AdFender

How to uninstall AdFender from your PC

AdFender is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by AdFender, Inc.. More information on AdFender, Inc. can be seen here. Please follow http://www.adfender.com if you want to read more on AdFender on AdFender, Inc.'s web page. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\AdFender directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files\AdFender\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall AdFender. AdFender's primary file takes around 3.37 MB (3538480 bytes) and is named AdFender.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with AdFender. They take about 6.09 MB (6387621 bytes) on disk.

• AdFender.exe (3.37 MB)
• AFCert.exe (214.13 KB)
• AFHook.exe (89.59 KB)
• ConfigureLoopback.exe (25.65 KB)
• uninst.exe (89.49 KB)
• tor.exe (2.31 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.10 of AdFender. You can find below info on other releases of AdFender:

• 1.75
• 1.80
• 1.50
• 1.83
• 1.60
• 2.01
• 2.26
• 2.25
• 2.0
• 1.82

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall AdFender.

Folders left behind when you uninstall AdFender:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdFender.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdFender.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AFCert.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AFHook.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AFHook32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AFHook64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Config\adfender.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Config\myrules.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Config\tlds.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Config\torrc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Config\xhttps.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\ConfigureLoopback.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_annoy.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_cn.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_cz.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_de.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_en.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_il.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_it.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_nl.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_prv.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Filters\filters_ru.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\License\license.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\License\thirdparty\misc-license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\License\thirdparty\openssl-license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\License\thirdparty\tor-license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\SConfig.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\SQLWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libevent_core-2-0-5.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libevent_extra-2-0-5.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libevent-2-0-5.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\libssp-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\tor.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\Tor\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Config\adcommon.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Config\adfender.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Config\myrules.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Config\sitecounter.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Config\xhttps.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\adfender.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\afcert.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\blocked.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\proxy.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\request.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AdFender\Log\siteinfo.log
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\AdFender.lnk

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AdFender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdFender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AdFender

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\adfender\adfender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D7BC37CB-43BD-4445-BE5B-8A97135115CD}C:\program files (x86)\adfender\adfender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{333E15AA-7918-4B36-871F-310842759329}C:\program files (x86)\adfender\adfender.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdFender.exe

A way to uninstall AdFender with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdFender is an application offered by AdFender, Inc.. Some users try to remove it. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to remove AdFender 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AdFender or simply click the Search feature and type in "AdFender". If it exists on your system the AdFender application will be found automatically. When you select AdFender in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

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

For example you can see that for AdFender:

• The software company is: http://www.adfender.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\AdFender\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove AdFender.


8. After removing AdFender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of AdFender which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing AdFender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall AdFender by AdFender, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that AdFender by AdFender, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AdFender in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.