Avast Free Antivirus

A way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC

Avast Free Antivirus is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Avast Software. More information on Avast Software can be found here. Usually the Avast Free Antivirus application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Avast Free Antivirus's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\setup\Instup.exe. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's main executable file and it takes close to 18.40 MB (19290520 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Avast Free Antivirus. They occupy an average of 108.17 MB (113421064 bytes) on disk.

• ashQuick.exe (332.90 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (473.90 KB)
• asulaunch.exe (69.30 KB)
• aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.07 MB)
• aswChLic.exe (174.90 KB)
• aswEngSrv.exe (634.90 KB)
• aswidsagent.exe (8.42 MB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.61 MB)
• aswToolsSvc.exe (569.90 KB)
• AvastNM.exe (2.13 MB)
• AvastSvc.exe (568.90 KB)
• AvastUI.exe (18.40 MB)
• AvBugReport.exe (4.48 MB)
• AvConsent.exe (618.40 KB)
• AvDump.exe (1.02 MB)
• AvEmUpdate.exe (4.66 MB)
• AvLaunch.exe (214.90 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (405.90 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (347.90 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.57 MB)
• sched.exe (301.90 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (3.65 MB)
• SupportTool.exe (8.21 MB)
• VisthAux.exe (316.90 KB)
• wsc_proxy.exe (55.58 KB)
• engsup.exe (1.85 MB)
• aswPEAntivirus.exe (9.94 MB)
• aswPEBrowser.exe (3.00 MB)
• aswPECommander.exe (2.80 MB)
• aswPEShell.exe (2.89 MB)
• aswShMin.exe (203.90 KB)
• aswOfferTool.exe (2.11 MB)
• instup.exe (3.45 MB)
• overseer.exe (2.04 MB)
• sbr.exe (19.90 KB)
• aswBoot.exe (305.90 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.27 MB)
• AvDump.exe (920.40 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (358.40 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (293.40 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.23 MB)

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The current web page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 23.5.6066 only. You can find below info on other releases of Avast Free Antivirus:

• 9.0.2021
• 19.5.2377
• 19.2.2362
• 24.1.8821.1476
• 12.3.2280
• 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
• 19.5.2376

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Avast Free Antivirus:

• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\avast.local_vc142.crt.manifest
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\avast.local_vc142.crt\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1049\WebShieldSgn.htm
• 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\asOutExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\asulaunch.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
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswsecapi.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• 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

How to erase Avast Free Antivirus from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application offered by the software company Avast Software. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply click 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 , the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Avast Free Antivirus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.


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 found 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 info on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus supposing 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' PCs.