Ad-Aware

A way to uninstall Ad-Aware from your system

This web page is about Ad-Aware for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Lavasoft. More information on Lavasoft can be found here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Ad-Aware is MsiExec.exe /I{DED53B0B-B67C-4244-AE6A-D6FD3C28D1EF}. The program's main executable file is titled Ad-Aware.exe and occupies 3.01 MB (3158344 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with Ad-Aware. They take about 6.91 MB (7244664 bytes) on disk.

• AAWLic.exe (1.55 MB)
• aawservice.exe (597.33 KB)
• AAWTray.exe (85.34 KB)
• Ad-Aware.exe (3.01 MB)
• Ad-Watch.exe (55.35 KB)
• lsupdatemanager.exe (1.18 MB)
• threatwork.exe (457.34 KB)

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The current web page applies to Ad-Aware version 7.1.0.10 only. You can find below info on other releases of Ad-Aware:

• 9.0
• 9.0.0
• 8.3.5
• 8.2
• 11.7.485.8398
• Unknown
• 8.0.7
• 8.2.0
• 8.1
• 8.1.0
• 8.0.0
• 7.1.0.7
• 9.0.1
• 8.3
• 8.3.0
• 8.1.1

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Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you remove Ad-Aware from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ad-Aware Antivirus
• C:\Program Files\Ad-Aware Antivirus
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007

Files remaining:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ad-Aware Antivirus\application-settings.xml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ad-Aware Antivirus\definitions-date.xml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ad-Aware Antivirus\gaming-mode.xml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ad-Aware Antivirus\id-watch-dog.xml

How to uninstall Ad-Aware from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware is a program offered by the software company Lavasoft. Some computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding PCs. The best EASY practice to remove Ad-Aware 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate 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 your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Ad-Aware or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Ad-Aware". If it is installed on your PC the Ad-Aware program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Ad-Aware in the list , some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Ad-Aware, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Ad-Aware.


8. After removing Ad-Aware, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Ad-Aware using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Ad-Aware by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ad-Aware in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.