AdGuard

A guide to uninstall AdGuard from your PC

AdGuard is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Adguard Software Ltd. Take a look here for more info on Adguard Software Ltd. You can get more details on AdGuard at https://adguard.com. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard folder (same installation drive as Windows). AdGuard's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}. The program's main executable file has a size of 6.02 MB (6316904 bytes) on disk and is called Adguard.exe.

AdGuard installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 7.52 MB (7887776 bytes) on disk.

• Adguard.BrowserExtensionHost.exe (462.85 KB)
• Adguard.exe (6.02 MB)
• Adguard.Tools.exe (422.85 KB)
• AdguardSvc.exe (462.35 KB)
• certutil.exe (186.00 KB)

This web page is about AdGuard version 7.11.4017.0 only. You can find below a few links to other AdGuard releases:

• 7.0.2653.6581
• 6.3.1399.4073
• 7.9.3855.0
• 6.3.1475.4225
• 7.0.2281.5837
• 7.2.2903.6
• 7.6.3539.0
• 7.2.2937.0
• 7.6.3447.0
• 7.4.3202.0
• 7.5.3259.0
• 7.4.3109.0
• 6.3.1303.3881
• 7.6.3490.0
• 7.2.2936.0
• 7.2.2903.0
• 7.1.2872.0
• 7.7.3599.0
• 7.11.4075.0
• 7.11.4062.0
• 7.6.3435.0
• 7.7.3641.0
• 7.2.2910.0
• 6.4.1644.4563
• 7.0.2578.6431
• 7.7.3712.0
• 7.5.3335.0
• 7.0.2408.6091
• 7.0.2812.0
• 7.6.3500.0
• 7.5.3380.0
• 7.0.2640.6555
• 7.9.3797.0
• 7.8.3780.0
• 6.4.1779.4833
• 7.0.2638.6551
• 7.0.2708.6691
• 7.4.3214.0
• 7.4.3077.0
• 7.3.3074.0
• 7.9.3813.0
• 7.9.3819.0
• 7.4.3206.0
• 7.9.3833.0
• 7.1.2894.0
• 7.7.3707.0
• 7.3.3013.0
• 6.3.1374.4023
• 7.4.3242.0
• 7.11.4041.0
• 7.11.4048.0
• 7.6.3457.0
• 7.10.3945.0
• 7.7.3631.0
• 7.4.3247.0
• 7.2.2931.0
• 7.4.3153.0
• 7.10.3948.0
• 7.4.3249.0
• 6.4.1675.4625
• 7.7.3636.0
• 7.6.3586.0
• 7.11.4072.0
• 6.4.1739.4753
• 7.3.3067.0
• 7.5.3405.0
• 7.1.2838.0
• 7.5.3359.0
• 6.4.1528.4331
• 7.4.3129.0
• 6.4.1543.4361
• 7.0.2243.5761
• 7.3.2970.0
• 7.9.3837.0
• 7.11.3990.0
• 7.2.2990.0
• 6.4.1840.4955
• 7.0.2454.6183
• 7.5.3312.0
• 7.4.3113.0
• 6.3.1028.3331
• 7.3.3005.0
• 7.0.2372.6019
• 7.4.3213.0
• 7.5.3314.0
• 7.10.3943.0
• 7.4.3226.0
• 7.0.2325.5925
• 7.6.3564.0
• 7.10.3960.0
• 7.2.2943.0
• 7.7.3708.0
• 7.11.4078.0
• 7.0.2528.6331
• 7.0.2463.6201
• 7.7.3689.0
• 6.4.1544.4363
• 7.4.3147.0
• 7.7.3612.0
• 7.6.3565.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Ltd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\adguard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adguard Software Ltd

The files below remain on your disk when you remove AdGuard:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adguard\AdguardCore.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Adguard.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adguard_Software_Ltd\Adguard.exe_StrongName_fx3hfgw3lp332eqb4g0rna0r2dpoucxg\7.11.4017.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\AdGuard_20220905102702.log

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\adguard
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AdGuard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdGuard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3BA6F58616C71D24EAB583464ED80153
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cliqz\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adguard_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Adguard_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9198046b-7d54-4c67-8ed1-6bdca999f328}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Waterfox\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adguard.browser_extension_host.nm
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Adguard Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Adguard service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\AdGuard VPN Service

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3BA6F58616C71D24EAB583464ED80153\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Adguard Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Adguard Service\ImagePath

How to uninstall AdGuard from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AdGuard is an application marketed by Adguard Software Ltd. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY action to remove AdGuard 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 tool to optimize your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find AdGuard or simply click the Search field and type in "AdGuard". If it exists on your system the AdGuard app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click AdGuard in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about AdGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for AdGuard:

• The software company is: https://adguard.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{685F6AB3-7C61-42D1-AE5B-3864E48D1035}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AdGuard.


8. After uninstalling AdGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of AdGuard that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling AdGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd from your computer, we are not saying that AdGuard by Adguard Software Ltd is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove AdGuard supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.