Avast Free Antivirus

How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your system

Avast Free Antivirus is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by AVAST Software. More information on AVAST Software can be seen here. Avast Free Antivirus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. 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 /control_panel /instop:uninstall. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 5.25 MB (5504672 bytes) on disk and is named AvastUI.exe.

Avast Free Antivirus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 24.51 MB (25702280 bytes) on disk.

• ashQuick.exe (101.93 KB)
• ashUpd.exe (182.40 KB)
• asulaunch.exe (86.29 KB)
• aswAraSr.exe (70.27 KB)
• aswChLic.exe (79.81 KB)
• aswRunDll.exe (593.79 KB)
• aswWrcIELoader32.exe (70.74 KB)
• AvastEmUpdate.exe (1.08 MB)
• AvastSvc.exe (335.29 KB)
• AvastUI.exe (5.25 MB)
• avBugReport.exe (1.64 MB)
• BrowserCleanup.exe (1.46 MB)
• RegSvr32.exe (562.60 KB)
• sched.exe (88.34 KB)
• SetupInf32.exe (537.01 KB)
• VisthAux.exe (248.30 KB)
• openvpn.exe (607.50 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (76.50 KB)
• aswShMin.exe (74.77 KB)
• AvastPE2.exe (467.54 KB)
• aswOfferTool.exe (3.15 MB)
• avBugReport.exe (1.64 MB)
• instup.exe (583.81 KB)
• aswBoot.exe (284.48 KB)

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The current web page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 10.2.2211 alone. 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
• 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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Avast Free Antivirus has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

• 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\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

Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastconfig
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastlic
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avastsounds
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avasttheme

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastconfigfile\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastlicfile\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastsoundsfile\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avastthemefile\shell\open\command\

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

Avast Free Antivirus is a program offered by the software company AVAST Software. Sometimes, people try to remove it. This is efortful because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". The Avast Free Antivirus app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Avast Free Antivirus in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available 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".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.


8. After removing Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of 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 Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software from your PC, we are not saying that Avast Free Antivirus by AVAST Software is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Avast Free Antivirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.