Avast Free Antivirus

How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your system

You can find below details on how to remove Avast Free Antivirus for Windows. It was created for Windows by Gen Digital Inc.. You can read more on Gen Digital Inc. or check for application updates here. Avast Free Antivirus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for removing Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Icarus\avast-av\icarus.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's primary executable file and it occupies circa 22.20 MB (23276280 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Avast Free Antivirus. They occupy about 129.05 MB (135319088 bytes) on disk.

• afwServ.exe (2.45 MB)
• ashQuick.exe (537.74 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (683.24 KB)
• aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
• aswChLic.exe (320.74 KB)
• aswEngSrv.exe (646.24 KB)
• aswidsagent.exe (7.04 MB)
• aswRunDll.exe (4.04 MB)
• aswToolsSvc.exe (1.03 MB)
• AvastNM.exe (2.28 MB)
• AvastSvc.exe (1,008.24 KB)
• AvastUI.exe (22.20 MB)
• AvBugReport.exe (5.82 MB)
• AvConsent.exe (759.24 KB)
• AvDump.exe (3.66 MB)
• AvEmUpdate.exe (5.12 MB)
• AvLaunch.exe (760.74 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (532.24 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (564.74 KB)
• OobeUtil.exe (927.74 KB)
• overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.96 MB)
• sched.exe (506.24 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (4.05 MB)
• SupportTool.exe (9.42 MB)
• su_worker.exe (4.74 MB)
• VisthAux.exe (513.74 KB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.20 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.77 MB)
• wsc_proxy.exe (55.58 KB)
• engsup.exe (2.19 MB)
• aswBoot.exe (312.74 KB)
• aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.20 MB)
• aswPEBrowser.exe (3.41 MB)
• aswPECommander.exe (3.23 MB)
• aswPEShell.exe (3.44 MB)
• aswShMin.exe (451.24 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.69 MB)
• AvDump.exe (3.38 MB)
• firefox_pass.exe (496.74 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (517.24 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.63 MB)

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The current page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 25.5.10141.2799 only. Click on the links below for other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

• 25.3.9983.2649
• 25.2.9898.2555
• 25.4.10068.2727
• 24.8.9372.2025
• 25.1.9816.2473
• 24.7.9311.1963
• 24.10.9535.2190
• 24.11.9615.2285
• 24.11.9615.2270
• 24.9.9452.2105
• 24.6.9241.1893
• 25.1.9764.2426
• 24.9.9408.2062
• 24.12.9694.2355
• 24.12.9725.2387
• 24.9.9452.2133
• 24.5.9153.1807

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Avast Free Antivirus has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast

The files below remain on your disk by Avast Free Antivirus's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\avast.local.crt.manifest
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\avast.local.crt\vcruntime140_threads.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AavmRpch.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\anen.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashBase.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\ashUpd.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAMSI.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAux.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswavdetection.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswBrowser.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\aswcomm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswdetallocator.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswDld.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswEngLdr.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswEngSrv.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswhook.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswidpm.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswidsagent.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswJsFlt.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswntsqlite.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswProperty.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswPropertyAv.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswpsic.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswremoval.dll
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRunDll.exe
• C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\aswRvrt.dll

Registry keys:

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

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aswbIDSAgent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastWscReporter\ImagePath

A way to delete Avast Free Antivirus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application released by the software company Gen Digital Inc.. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. This is efortful because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to erase 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install 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 wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it is installed on your PC the Avast Free Antivirus application will be found very quickly. When you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Avast Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Avast Free Antivirus.


8. After removing Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Avast Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus 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' computers.