Avast Free Antivirus

A way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC

Avast Free Antivirus is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by AVAST Software. Further information on AVAST Software can be found here. Avast Free Antivirus is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast folder, regulated by the user's option. The complete uninstall command line for Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Setup\Instup.exe /control_panel /instop:uninstall. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's main executable file and it occupies approximately 5.26 MB (5515496 bytes) on disk.

Avast Free Antivirus is comprised of the following executables which take 24.10 MB (25274352 bytes) on disk:

• ashQuick.exe (101.93 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (182.40 KB)
• asulaunch.exe (86.29 KB)
• aswAraSr.exe (70.27 KB)
• aswChLic.exe (79.81 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (594.29 KB)
• aswWrcIELoader32.exe (70.74 KB)
• AvastBCL-Sfx.exe (2.02 MB)
• AvastEmUpdate.exe (1.24 MB)
• AvastSvc.exe (335.29 KB)
• AvastUI.exe (5.26 MB)
• avBugReport.exe (1.65 MB)
• avHandleService.exe (399.66 KB)
• BrowserCleanup.exe (1.46 MB)
• RegSvr32.exe (563.60 KB)
• sched.exe (88.34 KB)
• SetupInf32.exe (538.01 KB)
• VisthAux.exe (248.30 KB)
• openvpn.exe (607.50 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (75.50 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (76.50 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (86.73 KB)
• aswShMin.exe (74.77 KB)
• AvastPE2.exe (467.54 KB)
• aswOfferTool.exe (3.29 MB)
• instup.exe (584.31 KB)
• e49428fd-13c2-4956-a460-1afce1671fba.exe (178.94 KB)
• aswBoot.exe (231.29 KB)
• aswBoot.exe (284.48 KB)

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The current page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 10.2.2218 alone. Click on the links below for other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

• 9.0.2021
• 19.5.2377
• 19.2.2362
• 24.1.8821.1476
• 12.3.2280
• 23.5.6066
• 10.4.2232
• 21.8.2484
• 21.8.2485
• 22.9.6032
• 23.10.6085
• 17.1.2285
• 23.9.8494.1151
• 21.9.2489
• 18.8.2356
• 18.1.2326
• 10.3.2508
• 11.2.2254
• 21.7.2475
• 20.2.2401
• 18.6.2343
• 19.7.2385
• 20.8.2429
• 20.9.2435
• 19.7.2384
• 12.2.2275
• 10.0.2209
• 12.2.2276
• 17.4.2292
• 21.6.2473
• 23.7.8348.1000
• 17.5.2297
• 21.2.2454
• 10.3.2219
• 24.2.6104
• 18.2.2328
• 11.1.2235
• 22.1.2503
• 21.5.2469
• 11.2.2258
• 9.0.2007
• 12.3.2277
• 10.2.2210
• 10.2.2215
• 22.11.6041
• 21.7.2476
• 17.4.2520
• 19.2.2364
• 21.7.2479
• 20.9.2433
• 20.2.2398
• 19.4.2374
• 19.5.2378
• 10.3.2245
• 20.7.2425
• 18.1.2323
• 12.3.2515
• 24.2.8904.1560
• 21.9.2488
• 11.1.2247
• 17.7.2314
• 10.2.2216
• 10.2.2217
• 23.8.8416.1070
• 21.2.2450
• 20.3.2405
• 18.6.2349
• 21.4.2461
• 23.7.6074
• 18.7.2354
• 11.1.2243
• 19.2.2363
• 12.2.2273
• 22.4.6011
• 17.5.2296
• 11.1.2234
• 17.6.2308
• 18.5.2342
• 23.10.6086
• 19.8.2391
• 10.3.2222
• 10.3.2218
• 9.0.2016
• 23.5.6064
• 18.5.2339
• 22.1.2504
• 18.2.2327
• 23.12.8700.1353
• 24.2.6105
• 20.10.2438
• 20.7.2422
• 18.4.2337
• 19.2.2361
• 11.1.2253
• 17.9.2528
• 17.5.2298
• 11.1.2236
• 23.1.6049
• 21.1.2449
• 12.1.2266

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast

The files below are left behind on your disk by Avast Free Antivirus's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\Avast5_1038.chm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\BCULangRes_1038.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1038\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Aavm4h.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AavmRpch.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhAScr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResMai.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResStd.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResWS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResWS2.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashBase.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashMaiSv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashQuick.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashServ.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashShell.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashTask.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashTaskEx.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashUpd.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashWebSv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashWsFtr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\asOutExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\asulaunch.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAra.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAraSr.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAux.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswChLic.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnIS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswData.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswDld.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswDnsCache.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswEngLdr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJsFlt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJsFlt64.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJSScan.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswLSRun.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswPatchMgt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswProperty.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRec.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRemoteCache.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRunDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRvrt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswSidebar.gadget
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswSqLt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswStreamFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswStrm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswVmm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswW8ntf.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWrcIEBroker32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWrcIELoader32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastEmUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastGUIProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastSS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avBugReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avHandleService.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvSSHook.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BCUCmnRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BrowserCleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BrowserCleanup.ini
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\ARA_ca.crt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\avast.der
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\digicert_ca_39.der
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\digicert_ca_3b.der
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CommChannel.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CommonRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CrtCheck32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\algo.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\ArPot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswAR.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswArray.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswBoot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswCleanerDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswCmnIS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswEngin.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswFiDb.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswHds.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswHdsKe.sys
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswRawFS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswRep.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\aswScan.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\23011906\BCUEngine.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\FailureCommand
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath

A way to remove Avast Free Antivirus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application marketed by the software company AVAST Software. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". The Avast Free Antivirus app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Avast Free Antivirus in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Avast Free Antivirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Avast Free Antivirus.


8. After uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Avast Free Antivirus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer 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 Free Antivirus by AVAST Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.