Avira Security

A way to uninstall Avira Security from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Avira Security for Windows. The Windows version was created by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Further information on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen here. Please open http://www.avira.com/ if you want to read more on Avira Security on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG's web page. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder (same installation drive as Windows). Avira Security's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 4.27 MB (4481440 bytes) on disk and is titled Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe.

Avira Security is comprised of the following executables which take 8.51 MB (8919424 bytes) on disk:

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (4.27 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (226.23 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (240.14 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (215.15 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.40 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (178.45 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (193.03 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.04 MB)

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The current web page applies to Avira Security version 1.0.42.14100 only. For other Avira Security versions please click below:

• 1.1.56.24083
• 1.1.55.23698
• 1.0.23.8081
• 1.1.53.21718
• 1.1.61.26553
• 1.1.62.26939
• 1.1.47.17265
• 1.0.37.12019
• 1.0.16.5158
• 1.1.55.23309
• 1.0.37.11666
• 1.1.71.30554
• 1.1.50.19847
• 1.1.51.20724
• 1.0.40.12944
• 1.1.71.30368
• 1.0.45.16282
• 1.1.58.25058
• 1.1.54.22197
• 1.0.22.7684
• 1.1.47.17436
• 1.1.65.28718
• 1.0.28.9397
• 1.1.57.24557
• 1.0.38.12222
• 1.0.39.12408
• 1.0.22.7585
• 1.1.73.30824
• Unknown
• 1.1.69.29914
• 1.0.20.7408
• 1.0.45.15812
• 1.1.46.16549
• 1.1.67.29263
• 1.1.72.30556
• 1.0.26.9000
• 1.1.57.24596
• 1.1.56.23926
• 1.1.61.26762
• 1.1.54.22644
• 1.0.29.9509
• 1.1.66.29154
• 1.0.44.15086
• 1.0.18.6309
• 1.0.42.13029
• 1.0.42.13901
• 1.0.42.14101
• 1.1.59.25437
• 1.0.25.8823
• 1.1.69.30057
• 1.1.63.27347
• 1.0.22.7884
• 1.0.35.11288
• 1.1.50.19711
• 1.0.41.13362
• 1.1.69.29688
• 1.0.33.10880
• 1.1.53.21795
• 1.1.59.25297
• 1.1.49.18598
• 1.1.70.30098
• 1.1.59.25531
• 1.1.61.26352
• 1.0.32.10717
• 1.1.51.20430
• 1.1.64.27947
• 1.0.27.9291
• 1.0.19.7004
• 1.0.35.11235
• 1.1.63.27596
• 1.0.22.7852
• 1.1.62.27078
• 1.0.41.13618
• 1.0.18.6386
• 1.1.63.27634
• 1.1.60.26061
• 1.1.61.26491
• 1.1.68.29553
• 1.1.48.17984
• 1.1.66.28961
• 1.0.16.5015
• 1.0.31.10043
• 1.1.72.30659
• 1.1.60.25769
• 1.1.68.29502
• 1.0.24.8433
• 1.0.17.6033
• 1.0.37.12157
• 1.0.44.15540
• 1.1.69.29981
• 1.0.36.11467
• 1.0.30.9723
• 1.0.43.12713
• 1.1.54.22911

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

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

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Avira Security:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Guards.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Mixpanel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Messaging.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Optimizer.Common.Native.Library.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\avira_icon_dot.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Backends.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\BetterFolderBrowser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\BootOptimizer.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Functional.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.ProductLabel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIoc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIoc.MefAttributedModel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DryIocAttributes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Esent.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\exclusions.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Junk.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\LiteDB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Mapping.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\MessageRpc.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\nl-NL\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\PrivacyCleaner.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\PrivacyCookies.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\PrivacyProfiles.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ProductLabel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\pt-BR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Registry.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ru-RU\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Serilog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Serilog.Sinks.File.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Serilog.Sinks.Sentry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Serilog.Sinks.Udp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.ConnectServicesClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Database.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.Antivirus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.Opera.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.PasswordManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.PrivacyPal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.SoftwareUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.SystemSpeedup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Service.Plugin.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ServiceStack.Text.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\SharpRaven.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Net.WebSockets.Client.Managed.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Third-Party Attributions.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\tr-TR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Application.Base.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Antivirus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.BrowserSafety.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.HomeGuard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Opera.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Opera.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.PasswordManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.PrivacyPal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.SoftwareUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.SystemSpeedup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Plugin.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Styles.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.ViewModels.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\UI.Views.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AviraSecurityUninstaller

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurity\ImagePath

A way to erase Avira Security from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is an application by the software company Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Sometimes, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to uninstall Avira Security 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD 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 interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply click the Search field and type in "Avira Security". If it is installed on your PC the Avira Security application will be found automatically. After you select Avira Security in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Avira Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avira Security:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.avira.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avira Security.


8. After removing Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your computer, nor are we saying that Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira Security 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.