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A way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC

This web page is about Avast Free Antivirus for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Avast Software. More information about Avast Software can be seen here. Avast Free Antivirus is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\setup\Instup.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's main executable file and it takes about 22.37 MB (23451896 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Avast Free Antivirus. They take an average of 158.99 MB (166712952 bytes) on disk.

  • ashQuick.exe (538.24 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (683.74 KB)
  • aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
  • aswChLic.exe (321.74 KB)
  • aswEngSrv.exe (646.24 KB)
  • aswidsagent.exe (7.07 MB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (4.06 MB)
  • aswToolsSvc.exe (1.03 MB)
  • AvastNM.exe (2.28 MB)
  • AvastSvc.exe (1,008.24 KB)
  • AvastUI.exe (22.37 MB)
  • AvBugReport.exe (5.83 MB)
  • AvConsent.exe (759.74 KB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.68 MB)
  • AvEmUpdate.exe (5.24 MB)
  • AvLaunch.exe (779.74 KB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (532.24 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (565.24 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.98 MB)
  • sched.exe (506.74 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (4.07 MB)
  • SupportTool.exe (10.24 MB)
  • su_worker.exe (4.75 MB)
  • VisthAux.exe (513.24 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)
  • aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.24 MB)
  • aswPEBrowser.exe (3.41 MB)
  • aswPECommander.exe (3.23 MB)
  • aswPEShell.exe (3.44 MB)
  • aswShMin.exe (451.74 KB)
  • aswOfferTool.exe (2.61 MB)
  • instup.exe (3.86 MB)
  • overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
  • sbr.exe (20.24 KB)
  • aswBoot.exe (312.74 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.71 MB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.39 MB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (496.74 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (517.24 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.65 MB)
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This web page is about Avast Free Antivirus version 25.6.6165 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Avast Free Antivirus:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you remove Avast Free Antivirus from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Avast Free Antivirus:
  • 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 that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Antivirus

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • 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\FailureCommand
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\FailureCommand
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastWscReporter\ImagePath


A way to erase Avast Free Antivirus from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is a program marketed by Avast Software. Frequently, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply click the Search field and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". The Avast Free Antivirus application will be found automatically. After you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Avast Free Antivirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avast Free Antivirus.
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8. After uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avast Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avast Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus by Avast Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Avast Free Antivirus by Avast Software is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-06-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-24 14:03:36.340