Avira Security

A way to uninstall Avira Security from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Avira Security for Windows. It is produced by Avira Operations GmbH. More information on Avira Operations GmbH can be seen here. Click on http://www.avira.com/ to get more data about Avira Security on Avira Operations GmbH's website. Avira Security is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder, subject to the user's option. Avira Security's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe and occupies 6.27 MB (6573128 bytes).

Avira Security is composed of the following executables which occupy 17.99 MB (18866200 bytes) on disk:

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (6.27 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (290.42 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.UpdaterTracker.exe (229.03 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (261.13 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (255.88 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe (1.73 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (225.10 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (224.01 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (504.94 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.05 MB)
• ACSSignedIC.exe (202.27 KB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.13 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.68 MB)

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This data is about Avira Security version 1.1.94.4 only. You can find below a few links to other Avira Security versions:

• 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
• 1.1.79.5
• 1.1.87.3
• 1.1.81.8

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avira Security:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall 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 removed:

• 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 values that you should clean:

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

A way to erase Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is a program by the software company Avira Operations GmbH. Some users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to erase Avira Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avira Security". If it is installed on your PC the Avira Security app will be found automatically. After you click Avira Security in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Avira Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avira Security:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avira Security.


8. After removing Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Avira Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want 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 PC.

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

Disclaimer

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