Avast Free Antivirus

A guide to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your computer

Avast Free Antivirus is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Gen Digital Inc.. Further information on Gen Digital Inc. can be found here. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling 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 receive a notification for administrator rights. AvastUI.exe is the Avast Free Antivirus's main executable file and it occupies close to 22.34 MB (23424760 bytes) on disk.

Avast Free Antivirus is composed of the following executables which occupy 126.22 MB (132346152 bytes) on disk:

• ashQuick.exe (545.74 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (686.24 KB)
• aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.29 MB)
• aswChLic.exe (320.74 KB)
• aswEngSrv.exe (646.24 KB)
• aswidsagent.exe (7.20 MB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.92 MB)
• aswToolsSvc.exe (841.24 KB)
• AvastNM.exe (2.29 MB)
• AvastSvc.exe (790.24 KB)
• AvastUI.exe (22.34 MB)
• AvBugReport.exe (5.84 MB)
• AvConsent.exe (767.74 KB)
• AvDump.exe (3.35 MB)
• AvEmUpdate.exe (5.04 MB)
• AvLaunch.exe (444.24 KB)
• firefox_pass.exe (590.24 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (563.74 KB)
• OobeUtil.exe (724.74 KB)
• overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.86 MB)
• sched.exe (513.24 KB)
• SetupInf.exe (3.94 MB)
• SupportTool.exe (8.88 MB)
• su_worker.exe (4.74 MB)
• VisthAux.exe (516.74 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 (12.31 MB)
• aswPEBrowser.exe (3.23 MB)
• aswPECommander.exe (3.05 MB)
• aswPEShell.exe (3.26 MB)
• aswShMin.exe (451.24 KB)
• sbr.exe (20.24 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (3.60 MB)
• AvDump.exe (3.13 MB)
• firefox_pass.exe (545.24 KB)
• gaming_hook.exe (516.74 KB)
• RegSvr.exe (3.54 MB)

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This data is about Avast Free Antivirus version 25.4.10068.2727 only. You can find below info on other versions of Avast Free Antivirus:

• 25.3.9983.2649
• 25.2.9898.2555
• 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\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\1040\aswClnTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\aswClnTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\aswInfTg.htm
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\aswInfTg.txt
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\Boot.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\1040\uiLangRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\AavmRpch.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\afwCoreClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\afwRpc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\afwServ.exe
• 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
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswsecapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswSqLt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswToolsSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswVmm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswW8ntf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswwinamapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll

Registry that is not removed:

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\aswbIDSAgent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Antivirus\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Firewall\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Tools\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastWscReporter\ImagePath

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

Avast Free Antivirus is a program released by Gen Digital Inc.. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY solution 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avast Free Antivirus or simply click the Search field and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it is installed on your PC the Avast Free Antivirus program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.


8. After uninstalling Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avast Free Antivirus which 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 registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

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