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A guide to uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar from your system

This web page is about Ad-Aware Security Toolbar for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Lavasoft. More info about Lavasoft can be seen here. Ad-Aware Security Toolbar is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Ad-Aware Security Toolbar's primary file takes about 502.30 KB (514352 bytes) and is called dtUser.exe.

Ad-Aware Security Toolbar installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.10 MB (1152560 bytes) on disk.

  • dtUser.exe (502.30 KB)
  • ffHelper.exe (103.50 KB)
  • ieUtils.exe (101.98 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (417.77 KB)


This web page is about Ad-Aware Security Toolbar version 3.9.0.26 alone. For more Ad-Aware Security Toolbar versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar

The files below were left behind on your disk by Ad-Aware Security Toolbar when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawareDx.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawaretb.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\adawaretb.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\custom.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\about.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\emailnotifierproviders.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\external.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\neterror.xhtml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\rsspreview.html
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\rsswin.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\lib\rsswin.xsl
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\modules\datastore.jsm
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\modules\nsDragAndDrop.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\newtab\newtab.html
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\partner.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\preferences.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\toolbar.htm
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\com.mystart.BrowserHistoryCleaner\tb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\com.mystart.BrowserHistoryCleaner\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\com.mystart.BrowserHistoryCleaner\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\0.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\1.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\2.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\3.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\4.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\5.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\6.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\7.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\8.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\9.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\a.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\alexa_pref.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\b.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\c.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\collection\alexa-utils.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\collection\base64.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\collection\cs2.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\collection\md5.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\d.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\e.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\f.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\g.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\search_conf.json
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\tb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Alexa\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.BrowserDataCleaner\ClearBrowserDataDialog.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.BrowserDataCleaner\tb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.BrowserDataCleaner\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.BrowserDataCleaner\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\Coupons.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\icons\coupon-alert.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\icons\coupon-default.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\images\alert_default.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\images\alert_notification.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\splash_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\tb_icon.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\tb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\thumb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\thumbs\Coupons.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\tile_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.Coupons_v5\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.SecuredSearch\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.SecuredSearch\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.ToolbarCleaner\tb_icon.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.ToolbarCleaner\widget.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\content\widgets\net.vmn.www.ToolbarCleaner\widget.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\data\search\engines.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\data\search\search.xsl
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\lib\de.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\lib\en.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\lib\es.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\lib\fr.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\lib\it.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\toolbar\de.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\toolbar\en.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\toolbar\es.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\toolbar\fr.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\locale\toolbar\it.js
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\bin.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\bin-over.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\blekko16.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\bluelite.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\bluesky.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\broom.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\broom-over.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-de.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-en.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-es.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-fr.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-it.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-over-de.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-over-en.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-over-es.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-over-fr.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-safe-over-it.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-search-de.png
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\AdAware SecureSearch Toolbar\chrome\skin\btn-search-de-over.png

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adawaretb


A way to remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ad-Aware Security Toolbar is a program released by Lavasoft. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Ad-Aware Security Toolbar or simply click the Search feature and type in "Ad-Aware Security Toolbar". The Ad-Aware Security Toolbar app will be found automatically. After you select Ad-Aware Security Toolbar in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Ad-Aware Security Toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar.
Uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar


8. After removing Ad-Aware Security Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Ad-Aware Security Toolbar which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Ad-Aware Security Toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Geographical user distribution

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  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar by Lavasoft from your computer, we are not saying that Ad-Aware Security Toolbar by Lavasoft is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-27 19:25:42.570