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A way to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your PC

Avast Free Antivirus is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Gen Digital Inc.. You can find out more on Gen Digital Inc. or check for application updates here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Avast Free Antivirus is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avast Software\Icarus\avast-av\icarus.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. Avast Free Antivirus's primary file takes around 22.07 MB (23139496 bytes) and is named AvastUI.exe.

The executable files below are part of Avast Free Antivirus. They take an average of 133.62 MB (140112080 bytes) on disk.

  • afwServ.exe (2.49 MB)
  • ashQuick.exe (537.16 KB)
  • ashUpd.exe (683.66 KB)
  • aswAvBootTimeScanShMin.exe (1.28 MB)
  • aswChLic.exe (318.66 KB)
  • aswEngSrv.exe (647.16 KB)
  • aswidsagent.exe (7.40 MB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.99 MB)
  • aswToolsSvc.exe (1.03 MB)
  • AvastNM.exe (2.28 MB)
  • AvastSvc.exe (1,002.66 KB)
  • AvastUI.exe (22.07 MB)
  • AvBugReport.exe (5.84 MB)
  • AvConsent.exe (629.16 KB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.72 MB)
  • AvEmUpdate.exe (5.27 MB)
  • AvLaunch.exe (814.16 KB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (531.16 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (565.66 KB)
  • OobeUtil.exe (926.16 KB)
  • overseer.exe (2.45 MB)
  • RegSvr.exe (4.01 MB)
  • sched.exe (506.66 KB)
  • SetupInf.exe (4.01 MB)
  • SupportTool.exe (10.92 MB)
  • su_worker.exe (4.80 MB)
  • VisthAux.exe (513.16 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 (2.29 MB)
  • aswBoot.exe (314.66 KB)
  • aswPEAntivirus.exe (12.36 MB)
  • aswPEBrowser.exe (3.40 MB)
  • aswPECommander.exe (3.22 MB)
  • aswPEShell.exe (3.43 MB)
  • aswShMin.exe (444.66 KB)
  • aswRunDll.exe (3.66 MB)
  • AvDump.exe (3.42 MB)
  • firefox_pass.exe (501.16 KB)
  • gaming_hook.exe (517.16 KB)
  • RegSvr.exe (3.68 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 25.8.10387.3045 of Avast Free Antivirus. You can find below a few links to other Avast Free Antivirus versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avast Free Antivirus from your computer:
  • 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
  • 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\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\ArPotEx32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ArPotEx64.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashBase.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\ashCmd.exe
  • 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

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Antivirus

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswChLic.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\aswChLic.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • 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 PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Free Antivirus is an application released by the software company Gen Digital Inc.. Some users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action to remove Avast Free Antivirus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Avast Free Antivirus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avast Free Antivirus". If it exists on your system the Avast Free Antivirus app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Avast Free Antivirus in the list of applications, some data about the application is made available to you:


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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Avast Free Antivirus by Gen Digital Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-08-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-08-20 15:30:40.690