Avira Security

A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your PC

Avira Security is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Open here where you can read more on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Detailed information about Avira Security can be found at http://www.avira.com/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. You can remove Avira Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins001.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe is the Avira Security's primary executable file and it takes about 223.21 KB (228568 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Avira Security. They occupy about 17.11 MB (17938720 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (5.29 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (258.35 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (258.59 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (248.67 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe (1.59 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (203.25 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (223.21 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (397.73 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.08 MB)
• unins001.exe (3.08 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (1.10 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (1.42 MB)

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The current web page applies to Avira Security version 1.1.64.27947 alone. You can find below a few links to other Avira Security versions:

• 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
• 1.0.27.9291
• 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 and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Avira Security.

Directories that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Acp.Resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Guards.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.JWT.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Mixpanel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.ZipArchive.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Functional.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Messaging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Optimizer.Common.Native.Library.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\avira_icon_dot.ico
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Backends.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\BetterFolderBrowser.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\BootOptimizer.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Carbon.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Common.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Common.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Common.Messaging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Common.ProductLabel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\de-DE\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.de-DE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\de-DE\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DevelopmentKit.Opswat.Oesis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Dia2Lib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DotNetProjects.SVGImage.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DryIoc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DryIoc.MefAttributedModel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DryIocAttributes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\DynamicData.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionSdk\EndpointProtectionSDK.lic
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\en-US\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.en-US.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\en-US\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\es-ES\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.es-ES.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\es-ES\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Esprima.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\exclusions.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\fr-FR\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.fr-FR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\fr-FR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\GameOptimizer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\GBInternalTamperBlacklist.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Html\AUCDetection.html
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Html\BlacklistedPageDetection.html
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Html\DownloadDetection.html
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\it-IT\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.it-IT.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\it-IT\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\ja-JP\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.ja-JP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\ja-JP\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Jint.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\jsEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Junk.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\LiteDB.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Mapping.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\MessageRpc.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Diagnostics.FastSerialization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\MtsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\netstandard.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\nl-NL\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.nl-NL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\nl-NL\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\OSExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Oxygen.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Oxygen.NCP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Oxygen.StatReporter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.Antivirus.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.Crypto.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.Firewall.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.GameBooster.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.PasswordManager.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.PrivacyPal.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.SystemSpeedup.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Plugin.Vpn.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\Prism.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\PrivacyCleaner.sdf
• C:\Program Files\Avira\Security\PrivacyCookies.sdf

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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 remove the following registry values:

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

A way to erase Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is an application by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Frequently, people try to remove this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK practice to remove 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Run 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 very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 app will be found very quickly. After you click Avira Security in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

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

For example you can see that for Avira Security:

• The publisher is: http://www.avira.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins001.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Avira Security.


8. After uninstalling Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

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