Avira Security

A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your PC

This web page is about Avira Security for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. More information about Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen here. More data about the program Avira Security can be found at http://www.avira.com/. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. Avira Security's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. The program's main executable file is titled Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe and its approximative size is 236.77 KB (242448 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Avira Security. They take an average of 4.31 MB (4518712 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (223.02 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (236.77 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Helper.exe (211.13 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (176.41 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (185.80 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.28 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.71 KB)
• 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 1.0.26.9000 only. You can find below info on other versions of Avira Security:

• 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
• 1.1.57.24596
• 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
• 1.0.24.8433
• 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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Some files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Avira Security from your computer.

Folders remaining:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• 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.Opera.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.Opera.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\BootOptimizer.sdf
• 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\es-ES\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\LiteDB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Mapping.sdf
• 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\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\nl-NL\Avira.Spotlight.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\pt-BR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\pt-BR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Registry.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ru-RU\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ru-RU\Avira.Spotlight.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\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\Third-Party Attributions.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\tr-TR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\tr-TR\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.msg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\WindowsFirewallHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\zh-CN\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

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

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

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

A way to uninstall Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is a program released by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Frequently, computer users try to remove this program. This is difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". If it exists on your system the Avira Security application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Avira Security in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is available to you:

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

For example 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 dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then 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 found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Avira Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your 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 PC, we are not saying that Avira Security by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avira Security supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.