avast! Antivirus

How to uninstall avast! Antivirus from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove avast! Antivirus for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Alwil Software. Additional info about Alwil Software can be read here. Detailed information about avast! Antivirus can be found at http://www.avast.com. The program is often located in the C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling avast! Antivirus is rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\Setup\setiface.dll,RunSetup. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. ashAvast.exe is the avast! Antivirus's primary executable file and it occupies circa 265.37 KB (271736 bytes) on disk.

avast! Antivirus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 2.71 MB (2839904 bytes) on disk.

• ashAvast.exe (265.37 KB)
• ashBug.exe (125.37 KB)
• ashChest.exe (65.37 KB)
• ashCmd.exe (85.37 KB)
• ashDisp.exe (77.37 KB)
• ashEnhcd.exe (221.37 KB)
• ashLogV.exe (47.87 KB)
• ashMaiSv.exe (241.37 KB)
• ashPopWz.exe (201.37 KB)
• ashQuick.exe (273.37 KB)
• ashServ.exe (137.37 KB)
• ashSimp2.exe (125.37 KB)
• ashSimpl.exe (153.37 KB)
• ashSkPcc.exe (18.00 KB)
• ashSkPck.exe (60.00 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (65.37 KB)
• ashWebSv.exe (337.37 KB)
• aswRegSvr.exe (21.50 KB)
• aswUpdSv.exe (16.87 KB)
• copyx64.exe (2.50 KB)
• sched.exe (65.37 KB)
• VisthAux.exe (65.37 KB)
• VisthLic.exe (50.37 KB)
• VisthUpd.exe (50.37 KB)

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The current web page applies to avast! Antivirus version 4.7 alone. You can find below a few links to other avast! Antivirus releases:

• 4.1
• 4.8
• 4.0
• 4.6
• 4.5

Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall avast! Antivirus.

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast!

How to uninstall avast! Antivirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

avast! Antivirus is a program by the software company Alwil Software. Some users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best EASY action to remove avast! Antivirus 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate avast! Antivirus or simply click the Search field and type in "avast! Antivirus". If it exists on your system the avast! Antivirus program will be found automatically. When you select avast! Antivirus in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding avast! Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for avast! Antivirus:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.avast.com
• The uninstall string is: rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\Setup\setiface.dll,RunSetup

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove avast! Antivirus.


8. After removing avast! Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong avast! Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling avast! Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall avast! Antivirus by Alwil Software from your PC, nor are we saying that avast! Antivirus by Alwil Software is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall avast! Antivirus 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' computers.