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A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your computer

This page is about Avira Security for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Avira Operations GmbH. Open here where you can find out more on Avira Operations GmbH. More information about Avira Security can be seen at . Usually the Avira Security application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Avira Security is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 222.97 KB (228320 bytes) on disk and is named Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe.

The executables below are part of Avira Security. They take an average of 18.22 MB (19102344 bytes) on disk.

  • Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (6.43 MB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (288.82 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.Common.UpdaterTracker.exe (226.97 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (259.32 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (252.97 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe (1.69 MB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (222.97 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (222.97 KB)
  • Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (516.97 KB)
  • unins000.exe (3.12 MB)
  • ACSSignedIC.exe (202.27 KB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.14 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.69 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.1.102.785 of Avira Security. For more Avira Security versions please click below:

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

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira\Security

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Avira Security:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\Antivirus.ContextMenu.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\de-DE\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\en-US\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\es-ES\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\fr-FR\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\it-IT\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\ja-JP\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\nl-NL\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\pt-BR\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\ru-RU\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\SharpShell.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\tr-TR\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\zh-CN\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Antivirus.ContextMenu\zh-TW\Antivirus.ContextMenu.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Common.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Crypto.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Guards.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.JWT.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Mixpanel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Utils.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.ZipArchive.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Functional.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Messaging.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Optimizer.Common.Native.Library.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.Common.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.JSInterpreter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.MtsClient.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.Ncp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.Spoc.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Oxygen.StatReporter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.UpdaterTracker.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\avira_icon_dot.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Backends.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\BetterFolderBrowser.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\BootOptimizer.sdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Communication.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Interface.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Messaging.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.ProductLabel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Telemetry.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Utils.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.de-DE.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DevelopmentKit.Opswat.Oesis.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Dia2Lib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DotNetProjects.SVGImage.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIoc.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIoc.MefAttributedModel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIocAttributes.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DynamicData.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionSdk\ACSSignedIC.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionSdk\EndpointProtectionSDK.lic
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.en-US.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.es-ES.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Esprima.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\exclusions.sdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.fr-FR.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\GameOptimizer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\GBInternalTamperBlacklist.sdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans_bright.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated_bright.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection_bright.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\AUCDetection.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\BlacklistedPageDetection.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\DownloadDetection.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.it-IT.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.ja-JP.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\UI.Resources.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Jint.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Junk.sdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\LiteDB.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Mapping.sdf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\MessageRpc.Net.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • 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

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurityUpdater\ImagePath


A way to delete Avira Security from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is a program released by the software company Avira Operations GmbH. Frequently, users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY solution 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avira Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". If it is installed on your PC the Avira Security program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avira Security in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Avira Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Avira Security:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.avira.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Avira Security.
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8. After removing Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira Security that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH from your computer, we are not saying that Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avira Security in case 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.

2024-06-06 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-06-06 12:47:03.217