Avast Free Antivirus
How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC
Avast Free Antivirus is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by
Avast Software. More information about Avast Software can be seen
here. Avast Free Antivirus is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder, depending on the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\setup\Instup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. AvastUI.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 22.13 MB (23204136 bytes) on disk.
Avast Free Antivirus is comprised of the following executables which occupy 138.15 MB (
144861424 bytes) on disk:
- ashQuick.exe (543.79 KB)
- ashUpd.exe (690.29 KB)
- aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.31 MB)
- aswChLic.exe (318.79 KB)
- aswEngSrv.exe (643.79 KB)
- aswidsagent.exe (7.15 MB)
- aswRunDll.exe (3.94 MB)
- aswToolsSvc.exe (839.29 KB)
- AvastNM.exe (2.30 MB)
- AvastSvc.exe (788.29 KB)
- AvastUI.exe (22.13 MB)
- AvBugReport.exe (5.82 MB)
- AvConsent.exe (764.29 KB)
- AvDump.exe (3.38 MB)
- AvEmUpdate.exe (5.05 MB)
- AvLaunch.exe (445.29 KB)
- firefox_pass.exe (589.79 KB)
- gaming_hook.exe (560.79 KB)
- RegSvr.exe (3.87 MB)
- sched.exe (511.79 KB)
- SetupInf.exe (3.95 MB)
- SupportTool.exe (8.80 MB)
- su_worker.exe (4.75 MB)
- VisthAux.exe (513.79 KB)
- wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.19 MB)
- wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.76 MB)
- wsc_proxy.exe (55.58 KB)
- engsup.exe (2.19 MB)
- aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.09 MB)
- aswPEBrowser.exe (3.24 MB)
- aswPECommander.exe (3.06 MB)
- aswPEShell.exe (3.26 MB)
- aswShMin.exe (454.29 KB)
- aswOfferTool.exe (2.42 MB)
- instup.exe (3.74 MB)
- overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
- sbr.exe (20.29 KB)
- aswBoot.exe (308.79 KB)
- aswRunDll.exe (3.59 MB)
- AvDump.exe (3.12 MB)
- firefox_pass.exe (540.29 KB)
- gaming_hook.exe (509.79 KB)
- RegSvr.exe (3.53 MB)
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25.3.6154 alone. You can find here a few links to other Avast Free Antivirus releases:
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC:- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Avast Free Antivirus:- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.htm
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.txt
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.htm
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.txt
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\avast.local_vc142.crt.manifest
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_2.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\ucrtbase.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\vccorlib140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\avast.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140_threads.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\Base.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\Boot.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1033\uiLangRes.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\AavmRpch.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\anen.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashBase.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashQuick.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashServ.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashShell.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashTask.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashUpd.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswAMSI.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswAux.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswAv.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswavdetection.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswBrowser.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswChLic.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswCmnBS.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswCmnIS.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswCmnOS.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswcomm.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswdetallocator.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswDld.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswEngLdr.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswEngSrv.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswhook.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswidpm.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswidsagent.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswIP.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswJsFlt.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswLog.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswntsqlite.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswProperty.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswPropertyAv.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswpsic.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswremoval.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswRunDll.exe
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswRvrt.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswsecapi.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswSqLt.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswToolsSvc.exe
Registry keys:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Antivirus
Additional values that you should clean:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aswbIDSAgent\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\FailureCommand
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\FailureCommand
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastWscReporter\ImagePath
A way to delete Avast Free Antivirus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Avast Free Antivirus is a program offered by the software company Avast Software. Sometimes, people try to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it is installed on your PC the Avast Free Antivirus app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Avast Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.

8. After uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avast Free Antivirus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by Avast Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by Avast Software is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-04-01 12:18:20.900