Avira Free Antivirus

A guide to uninstall Avira Free Antivirus from your computer

This info is about Avira Free Antivirus for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Avira. Additional info about Avira can be found here. More data about the program Avira Free Antivirus can be seen at http://www.avira.com/free-av. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop directory (same installation drive as Windows). The entire uninstall command line for Avira Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE. The program's main executable file is named avcenter.exe and it has a size of 323.22 KB (330976 bytes).

Avira Free Antivirus is composed of the following executables which take 12.06 MB (12649256 bytes) on disk:

• apnstub.exe (141.70 KB)
• apntoolbarinstaller.exe (5.39 MB)
• avadmin.exe (82.72 KB)
• avcenter.exe (323.22 KB)
• avconfig.exe (414.55 KB)
• avgnt.exe (337.22 KB)
• avguard.exe (108.22 KB)
• avnotify.exe (278.72 KB)
• avrestart.exe (177.72 KB)
• avscan.exe (622.05 KB)
• avshadow.exe (77.72 KB)
• avupgsvc.exe (56.72 KB)
• avwebg7.exe (757.05 KB)
• avwebgrd.exe (549.55 KB)
• avwebloader.exe (227.22 KB)
• avwsc.exe (161.63 KB)
• ccuac.exe (108.72 KB)
• fact.exe (446.22 KB)
• guardgui.exe (144.05 KB)
• ipmgui.exe (81.72 KB)
• licmgr.exe (96.23 KB)
• sched.exe (84.72 KB)
• setup.exe (747.05 KB)
• setuppending.exe (89.72 KB)
• update.exe (583.55 KB)
• updrgui.exe (45.86 KB)
• wsctool.exe (86.22 KB)

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The current web page applies to Avira Free Antivirus version 13.0.0.3640 alone. You can find below a few links to other Avira Free Antivirus versions:

• 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
• 12.1.9.2400
• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avira Free Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avira\Antivirus

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\about.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aebb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aecore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeemu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeexp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aegen.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aehelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeheur.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aelidb.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeoffice.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aepack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aerdl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aesbx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aescn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aescript.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aeset.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aevdf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\aevdf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alert_level.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alertcat.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alerttyp.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alertvir.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alldiscs.avp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\alldrives.avp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_bl.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_br.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_ml.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_mr.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_tl.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_bg_tr.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_btn_gray_hover.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_btn_gray_normal.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_phone.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_red_arrow.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\android_video.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\antivir.oem
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\antivir0.rdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\apcfile.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\apnic.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\apnstub.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\apntoolbarinstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avacl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avadmin.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avarkt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avbb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avcenter.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avconfig.cpl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avconfig.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avconfig.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avconfig.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avconfigrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avesvc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avesvcr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avevtlog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avevtrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avinet.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avipc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avipc64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avkmgr.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avlode.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avlode.rdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avmres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnetflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnetflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnetflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avpref.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avreg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avreg.yml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avrep.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avrestart.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avscan.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avscan.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avscanrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avscplr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avsda.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avsda64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avshadow.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avsmtp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avupgsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebg7.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebgrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebgrd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebloader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebloader.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avwebloadergui.dll

Registry keys:

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

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\ImagePath

A way to delete Avira Free Antivirus from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Free Antivirus is a program marketed by the software company Avira. Some computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE way to remove Avira Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avira Free Antivirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avira Free Antivirus". If it exists on your system the Avira Free Antivirus app will be found automatically. After you click Avira Free Antivirus in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Avira Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing 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\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm 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. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Avira Free Antivirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avira Free Antivirus by Avira from your computer, we are not saying that Avira Free Antivirus by Avira is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.