AdFender

How to uninstall AdFender from your system

AdFender is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by AdFender Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on AdFender Inc.. You can see more info related to AdFender at https://adfender.com. AdFender is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can remove AdFender by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\uninst.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. AdFender.exe is the AdFender's main executable file and it takes close to 3.35 MB (3508744 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside AdFender. They take about 9.08 MB (9518377 bytes) on disk.

• AdFender.exe (3.35 MB)
• AFCert.exe (250.59 KB)
• AFHook.exe (116.05 KB)
• ConfigureLoopback.exe (103.62 KB)
• uninst.exe (106.05 KB)
• certutil.exe (249.97 KB)
• tor-gencert.exe (1,002.50 KB)
• tor.exe (3.95 MB)

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This info is about AdFender version 2.60 only. You can find below a few links to other AdFender releases:

• 2.55
• 2.51
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.75
• 2.50
• 2.52

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AdFender has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall AdFender:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by AdFender when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AdFender.chm
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AdFender.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AdProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AdUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AFCert.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AFHook.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AFHook32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\AFHook64.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Config\adfender.xml
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Config\myrules.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Config\tlds.dat
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Config\torrc
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Config\xhttps.dat
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\ConfigureLoopback.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_annoy.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_cn.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_custom.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_cz.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_de.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_en.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_es.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_il.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_in.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_it.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_kr.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_nl.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_pl.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_prv.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_ru.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Filters\filters_spam404.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\License\license.rtf
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\License\Third-party\misc-license.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\License\Third-party\MPL.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\License\Third-party\openssl-license.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\License\Third-party\tor-license.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\certutil.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\nspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\nss3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\nssckbi.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\nssdbm3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\nssutil3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\plc4.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\plds4.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\smime3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\softokn3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\NSS\ssl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Readme.txt
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\SConfig.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\SQLWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libevent_core-2-1-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libevent_extra-2-1-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libevent-2-1-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libssp-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\tor.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\tor-gencert.exe
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\Tor\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AdFender\uninst.exe
• 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\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\AdFender\SSL\certs.db

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AdFender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdFender
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\AdFender_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\AdFender_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AdFender

A way to erase AdFender from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdFender is a program marketed by AdFender Inc.. Some users try to uninstall this program. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall AdFender 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate AdFender or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AdFender". The AdFender app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click AdFender in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about AdFender, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for AdFender:

• The publisher is: https://adfender.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\AdFender\uninst.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. 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 proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong AdFender that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling AdFender using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall AdFender by AdFender Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that AdFender by AdFender Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.