninstall.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bddcihttp.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bdnc.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bdnc.ini
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\BDUpdateServiceCom.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bittorrent.dll
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bridge_install.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bridge_start.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bridge_stop.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\bridge_uninstall.cmd
C:\Program Files\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Service\Win32\concrt140.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adaware\Adaware Privacy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adaware\Adaware Privacy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adaware-Privacy_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adaware-Privacy_RASMANCS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adaware-Privacy-Installer_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adaware-Privacy-Installer_RASMANCS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{155ef5ca-7689-49aa-b64a-2ca31f349a40}

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\APAssistantService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Adaware Privacy with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adaware Privacy is a program marketed by the software company Adaware. Frequently, users choose to erase this application. This is hard because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to erase Adaware Privacy is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Adaware Privacy or simply click the Search field and type in "Adaware Privacy". The Adaware Privacy program will be found very quickly. After you select Adaware Privacy in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Adaware Privacy, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adaware Privacy:

The publisher is: https://www.adaware.com
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adaware\Adaware Privacy\Application\Adaware-Privacy-Installer.exe --uninstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adaware Privacy.

8. After removing Adaware Privacy, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Adaware Privacy that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adaware Privacy using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adaware Privacy by Adaware from your computer, nor are we saying that Adaware Privacy by Adaware is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adaware Privacy 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' computers.

2023-07-09 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-07-08 22:21:54.017

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