AVG AntiVirus Free

A guide to uninstall AVG AntiVirus Free from your computer

This page is about AVG AntiVirus Free for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by AVG. You can find out more on AVG or check for application updates here. AVG AntiVirus Free is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling AVG AntiVirus Free is C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG\Icarus\avg-av\icarus.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. AVG AntiVirus Free's main file takes around 18.63 MB (19530168 bytes) and is named AVGUI.exe.

The executable files below are part of AVG AntiVirus Free. They occupy an average of 101.28 MB (106194704 bytes) on disk.

• ashQuick.exe (370.43 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (509.43 KB)
• asulaunch.exe (68.88 KB)
• aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (2.70 MB)
• aswChLic.exe (210.93 KB)
• aswEngSrv.exe (670.93 KB)
• aswidsagent.exe (8.44 MB)
• aswRunDll.exe (4.54 MB)
• AvBugReport.exe (5.28 MB)
• AvConsent.exe (656.43 KB)
• AvDump.exe (1.06 MB)
• AvEmUpdate.exe (4.69 MB)
• AVGSvc.exe (606.93 KB)
• avgToolsSvc.exe (607.43 KB)
• AVGUI.exe (18.63 MB)
• AvLaunch.exe (250.93 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (405.43 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (347.43 KB)
• overseer.exe (2.07 MB)
• RegSvr.exe (4.50 MB)
• sched.exe (336.93 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (4.57 MB)
• shred.exe (358.93 KB)
• SupportTool.exe (8.37 MB)
• VisthAux.exe (355.43 KB)
• wsc_proxy.exe (106.91 KB)
• engsup.exe (1.85 MB)
• avgBoot.exe (305.93 KB)
• aswPEAntivirus.exe (9.86 MB)
• aswPEBrowser.exe (3.00 MB)
• aswPECommander.exe (2.80 MB)
• aswPEShell.exe (2.96 MB)
• aswShMin.exe (203.93 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (4.09 MB)
• AvDump.exe (956.43 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (357.93 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (292.93 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (4.06 MB)

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The current web page applies to AVG AntiVirus Free version 23.4.8118.771 alone. Click on the links below for other AVG AntiVirus Free versions:

• 23.7.8348.1005
• 22.9.7554.191
• 23.5.8195.848
• 24.4.9067.1725
• 24.2.8918.1578
• 24.3.8975.1633
• 23.10.8563.1247
• 24.3.8975.1651
• 22.6.7355.2316
• 23.2.7961.610
• 24.2.8904.1563
• 22.12.7758.404
• 24.1.8821.1479
• 23.6.8271.928
• 23.1.7883.3406
• 22.10.7633.274
• 22.8.7500.137
• 23.8.8416.1075
• 23.3.8047.706
• 23.12.8700.1355
• 22.11.7716.373
• 23.11.8635.1292
• 22.7.7403.2416
• 23.9.8494.1154

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove AVG AntiVirus Free.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AVG\Antivirus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\AVG\Antivirus

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

• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\avg.local_vc142.crt.manifest
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\avg.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\1033\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\AavmRpch.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\anen.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashBase.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashQuick.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashServ.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashShell.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashTask.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\ashUpd.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\asOutExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\asulaunch.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswAMSI.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswAux.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswavdetection.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswBrowser.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswChLic.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswCmnIS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswcomm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswdetallocator.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswDld.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswEngLdr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswEngSrv.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswhook.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswidpm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswidsagent.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswJsFlt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswntsqlite.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswProperty.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswPropertyAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswpsic.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswremoval.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswRunDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswRvrt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswsecapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\aswSqLt.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVG\Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AVG\Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\AVG\Antivirus

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\AVGUI.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AVG\Antivirus\AVGUI.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVG Antivirus\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVG Tools\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avgbIDSAgent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVGWscReporter\ImagePath

A way to uninstall AVG AntiVirus Free from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AVG AntiVirus Free is a program released by AVG. Some users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase AVG AntiVirus Free is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate AVG AntiVirus Free or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AVG AntiVirus Free". The AVG AntiVirus Free program will be found automatically. After you select AVG AntiVirus Free in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about AVG AntiVirus Free, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall AVG AntiVirus Free.


8. After uninstalling AVG AntiVirus Free, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong AVG AntiVirus Free which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing AVG AntiVirus Free with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall AVG AntiVirus Free by AVG from your PC, we are not saying that AVG AntiVirus Free by AVG is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AVG AntiVirus Free supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.