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How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your computer

Avast Free Antivirus is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Gen Digital Inc.. More information on Gen Digital Inc. can be seen here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Icarus\avast-av\icarus.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Avast Free Antivirus. Avast Free Antivirus's main file takes about 22.52 MB (23613176 bytes) and is named AvastUI.exe.

Avast Free Antivirus contains of the executables below. They take 133.18 MB (139647232 bytes) on disk.




  • afwServ.exe (2.46 MB)
  • ashQuick.exe (537.74 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (683.24 KB)
  • aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
  • aswChLic.exe (321.74 KB)
  • aswEngSrv.exe (646.24 KB)
  • aswidsagent.exe (7.36 MB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (4.05 MB)
  • aswToolsSvc.exe (1.03 MB)
  • AvastNM.exe (2.28 MB)
  • AvastSvc.exe (1,003.24 KB)
  • AvastUI.exe (22.52 MB)
  • AvBugReport.exe (5.84 MB)
  • AvConsent.exe (759.74 KB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.67 MB)
  • AvEmUpdate.exe (5.24 MB)
  • AvLaunch.exe (779.74 KB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (532.24 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (564.74 KB)
  • OobeUtil.exe (926.74 KB)
  • overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.98 MB)
  • sched.exe (506.74 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (4.06 MB)
  • SupportTool.exe (10.36 MB)
  • su_worker.exe (4.75 MB)
  • VisthAux.exe (513.24 KB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.22 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.80 MB)
  • wsc_proxy.exe (55.58 KB)
  • engsup.exe (2.19 MB)
  • aswBoot.exe (313.74 KB)
  • aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.30 MB)
  • aswPEBrowser.exe (3.40 MB)
  • aswPECommander.exe (3.22 MB)
  • aswPEShell.exe (3.43 MB)
  • aswShMin.exe (451.74 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.70 MB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.39 MB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (496.74 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (517.24 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.64 MB)
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The current page applies to Avast Free Antivirus version 25.7.10308.2972 alone. Click on the links below for other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

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

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast

The files below were left behind 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\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
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\avast.local.crt.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\concrt140.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\avast.local.crt\msvcp140.dll

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Antivirus

Use regedit.exe to delete 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 remove 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 choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY way 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it exists on your system the Avast Free Antivirus program will be found very quickly. After you click Avast Free Antivirus in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:


  • Safety 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 - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.
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8. After removing Avast Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-07-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-07-22 16:41:46.663