Avast Free Antivirus

A guide to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus for Windows. It was coded for Windows by AVAST Software. Open here for more details on AVAST Software. Avast Free Antivirus is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Setup\Instup.exe /control_panel /instop:uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. avastui.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 5.83 MB (6111312 bytes) on disk.

Avast Free Antivirus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 30.62 MB (32106968 bytes) on disk.

• ashQuick.exe (101.93 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (189.92 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)
• aswWrcIELoader64.exe (83.34 KB)
• AvastEmUpdate.exe (1.31 MB)
• AvastNM.exe (243.75 KB)
• AvastSvc.exe (143.16 KB)
• avastui.exe (5.83 MB)
• avBugReport.exe (1.75 MB)
• AvDump32.exe (508.82 KB)
• BrowserCleanup.exe (1.43 MB)
• CrtCheck64.exe (30.05 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (621.98 KB)
• sched.exe (88.34 KB)
• VisthAux.exe (292.03 KB)
• openvpn.exe (604.50 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (86.73 KB)
• aswShMin.exe (74.77 KB)
• AvastPE2.exe (497.23 KB)
• aswOfferTool.exe (3.30 MB)
• AvDump64.exe (563.13 KB)
• instup.exe (634.09 KB)
• ff1e0a20-5f71-4a62-a8bd-4b82ec086566.exe (178.94 KB)
• 923d36ea-486a-4bba-a2ae-54858cfedef6.exe (164.39 KB)
• aswBoot.exe (370.00 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (760.77 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (720.09 KB)

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This data is about Avast Free Antivirus version 10.3.2225 alone. For other Avast Free Antivirus versions please click below:

• 9.0.2021
• 19.5.2377
• 19.2.2362
• 24.1.8821.1476
• 12.3.2280
• 23.5.6066
• 10.4.2232
• 21.8.2484
• 21.8.2485
• 22.9.6032
• 23.10.6085
• 17.1.2285
• 23.9.8494.1151
• 21.9.2489
• 18.8.2356
• 18.1.2326
• 10.3.2508
• 11.2.2254
• 21.7.2475
• 20.2.2401
• 18.6.2343
• 19.7.2385
• 20.8.2429
• 20.9.2435
• 19.7.2384
• 12.2.2275
• 10.0.2209
• 12.2.2276
• 17.4.2292
• 21.6.2473
• 23.7.8348.1000
• 17.5.2297
• 21.2.2454
• 10.3.2219
• 24.2.6104
• 18.2.2328
• 11.1.2235
• 22.1.2503
• 21.5.2469
• 11.2.2258
• 9.0.2007
• 12.3.2277
• 10.2.2210
• 10.2.2215
• 22.11.6041
• 21.7.2476
• 17.4.2520
• 19.2.2364
• 21.7.2479
• 20.9.2433
• 20.2.2398
• 19.4.2374
• 19.5.2378
• 10.3.2245
• 20.7.2425
• 18.1.2323
• 12.3.2515
• 24.2.8904.1560
• 21.9.2488
• 11.1.2247
• 17.7.2314
• 10.2.2216
• 10.2.2217
• 23.8.8416.1070
• 21.2.2450
• 20.3.2405
• 18.6.2349
• 21.4.2461
• 23.7.6074
• 18.7.2354
• 11.1.2243
• 19.2.2363
• 12.2.2273
• 22.4.6011
• 17.5.2296
• 11.1.2234
• 17.6.2308
• 18.5.2342
• 23.10.6086
• 19.8.2391
• 10.3.2222
• 10.3.2218
• 9.0.2016
• 23.5.6064
• 18.5.2339
• 22.1.2504
• 18.2.2327
• 23.12.8700.1353
• 24.2.6105
• 20.10.2438
• 20.7.2422
• 18.4.2337
• 19.2.2361
• 11.1.2253
• 17.9.2528
• 17.5.2298
• 11.1.2236
• 23.1.6049
• 21.1.2449
• 12.1.2266

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If you are manually uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\Avast5_1025.chm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\BCULangRes_1025.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1025\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aavm4h.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AavmRpch.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhAScr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResMai.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResStd.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResWS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AhResWS2.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashMaiSv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashQuick.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashserv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashShell.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashTask.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashTaskEx.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashUpd.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashWebSv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashWsFtr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\asoutext.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\asulaunch.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAra.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAraSr.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAux.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswChLic.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnIS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswData.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswDld.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswDnsCache.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswEngLdr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJsFlt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJsFlt64.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswLSRun.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswNg.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswPatchMgt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswProperty.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRec.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRemoteCache.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRunDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRvrt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswSidebar.gadget
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswSqLt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswstreamfilter.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswstrm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswVmm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswW8ntf.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWebRepIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWrcIEBroker32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswWrcIELoader32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastEmUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastGUIProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastNM.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastNM.json
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastSS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastui.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avBugReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvDump32.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvSSHook.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BCUCmnRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BrowserCleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\BrowserCleanup.ini
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\burger_client.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\ARA_ca.crt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\avast.der
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Certificates\digicert_ca_77.der
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CommChannel.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CommonRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\CrtCheck32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\d3dcompiler_46.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\algo.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\ArPot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswAR.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswArray.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswBoot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswCleanerDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswCmnBS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswCmnIS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswCmnOS.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswEngin.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswFiDb.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswHds.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswHdsKe.sys
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs\22090304\aswRawFS.dll

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\FailureCommand
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastVBoxSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VBoxAswDrv\ImagePath

A way to remove Avast Free Antivirus from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application released by the software company AVAST Software. Some people try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". The Avast Free Antivirus program will be found very quickly. After you select Avast Free Antivirus in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Avast Free Antivirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.


8. After removing Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Avast Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus with 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 serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software from your PC, we are not saying that Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus supposing 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.