AdFender

A way to uninstall AdFender from your computer

This page is about AdFender for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by AdFender, Inc.. Further information on AdFender, Inc. can be seen here. Further information about AdFender can be found at http://www.adfender.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling AdFender is C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled AdFender.exe and its approximative size is 3.37 MB (3534144 bytes).

AdFender installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 6.08 MB (6374904 bytes) on disk.

• AdFender.exe (3.37 MB)
• AFCert.exe (211.40 KB)
• AFHook.exe (86.86 KB)
• ConfigureLoopback.exe (22.91 KB)
• uninst.exe (89.51 KB)
• tor.exe (2.31 MB)

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This web page is about AdFender version 2.25 only. Click on the links below for other AdFender versions:

• 1.75
• 2.10
• 1.80
• 1.50
• 1.83
• 1.60
• 2.01
• 2.26
• 2.0
• 1.82

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If you are manually uninstalling AdFender we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall AdFender:

• 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\Filters\filters_spam404.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%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_AdFender_AdFender_chm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_AdFender_AdFender_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_AdFender_Readme_txt

Registry keys:

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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2548058383-2562342838-2993876482-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\AdFender.exe

A way to delete AdFender from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdFender is an application marketed by AdFender, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate AdFender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AdFender". If it is installed on your PC the AdFender application will be found automatically. When you click AdFender in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about AdFender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AdFender:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.adfender.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\uninst.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AdFender.


8. After removing AdFender, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall AdFender supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.