Avira

A way to uninstall Avira from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Avira for Windows. It is written by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Take a look here where you can get more info on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /X{4BC31208-EC3B-453B-8819-6B81AE3EC153} is the full command line if you want to remove Avira. Avira's primary file takes around 204.72 KB (209632 bytes) and is named Avira.Messenger.exe.

Avira is composed of the following executables which occupy 1.60 MB (1672624 bytes) on disk:

• Avira.Messenger.exe (204.72 KB)
• Avira.ServiceHost.exe (621.35 KB)
• Avira.Systray.exe (574.38 KB)
• Avira.SystrayStartTrigger.exe (232.98 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.2.146.25871 of Avira. You can find below a few links to other Avira versions:

• 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
• 1.2.125.20160
• 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
• 1.1.42.10415
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Avira we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_passwords.avira.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Avira:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\avwin.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\ccplg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\defaults.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\product.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\productimagerc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\producttextrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\150\rchelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\207\product.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\avwin.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\ccplg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\defaults.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\product.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\productimagerc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\producttextrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\208\rchelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\avwin.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\ccplg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\defaults.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\product.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\productimagerc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\producttextrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\210\rchelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\avwin.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\ccplg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\defaults.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\product.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\productimagerc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\producttextrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\57\rchelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_de.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_en.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_es.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_fr.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_it.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_ja-jp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_nl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_pt-br.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_ru.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_tr.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_zh-cn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\administrativerightsprovider_zh-tw.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aebb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aecore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aecrypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aedroid.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aedroid_gwf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeemu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeexp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeexp_gwf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aegen.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aehelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeheur.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeheur_agen.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeheur_gwf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeheur_mv.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aelibinf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aelibinf_db.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aelidb.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aemobile.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aemvdb.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeoffice.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeoffice_gwf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeoffice_mv.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aepack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aerdl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aesbx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aescn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aescript.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aeset.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aevdf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\aevdf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alert_level.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alertcat.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alerttyp.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alertvir.htm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alldiscs.avp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\alldrives.avp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_bl.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_br.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_ml.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_mr.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_tl.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_bg_tr.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_btn_gray_hover.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_btn_gray_normal.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_phone.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_red_arrow.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\android_video.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\apcfile.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\auccert.crt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avacl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avarkt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avcenter.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avconfig.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avconfig.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avconfigrc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avdevprot.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\avdevprot.sys

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/Game Booster/Avira.GameBooster.UI.Application.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/Privacy Pal/Avira.PrivacyPal.UI.Application.exe
• 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.Spotlight.Common.Updater

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntivirProtectedService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntivirProtectedService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntivirProtectedService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avdevprot\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avdevprot\Group
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avgntflt\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avipbb\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avipbb\Group
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Group
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avnetflt\Description

How to delete Avira with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira is an application released by the software company Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK way to uninstall Avira 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avira or simply click the Search field and type in "Avira". If it exists on your system the Avira application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avira in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avira.


8. After uninstalling Avira, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avira which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Avira using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your computer, we are not saying that Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Avira 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' PCs.