Ad-Aware

A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Ad-Aware for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Lavasoft. Go over here for more information on Lavasoft. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall Ad-Aware by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\{83C91755-2546-441D-AC40-9A6B4B860800}\Ad-AwareAE.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. Ad-Aware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.89 MB (1985864 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Ad-Aware. They occupy 9.50 MB (9960384 bytes) on disk.

• AAWService.exe (900.33 KB)
• AAWTray.exe (494.84 KB)
• AAWWSC.exe (437.33 KB)
• Ad-Aware.exe (1.89 MB)
• Ad-AwareAdmin.exe (525.35 KB)
• Ad-AwareCommand.exe (458.37 KB)
• lsdelete.exe (15.32 KB)
• ThreatWork.exe (290.84 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (71.35 KB)
• AAWDriverTool.exe (267.85 KB)
• AutoStart Manager.exe (422.34 KB)
• HostFileEditor.exe (2.03 MB)
• ProcessWatch.exe (1.78 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.0.0 of Ad-Aware. 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
• 7.1.0.7
• 9.0.1
• 8.3
• 8.3.0
• 7.1.0.10
• 8.1.1

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Ad-Aware has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware

The files below remain on your disk by Ad-Aware's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWTray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\AAWWSC.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ad-Aware

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1CE668E6-8DCB-43A1-AEA3-6A012ADBBC76}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1CE668E6-8DCB-43A1-AEA3-6A012ADBBC76}\1.0\HELPDIR\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DED53B0B-B67C-4244-AE6A-D6FD3C28D1EF}\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DED53B0B-B67C-4244-AE6A-D6FD3C28D1EF}\InstallLocation

A way to remove Ad-Aware using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware is a program marketed by the software company Lavasoft. Frequently, people try to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove Ad-Aware is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

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

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Ad-Aware, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Ad-Aware, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Ad-Aware with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Ad-Aware by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Ad-Aware supposing 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' computers.