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A guide to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your system

This info is about Avast Free Antivirus for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by AVAST Software. More data about AVAST Software can be read here. Usually the Avast Free Antivirus program is found in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Setup\Instup.exe /control_panel /instop:uninstall. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 5.85 MB (6134544 bytes) on disk and is named AvastUI.exe.

Avast Free Antivirus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 22.95 MB (24067360 bytes) on disk.

  • ashQuick.exe (101.93 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (191.45 KB)
  • asulaunch.exe (22.41 KB)
  • aswAraSr.exe (70.27 KB)
  • aswChLic.exe (80.31 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (654.16 KB)
  • aswWrcIELoader32.exe (70.74 KB)
  • AvastEmUpdate.exe (1.32 MB)
  • AvastNM.exe (247.27 KB)
  • AvastSvc.exe (143.16 KB)
  • AvastUI.exe (5.85 MB)
  • avBugReport.exe (1.85 MB)
  • AvDump32.exe (508.82 KB)
  • BrowserCleanup.exe (1.43 MB)
  • RegSvr.exe (621.98 KB)
  • sched.exe (88.34 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (600.38 KB)
  • VisthAux.exe (294.03 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (604.50 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (76.50 KB)
  • aswShMin.exe (74.77 KB)
  • AvastPE2.exe (498.23 KB)
  • aswOfferTool.exe (3.30 MB)
  • AvDump64.exe (563.13 KB)
  • instup.exe (636.09 KB)
  • aswBoot.exe (306.13 KB)
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This data is about Avast Free Antivirus version 10.4.2229 alone. Click on the links below for other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:
  • C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\avast_free_antivirus_setup_136
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\avast_free_antivirus_setup_137

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Avast Free Antivirus:
  • C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.txt
  • C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.htm
  • C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.txt

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastconfig
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastlic
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastsounds
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avasttheme

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastconfigfile\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastlicfile\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastsoundsfile\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastthemefile\shell\open\command\


A way to erase Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application marketed by AVAST Software. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". The Avast Free Antivirus application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Avast Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.
Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus


8. After removing Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Avast Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
Software Application


Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avast Free Antivirus 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' PCs.

2016-10-27 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-27 07:15:13.017