Avira Free Antivirus

How to uninstall Avira Free Antivirus from your PC

Avira Free Antivirus is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Avira. Open here for more information on Avira. Click on http://www.avira.com/free-av to get more facts about Avira Free Antivirus on Avira's website. Usually the Avira Free Antivirus program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Avira Free Antivirus's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE. The program's main executable file is named avcenter.exe and occupies 382.45 KB (391632 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Avira Free Antivirus. They occupy about 13.31 MB (13953376 bytes) on disk.

• apnstub.exe (139.88 KB)
• apntoolbarinstaller.exe (3.35 MB)
• avadmin.exe (83.95 KB)
• avcenter.exe (382.45 KB)
• avconfig.exe (488.99 KB)
• avgnt.exe (340.49 KB)
• avguard.exe (107.45 KB)
• avhlp.exe (64.95 KB)
• avira_free_antivirus.exe (2.00 MB)
• avnotify.exe (296.99 KB)
• avrestart.exe (177.95 KB)
• avscan.exe (457.28 KB)
• avshadow.exe (242.95 KB)
• avupgsvc.exe (57.70 KB)
• avwebgrd.exe (454.45 KB)
• avwebloader.exe (227.45 KB)
• avwsc.exe (114.93 KB)
• fact.exe (482.28 KB)
• guardgui.exe (169.95 KB)
• inssda64.exe (165.95 KB)
• ipmgui.exe (84.95 KB)
• licmgr.exe (103.85 KB)
• migrationAssistant.exe (1.95 MB)
• sched.exe (84.20 KB)
• setup.exe (698.78 KB)
• update.exe (598.28 KB)
• updrgui.exe (46.70 KB)
• wsctool.exe (78.95 KB)

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The current page applies to Avira Free Antivirus version 12.1.9.2400 only. You can find below info on other versions of Avira Free Antivirus:

• 13.0.0.352
• 13.0.0.3499
• 13.0.0.2517
• 12.0.0.291
• 15.0.8.658
• 14.0.3.350
• 13.0.0.469
• 12.0.0.128
• 12.0.0.101
• 12.0.0.271
• 14.0.3.338
• 12.0.0.869
• 12.1.9.294
• 12.0.0.898
• 13.0.0.4042
• 12.0.0.132
• 12.1.9.402
• 12.0.0.125
• 12.1.9.1236
• 12.0.0.1199
• 15.0.8.644
• 15.0.8.642
• 13.0.0.2735
• 15.0.8.656
• 14.0.2.286
• 12.0.0.851
• 14.0.1.749
• 13.0.0.2693
• 15.0.10.434
• 15.0.8.624
• 12.1.9.345
• 12.0.0.1167
• 12.0.0.285
• 12.0.0.157
• 13.0.0.2832
• 13.0.0.3737
• 14.0.5.464
• 12.0.0.320
• 13.0.0.521
• 12.0.0.133
• 12.0.0.789
• 12.0.0.189
• 12.0.0.849
• 14.0.3.330
• 12.1.9.342
• 13.0.0.436
• 12.0.0.266
• 10.2.0.703
• 12.0.0.348
• 13.0.0.1409
• 12.0.0.297
• 12.0.0.861
• 14.0.2.344
• 12.1.9.2500
• 13.0.0.506
• 14.0.5.444
• 14.0.0.411
• 12.0.0.85
• 12.0.0.270
• 14.0.4.614
• 12.0.0.141
• 12.0.0.855
• 13.0.0.536
• 13.0.0.3883
• 13.0.0.480
• 12.0.0.317
• 14.0.1.759
• 13.0.0.4052
• 12.0.0.147
• 12.1.9.352
• 13.0.0.524
• 13.0.0.3880
• 14.0.7.306
• 12.0.0.1125
• 13.0.0.526
• 13.0.0.2761
• 13.0.0.464
• 13.0.0.565
• 15.0.8.650
• 13.0.0.577
• 14.0.6.552
• 13.0.0.2688
• 13.0.0.3640
• 12.1.9.339
• 14.0.0.383
• 12.0.0.207
• 14.0.1.719
• 14.0.7.468
• 13.0.0.2890
• 12.0.0.298
• 12.0.0.870
• 14.0.4.672
• 13.0.0.475
• 13.0.0.2678
• 12.0.0.289
• 12.0.0.323
• 12.0.0.131
• 14.0.7.342
• 14.0.4.642
• 13.0.0.3884

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

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop

Files remaining:

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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0623B03B-EC25-47A1-A8CA-7466651044CE}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avira AntiVir Desktop

Additional values that you should delete:

• 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_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{45AC2688-0253-4ED8-97DE-B5370FA7D48A}\InProcServer32\

A way to remove Avira Free Antivirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Free Antivirus is a program by the software company Avira. Sometimes, users decide to remove this program. This is troublesome because performing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE manner to remove Avira 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program 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 admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avira Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira Free Antivirus". If it exists on your system the Avira Free Antivirus app will be found very quickly. When you select Avira Free Antivirus in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Avira Free Antivirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Avira Free Antivirus:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.avira.com/free-av
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Avira Free Antivirus.


8. After removing Avira Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avira Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Avira Free Antivirus by Avira from your computer, nor are we saying that Avira Free Antivirus by Avira is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avira Free Antivirus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.