Yubico Authenticator

A guide to uninstall Yubico Authenticator from your system

This web page is about Yubico Authenticator for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Yubico AB. Check out here where you can find out more on Yubico AB. More info about the application Yubico Authenticator can be found at https://www.yubico.com. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Yubico Authenticator is C:\Program Files (x86)\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe. Yubico Authenticator's main file takes around 128.91 KB (132000 bytes) and its name is yubioath-desktop.exe.

Yubico Authenticator installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 13.59 MB (14251976 bytes) on disk.

• python.exe (95.65 KB)
• pythonw.exe (94.15 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (13.13 MB)
• yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe (82.65 KB)
• yubioath-desktop.exe (128.91 KB)
• Pythonwin.exe (56.00 KB)
• pythonservice.exe (15.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.3.2 of Yubico Authenticator. You can find here a few links to other Yubico Authenticator releases:

• 4.3.5
• 4.3.0
• 2.2.1
• 5.0.1
• 4.2.0
• 4.3.6
• 4.1.0
• 4.3.4
• 5.0.0
• 2.1.1
• 0.1.1
• 2.3.0
• 3.0.1
• 4.3.3
• 4.1.2
• 3.1.0

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How to erase Yubico Authenticator from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Yubico Authenticator is a program by Yubico AB. Sometimes, users try to erase it. This is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to erase Yubico Authenticator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Yubico Authenticator or simply activate the Search field and type in "Yubico Authenticator". If it exists on your system the Yubico Authenticator program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Yubico Authenticator in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Yubico Authenticator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Yubico Authenticator:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.yubico.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Yubico\Yubico Authenticator\yubioath-desktop-uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Yubico Authenticator.


8. After uninstalling Yubico Authenticator, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Yubico Authenticator which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Yubico Authenticator with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Yubico Authenticator by Yubico AB from your computer, we are not saying that Yubico Authenticator by Yubico AB is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Yubico Authenticator in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.