Avira

A guide to uninstall Avira from your computer

Avira is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Check out here for more info on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Avira\Launcher directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Avira by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a5e00a72-db4a-4f77-8874-d1265b8fcd7e}\Avira.OE.Setup.Bundle.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 73.39 KB (75152 bytes) on disk and is called Avira.Messenger.exe.

Avira contains of the executables below. They occupy 73.39 KB (75152 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Messenger.exe (73.39 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.1.42.10415 of Avira. You can find below info on other versions of Avira:

• 1.2.129.13789
• 1.2.113.22299
• 1.2.105.30680
• 1.2.126.28786
• 1.2.96.16095
• 1.2.153.29056
• 1.2.148.24463
• 1.2.119.25205
• 1.2.158.786
• 1.2.105.36322
• 1.2.115.14232
• 1.2.161.6579
• 1.2.120.46116
• 1.2.150.12276
• 1.2.138.20753
• 1.2.122.27919
• 1.2.109.13551
• 1.2.116.18787
• 1.2.131.15242
• 1.2.98.14573
• 1.2.116.23028
• 1.2.121.24663
• 1.2.121.14569
• 1.2.165.24446
• 1.2.95.14694
• 1.2.119.17994
• 1.2.99.21889
• 1.2.144.30330
• 1.2.99.15522
• 1.2.136.25116
• 1.2.146.25871
• 1.2.125.20160
• 1.2.103.7637
• 1.2.97.16824
• 1.1.34.19732
• 1.2.149.21141
• 1.2.106.18629
• 1.2.114.16977
• 1.2.135.51949
• 1.2.98.37213
• 1.2.100.18354
• 1.2.159.25097
• 1.2.126.10632
• 1.2.134.23796
• 1.2.124.25995
• 1.2.118.18106
• 1.2.103.26908
• 1.2.134.56164
• 1.2.145.25926
• 1.2.141.10870
• 1.2.140.659
• 1.2.131.11577
• 1.2.109.23126
• 1.2.139.5840
• 1.2.160.753
• 1.2.120.25126
• 1.2.137.23068
• 1.2.155.4877
• 1.2.113.25350
• 1.2.108.24268
• 1.2.132.16752
• 1.2.143.109
• 1.2.98.29730
• 1.2.133.21088
• 1.2.96.9828
• 1.2.151.3852
• 1.2.113.21021
• 1.2.163.20254
• 1.2.117.17323
• 1.2.159.14646
• 1.2.162.7474
• 1.2.147.35397
• 1.2.127.25971
• 1.2.109.23832
• 1.2.99.31392
• 1.2.142.15897
• 1.2.166.28430
• 1.2.152.1479
• 1.2.116.17249
• 1.2.164.25670
• 1.2.153.30452
• 1.2.122.22365
• 1.2.128.15911
• 1.2.97.30459
• 1.2.156.56359
• 1.2.98.24768

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Avira.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avira from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avira

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\150\Product.Config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\207\Product.Config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\208\Product.Config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\210\Product.Config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\57\Product.Config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avrestart.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ccwkrlib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\CommonImageRc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\CommonTextRc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\communicationprotocol.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\crypto-45.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\mfc120u.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\msvcp120.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\msvcr120.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\productutilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\restartrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\servicecommunication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\shlext64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ssl-47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\systemutilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\tls-19.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.Acp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.FileDownloader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.Mixpanel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.OE.WinCore.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.BusinessLayer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.BusinessLayerExecuter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.CommunicationManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.ConfigurationManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.DiaryStats.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Inspector.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.InstallManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.IvantiAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.IvantiNetWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Licensing.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Patch.BusinessLayer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.Patch.Entities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.ServiceHost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.ServiceLibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.ServiceMessageInspector.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.ShavlikNetWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.UpdateHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\Avira.SoftwareUpdater.WebUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\AviraShavlikSdkWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\AviraSoftwareUpdater.Cache
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\AviraSoftwareUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\AviraSoftwareUpdaterToastNotificationsBridge.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\SoftwareUpdater\CefSharp.BrowserSubprocess.exe

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\844847A95347DA941B578027295CA2E2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Launcher Service Host
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Phantom VPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Service Host
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Software Updater ServiceHost
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira VPN

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\844847A95347DA941B578027295CA2E2\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Group
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avscan.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2851280475-3718987635-1679096381-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2851280475-3718987635-1679096381-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avrestart.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2851280475-3718987635-1679096381-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ipmgui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2851280475-3718987635-1679096381-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2851280475-3718987635-1679096381-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\Package Cache\{532da46c-2aa3-4588-a4a2-b02bc641bf95}\Avira.OE.Setup.Bundle.exe

How to uninstall Avira using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira is an application offered by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Some computer users want to remove it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE action to remove Avira 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Avira or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira". If it exists on your system the Avira program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Avira in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Avira, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avira.


8. After removing Avira, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Avira that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avira with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your PC, we are not saying that Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira 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' PCs.