AdGuard

A guide to uninstall AdGuard from your system

This web page is about AdGuard for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Adguard Software Limited. Open here where you can read more on Adguard Software Limited. Detailed information about AdGuard can be seen at https://adguard.com. Usually the AdGuard application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AdGuard directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling AdGuard is MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Adguard.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 6.95 MB (7291096 bytes) on disk.

AdGuard is composed of the following executables which occupy 9.99 MB (10473600 bytes) on disk:

Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe (897.21 KB)
Adguard.exe (6.95 MB)
Adguard.Tools.exe (766.71 KB)
AdguardSvc.exe (780.21 KB)
AdguardNetReg.exe (101.20 KB)
AdguardNetReg.exe (127.70 KB)
AdguardNetReg.exe (134.70 KB)
AdguardNetReg.exe (114.20 KB)
certutil.exe (186.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.13.4287.0 of AdGuard. For more AdGuard versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove AdGuard.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall AdGuard:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Limited
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\storage\default\moz-extension+++7fcd5282-3503-4ad2-ac57-558a6acbd8ad^addonId=adguardadblocker%40adguard.com

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall AdGuard:

C:\Program Files (x86)\360\Total Security\config\newui\themes\default\InstantSetup\icon\adguard-f5598671.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\PictureLace\YotdessIntl\Adguard.exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Limited\Adguard.exe_StrongName_fx3hfgw3lp332eqb4g0rna0r2dpoucxg\7.13.4287.0\user.config
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\AdGuard
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\AdGuard
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adguard_20240918040659.log
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IObit\IObit Uninstaller\Log\Adguard.history
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard\filterrules_10.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard\filterrules_112.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard\filterrules_2.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard\filterrules_3.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\Adguard\filterrules_9.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\storage\default\moz-extension+++7fcd5282-3503-4ad2-ac57-558a6acbd8ad^addonId=adguardadblocker%40adguard.com\idb\1275293905AedggauraortdSRsuel.files\2
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ux7cp0zg.default\storage\default\moz-extension+++7fcd5282-3503-4ad2-ac57-558a6acbd8ad^addonId=adguardadblocker%40adguard.com\idb\1275293905AedggauraortdSRsuel.sqlite

Registry that is not uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cliqz\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Waterfox\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Adguard

How to erase AdGuard from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdGuard is an application marketed by the software company Adguard Software Limited. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall AdGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AdGuard or simply click the Search feature and type in "AdGuard". If it is installed on your PC the AdGuard application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click AdGuard in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about AdGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AdGuard:

The web site of the application is: https://adguard.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall AdGuard.

8. After removing AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of AdGuard that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling AdGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Limited is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall AdGuard in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-06-28 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-06-28 13:23:45.733

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