Avira Security

A way to uninstall Avira Security from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Avira Security for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. More information on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen here. Click on http://www.avira.com/ to get more details about Avira Security on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG's website. Avira Security is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. Avira Security's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 4.18 MB (4385632 bytes) on disk and is called Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with Avira Security. They occupy about 9.84 MB (10313280 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (4.18 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (224.73 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (238.65 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (215.65 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (179.44 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (184.99 KB)
• unins000.exe (2.61 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.90 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.90 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.90 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (172.89 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.90 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (171.90 KB)

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The current web page applies to Avira Security version 1.0.37.12019 only. You can find below info on other application 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
• 1.0.16.5158
• 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
• 1.0.24.8433
• 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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Avira Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avira Security:

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

Generally, 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.Bootstrapper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Spotlight.Common.Functional.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.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.Service.Worker.exe
• 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.Opera.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\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.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\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\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\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\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\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.exe
• 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
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\zh-CN\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\zh-TW\Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\zh-TW\Avira.Spotlight.UI.Resources.resources.dll

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

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

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

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

A way to remove Avira Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is an application marketed by the software company Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Some users try to erase this program. This is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". The Avira Security application will be found automatically. After you select Avira Security in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Avira Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing 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 window will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avira Security.


8. After removing Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avira Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avira Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able 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 software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avira Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.