Avira AntiVir Professional

How to uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional from your PC

This info is about Avira AntiVir Professional for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Avira GmbH. More information on Avira GmbH can be found here. More details about the software Avira AntiVir Professional can be seen at http://www.avira.com/. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for Avira AntiVir Professional is C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE. avcenter.exe is the Avira AntiVir Professional's main executable file and it occupies around 390.66 KB (400040 bytes) on disk.

Avira AntiVir Professional installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.04 MB (7377024 bytes) on disk.

• avadmin.exe (121.66 KB)
• avcenter.exe (390.66 KB)
• avconfig.exe (362.16 KB)
• avfwsvc.exe (554.16 KB)
• avgnt.exe (275.16 KB)
• avguard.exe (263.16 KB)
• avmailc.exe (332.16 KB)
• avmcdlg.exe (342.16 KB)
• avnotify.exe (218.66 KB)
• avrestart.exe (190.66 KB)
• avscan.exe (472.66 KB)
• avshadow.exe (75.16 KB)
• avupgsvc.exe (58.66 KB)
• avwebgrd.exe (418.16 KB)
• avwsc.exe (96.17 KB)
• checkt.exe (77.16 KB)
• fact.exe (345.66 KB)
• fwinst.exe (142.66 KB)
• guardgui.exe (70.16 KB)
• guardhlp.exe (16.66 KB)
• licmgr.exe (129.35 KB)
• rscdwld.exe (123.16 KB)
• sched.exe (133.16 KB)
• setup.exe (663.66 KB)
• update.exe (567.66 KB)
• usrreq.exe (699.66 KB)
• wsctool.exe (63.66 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 10.2.0.1059 of Avira AntiVir Professional. You can find below info on other versions of Avira AntiVir Professional:

• 10.0.0.989
• 10.2.0.1060
• 10.2.0.157
• 10.2.0.1064
• Unknown
• 10.2.0.160
• 10.0.0.961
• 10.2.0.1054

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Avira AntiVir Professional has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional:

• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Avira\AntiVir Desktop

The files below were left behind on your disk by Avira AntiVir Professional when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aebb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aecore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeemu.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aegen.dll

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira\AntiVir Desktop
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avira AntiVir Desktop

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74}\System.Software.TasksFileUrl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74}\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{305CA226-D286-468e-B848-2B2E8E697B74}\Shell\Open\Command\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avira AntiVir Desktop\DisplayIcon

How to remove Avira AntiVir Professional from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira AntiVir Professional is an application marketed by the software company Avira GmbH. Sometimes, users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK action to erase Avira AntiVir Professional is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Avira AntiVir Professional or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira AntiVir Professional". If it is installed on your PC the Avira AntiVir Professional program will be found very quickly. After you select Avira AntiVir Professional in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Avira AntiVir Professional, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avira AntiVir Professional:

• The software company is: http://www.avira.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional.


8. After removing Avira AntiVir Professional, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira AntiVir Professional which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avira AntiVir Professional with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional by Avira GmbH from your PC, nor are we saying that Avira AntiVir Professional by Avira GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.