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How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Avast Free Antivirus for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Gen Digital Inc.. More information on Gen Digital Inc. can be seen here. Avast Free Antivirus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. Avast Free Antivirus's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Icarus\avast-av\icarus.exe. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's primary executable file and it occupies about 21.95 MB (23012136 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Avast Free Antivirus. They occupy about 123.66 MB (129669400 bytes) on disk.

  • afwServ.exe (2.26 MB)
  • ashQuick.exe (516.79 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (626.79 KB)
  • aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
  • aswChLic.exe (318.79 KB)
  • aswEngSrv.exe (640.79 KB)
  • aswidsagent.exe (7.04 MB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.86 MB)
  • aswToolsSvc.exe (1.17 MB)
  • AvastNM.exe (2.27 MB)
  • AvastSvc.exe (760.29 KB)
  • AvastUI.exe (21.95 MB)
  • AvBugReport.exe (5.72 MB)
  • AvConsent.exe (731.79 KB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.33 MB)
  • AvEmUpdate.exe (4.97 MB)
  • AvLaunch.exe (417.79 KB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (560.79 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (533.79 KB)
  • OobeUtil.exe (693.79 KB)
  • overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.80 MB)
  • sched.exe (484.29 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (3.88 MB)
  • SupportTool.exe (8.70 MB)
  • su_worker.exe (4.70 MB)
  • VisthAux.exe (487.29 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 (2.04 MB)
  • aswBoot.exe (308.79 KB)
  • aswPEAntivirus.exe (11.39 MB)
  • aswPEBrowser.exe (3.20 MB)
  • aswPECommander.exe (3.02 MB)
  • aswPEShell.exe (3.22 MB)
  • aswShMin.exe (453.79 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.52 MB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.09 MB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (514.29 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (485.79 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.47 MB)
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The current web page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 24.12.9694.2355 only. Click on the links below for other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

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When you're planning to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast

The files below were left behind on your disk by Avast Free Antivirus's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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-core-xstate-l2-1-0.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_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\1035\aswClnTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\aswClnTg.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\aswInfTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\aswInfTg.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1035\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Antivirus

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aswbIDSAgent\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Firewall\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastWscReporter\ImagePath


How to remove Avast Free Antivirus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application marketed by Gen Digital Inc.. Some people choose to remove this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it exists on your system the Avast Free Antivirus application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Avast Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avast Free Antivirus.
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8. After uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avast Free Antivirus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus 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.

2024-12-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-12-10 17:31:42.457