Avira Security

A guide to uninstall Avira Security from your PC

This info is about Avira Security for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Further information on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen here. Click on http://www.avira.com/ to get more information about Avira Security on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Avira Security. Avira Security's main file takes around 222.05 KB (227376 bytes) and is named Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe.

The executables below are part of Avira Security. They take an average of 14.38 MB (15078064 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Spotlight.Bootstrapper.exe (5.34 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.Updater.exe (275.39 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Common.UpdaterTracker.exe (225.63 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe (258.72 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Service.Worker.exe (250.33 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.Systray.Application.exe (1.57 MB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.AdministrativeRightsProvider.exe (203.38 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.exe (222.05 KB)
• Avira.Spotlight.UI.Application.Messaging.exe (397.09 KB)
• unins000.exe (3.08 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (1.13 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (1.47 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.1.68.29502 of Avira Security. Click on the links below for 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
• 1.1.64.27947
• 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
• 1.0.24.8433
• 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 regularly left behind when you uninstall Avira Security.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avira Security:

• 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.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Guards.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.JWT.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Mixpanel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Common.ZipArchive.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Avira.Functional.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.Common.UpdaterTracker.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.Systray.Application.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\Carbon.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Messaging.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.ProductLabel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Telemetry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Common.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.de-DE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\de-DE\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DevelopmentKit.Opswat.Oesis.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Dia2Lib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\DotNetProjects.SVGImage.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\DynamicData.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\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.en-US.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\en-US\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.es-ES.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\es-ES\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Esprima.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\exclusions.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.fr-FR.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\fr-FR\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\GameOptimizer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\GBInternalTamperBlacklist.sdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\scans_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\settings_updated_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Gifs\Antivirus\stronger-protection_bright.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\AUCDetection.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\BlacklistedPageDetection.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Html\DownloadDetection.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.it-IT.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\it-IT\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.ja-JP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\ja-JP\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Jint.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\jsEngine.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.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Diagnostics.FastSerialization.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\MtsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\netstandard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\nl-NL\Systray.Application.Resources.Localization.nl-NL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\nl-NL\UI.Resources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\OSExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Oxygen.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Oxygen.NCP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Oxygen.StatReporter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.Antivirus.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.Crypto.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.Firewall.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.GameBooster.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.PasswordManager.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.PrivacyPal.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.SystemSpeedup.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Plugin.Vpn.Interface.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.DryIoc.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\Prism.Wpf.dll

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

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

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

How to delete Avira Security from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira Security is a program released by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. This can be efortful because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Avira Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avira Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avira Security". The Avira Security app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avira Security in the list , some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Avira Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, 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 page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avira Security.


8. After removing Avira Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start 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 uninstalling Avira Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avira Security supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.