Avira Security

A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Avira Security for Windows. It is made by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Further information on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen here. Detailed information about Avira Security can be found at http://www.avira.com/. Avira Security is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. Avira Security's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 237.09 KB (242776 bytes) on disk and is named Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Avira Security. They take about 2.63 MB (2758328 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (222.70 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (237.09 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Helper.exe (211.13 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (176.41 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (185.48 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.29 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)

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The current page applies to Avira Security version 1.0.24.8433 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
• 1.0.42.14100
• 1.0.31.10043
• 1.1.72.30659
• 1.1.60.25769
• 1.1.68.29502
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Avira Security.

Directories left on disk:

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

Files remaining:

• 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.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.Backends.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Database.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.Antivirus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.PasswordManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.PrivacyPal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.SoftwareUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.SystemSpeedup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Plugin.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Base.dll
• 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.Spotlight.UI.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.Antivirus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.BrowserSafety.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.HomeGuard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.PasswordManager.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.PrivacyPal.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.SoftwareUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.SystemSpeedup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Plugin.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Styles.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.ViewModels.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Views.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\avira_icon_dot.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\BetterFolderBrowser.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\Avira.Spotlight.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\en-US\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Esent.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\LiteDB.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\Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.Wpf.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\ServiceStack.Text.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\SharpRaven.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\System.Data.SQLite.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\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\WindowsFirewallHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira\Security\RegistryCleanExclusion.ini

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira\Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avira Security_is1

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraSecurity\ImagePath

How to remove Avira Security from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is a program by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Frequently, people try to erase it. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Avira Security 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". If it is installed on your PC the Avira Security app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avira Security in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Avira Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avira Security:

• The publisher is: http://www.avira.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avira Security.


8. After uninstalling Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Avira Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your computer, we are not saying that Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avira Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.