Avira
A way to uninstall Avira from your computer
This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Avira for Windows. It is produced by
Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Further information on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG can be seen
here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Avira\Launcher folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Avira by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{606c7b25-e58d-4e72-82dd-4a0e4e163086}\Avira.OE.Setup.Bundle.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Avira's primary file takes about 296.98 KB (304112 bytes) and is called Avira.Systray.exe.
The following executables are incorporated in Avira. They occupy 901.48 KB (
923112 bytes) on disk.
- Avira.Messenger.exe (67.02 KB)
- Avira.ServiceHost.exe (441.75 KB)
- Avira.Systray.exe (296.98 KB)
- Avira.SystrayStartTrigger.exe (95.73 KB)
This page is about Avira version
1.2.114.16977 only. You can find below info on other versions of Avira:
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Avira has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Folders that were left behind:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira
Generally, the following files are left on disk:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.Caching.LiteDb.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Connect.Plugin.Interface.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.FileDownloader.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Messenger.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Mixpanel.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.AvConnector.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.AvConnector.Interface.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.BrowserExtension.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.Communicator.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.Communicator.Interface.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.NativeCore.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.Ui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.UiCore.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.WinCore.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.OE.WinCore.Interface.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.ServiceHost.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.SystemSpeedup.Analyzer.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Systray.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.SystrayStartTrigger.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\BundledProducts.xml
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\de-DE\Avira.OE.Ui.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\de-DE\Avira.OE.UiCore.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\de-DE\Avira.ServiceHost.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\de-DE\Avira.Systray.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\en-US\Avira.OE.Ui.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\en-US\Avira.OE.UiCore.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\en-US\Avira.ServiceHost.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\en-US\Avira.Systray.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\es-ES\Avira.OE.Ui.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\es-ES\Avira.OE.UiCore.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\es-ES\Avira.ServiceHost.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\es-ES\Avira.Systray.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\fr-FR\Avira.OE.Ui.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\fr-FR\Avira.OE.UiCore.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\fr-FR\Avira.ServiceHost.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\fr-FR\Avira.Systray.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\css\launcher.ui-1.0.0.min.css
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\css\launcher.ui-1.0.0-ie8.min.css
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\css\launcher.ui-vendor-1.0.0.min.css
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\css\partner-1.0.0.min.css
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\Avira-Connect.eot
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\Avira-Connect.ttf
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\Avira-Connect.woff
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWeb-Light.eot
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWeb-Light.woff
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWebPro-Book.eot
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWebPro-Book.woff
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWebPro-Medi.eot
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\fonts\KievitWebPro-Medi.woff
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\index.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\js\launcher.ui-1.0.0.min.js
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\js\launcher.ui-vendor-1.0.0.min.js
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\close.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\close_hovered.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\connection_error.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\desktop_mail_installed.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\desktop_mail_link_clicked.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\desktop_mail_received.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\feedback.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\gift_light.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\gift_red.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\help.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\help_hovered.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\icons_inapp_promo.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\logo.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\minimise.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\minimise_hovered.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\mobile_mail_installed.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\mobile_mail_link_clicked.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\mobile_mail_received.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\shadow.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\sms_installed.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\sms_link_clicked.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\sms_received.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\spin.gif
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\upgrade_banner.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\white_opacity.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\adding_device_wizard.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\banner.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\deviceWizardViews\add_device_view.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\deviceWizardViews\main_view.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\deviceWizardViews\send_mail_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\deviceWizardViews\send_sms_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\deviceWizardViews\success.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\feedback.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\ftu_tour.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\header.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\headerProfile.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\headerUpgrade.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\icon.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\icon-ie8.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\marketing_card.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\modal_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\my_devices.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\no_internet_connection_tab_content.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\renewal.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\services_rows.html
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\views\directives\status.html
Registry that is not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupDesktopMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupFilesMenu
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupFoldersMenu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\739621AA9CB1CD944ACF063DD81DA11B
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A849AF7C41CF613429CD32FA075CA501
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EAD016B758658F2458213E0A8683F424
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/Game Booster/Avira.GameBooster.UI.Application.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/System Speedup/Avira.SystemSpeedup.Core.Common.Starter.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/System Speedup/Avira.SystemSpeedup.Maintenance.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/System Speedup/Avira.SystemSpeedup.Service.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/System Speedup/Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.Application.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727\NGenService\Roots\C:/Program Files (x86)/Avira/System Speedup/Avira_System_Speedup.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira Safe Shopping_RASAPI32
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira Safe Shopping_RASMANCS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASAPI32
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASMANCS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Avira.ServiceHost
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Antivirus
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Phantom VPN
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Service Host
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Avira Software Updater ServiceHost
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\A849AF7C41CF613429CD32FA075CA501\Avira.OE.ServiceHost
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\739621AA9CB1CD944ACF063DD81DA11B\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A849AF7C41CF613429CD32FA075CA501\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EAD016B758658F2458213E0A8683F424\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirMailService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirSchedulerService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AntiVirWebService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avdevprot\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avdevprot\Group
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avgntflt\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avipbb\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avipbb\Group
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Avira.ServiceHost\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Avira.ServiceHost\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Avira.ServiceHost\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraOptimizerHost\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraOptimizerHost\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraPhantomVPN\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraPhantomVPN\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AviraUpdaterService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avkmgr\Group
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avnetflt\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Antivirus\ipmgui.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Systray.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Safe Shopping\Avira Safe Shopping.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Avira\System Speedup\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.Popup.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Avira\VPN\Avira.WebAppHost.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1793316444-216879156-4207935999-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProgramData\Package Cache\{606c7b25-e58d-4e72-82dd-4a0e4e163086}\Avira.OE.Setup.Bundle.exe
How to erase Avira from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Avira is a program by the software company Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Avira 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 a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.
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- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avira or simply click the Search field and type in "Avira". If it exists on your system the Avira application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avira in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Avira, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Avira.

8. After uninstalling Avira, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Avira that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avira with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your PC, we are not saying that Avira 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 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2018-06-04 09:57:07.787