Avira Security

A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Avira Security for Windows. It is developed by Avira Operations GmbH. More information on Avira Operations GmbH can be seen here. You can see more info about Avira Security at http://www.avira.com/. Usually the Avira Security application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Avira Security. The application's main executable file has a size of 6.03 MB (6327224 bytes) on disk and is named Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe.

Avira Security contains of the executables below. They occupy 16.85 MB (17671872 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (6.03 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (286.93 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.UpdaterTracker.exe (227.54 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (260.84 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (254.30 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe (1.58 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (204.99 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (223.52 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (462.08 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.08 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (1.89 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.40 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.1.79.5 of Avira Security. For other Avira Security versions please click below:

• 1.1.75.5
• 1.1.78.4
• 1.1.80.7
• 1.1.91.1
• 1.1.105.1408
• 1.1.93.5
• 1.1.75.7
• 1.1.89.1
• 1.1.81.4
• 1.1.104.1294
• 1.1.92.6
• 1.1.97.5
• 1.1.98.1
• 1.1.88.1
• Unknown
• 1.1.81.10
• 1.1.101.602
• 1.1.92.3
• 1.1.81.5
• 1.1.97.4
• 1.1.93.6
• 1.1.90.1
• 1.1.95.7
• 1.1.84.2
• 1.1.77.4
• 1.1.79.3
• 1.1.101.650
• 1.1.102.766
• 1.1.99.264
• 1.1.103.1167
• 1.1.102.785
• 1.1.81.6
• 1.1.82.2
• 1.1.80.8
• 1.1.100.521
• 1.1.76.2
• 1.1.95.4
• 1.1.79.4
• 1.1.86.3
• 1.1.84.8
• 1.1.99.443
• 1.1.83.5
• 1.1.84.10
• 1.1.90.8
• 1.1.78.3
• 1.1.85.4
• 1.1.74.3
• 1.1.96.2
• 1.1.103.1129
• 1.1.87.3
• 1.1.81.8
• 1.1.94.4

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\Antivirus.ContextMenu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\SharpShell.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\250\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Avira_Security_Avira_Spotlight_UI_Application_exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.Security
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AviraSecurityUninstaller

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurity\FailureCommand
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurity\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurityUpdater\ImagePath

How to remove Avira Security from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is an application released by the software company Avira Operations GmbH. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Avira Security 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". If it is installed on your PC the Avira Security program will be found automatically. When you select Avira Security in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Avira Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avira Security:

• The software company is: http://www.avira.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avira Security.


8. After uninstalling Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avira Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avira Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.