Avira

How to uninstall Avira from your PC

This info is about Avira for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. You can read more on Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG or check for application updates here. Avira is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Avira is MsiExec.exe /X{2F177249-7B33-4501-BBC8-3091F6079B35}. The application's main executable file is called Avira.Systray.exe and its approximative size is 558.33 KB (571728 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside Avira. They occupy about 1.58 MB (1653360 bytes) on disk.

• Avira.Messenger.exe (194.08 KB)
• Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe (61.09 KB)
• Avira.ServiceHost.exe (577.41 KB)
• Avira.Systray.exe (558.33 KB)
• Avira.SystrayStartTrigger.exe (223.71 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.2.139.5840 of Avira. You can find here a few links to other Avira releases:

• 1.2.129.13789
• 1.2.113.22299
• 1.2.105.30680
• 1.2.126.28786
• 1.2.96.16095
• 1.2.153.29056
• 1.2.148.24463
• 1.2.119.25205
• 1.2.158.786
• 1.2.105.36322
• 1.2.115.14232
• 1.2.161.6579
• 1.2.120.46116
• 1.2.150.12276
• 1.2.138.20753
• 1.2.122.27919
• 1.2.109.13551
• 1.2.116.18787
• 1.2.131.15242
• 1.2.98.14573
• 1.2.116.23028
• 1.2.121.24663
• 1.2.121.14569
• 1.2.165.24446
• 1.2.95.14694
• 1.2.119.17994
• 1.2.99.21889
• 1.2.144.30330
• 1.2.99.15522
• 1.2.136.25116
• 1.2.146.25871
• 1.2.125.20160
• 1.2.103.7637
• 1.2.97.16824
• 1.1.34.19732
• 1.2.149.21141
• 1.2.106.18629
• 1.2.114.16977
• 1.2.135.51949
• 1.2.98.37213
• 1.2.100.18354
• 1.2.159.25097
• 1.2.126.10632
• 1.2.134.23796
• 1.2.124.25995
• 1.2.118.18106
• 1.2.103.26908
• 1.2.134.56164
• 1.2.145.25926
• 1.2.141.10870
• 1.2.140.659
• 1.2.131.11577
• 1.2.109.23126
• 1.2.160.753
• 1.2.120.25126
• 1.2.137.23068
• 1.2.155.4877
• 1.2.113.25350
• 1.2.108.24268
• 1.2.132.16752
• 1.2.143.109
• 1.2.98.29730
• 1.1.42.10415
• 1.2.133.21088
• 1.2.96.9828
• 1.2.151.3852
• 1.2.113.21021
• 1.2.163.20254
• 1.2.117.17323
• 1.2.159.14646
• 1.2.162.7474
• 1.2.147.35397
• 1.2.127.25971
• 1.2.109.23832
• 1.2.99.31392
• 1.2.142.15897
• 1.2.166.28430
• 1.2.152.1479
• 1.2.116.17249
• 1.2.164.25670
• 1.2.153.30452
• 1.2.122.22365
• 1.2.128.15911
• 1.2.97.30459
• 1.2.156.56359
• 1.2.98.24768

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If you're planning to uninstall Avira you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avira
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable\IndexedDB\https_www.avira.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Avira:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.Caching.LiteDb.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.Acp.Resources.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.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.firefox.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\Avira.ServiceHost.exe
• 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\bulb-icon-hover.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\bulb-icon-neutral.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\card.png
• 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\devices.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\popup_banner_background.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\register_button_tooltip.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\tools.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\upgrade_banner.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Launcher\htmlui\symbol\png\uservoice-logo.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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SystemSpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupDesktopMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SystemSpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupFilesMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Avira.SystemSpeedup.UI.ShellExtension.SystemSpeedupContextMenu+SystemSpeedupFoldersMenu
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avira
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\942771F233B71054BB8C03196F70B953
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F58C4F1BDB3D276439B4E101EA5B5EF0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.avira.password.manager
• 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/Privacy Pal/Avira.PrivacyPal.UI.Application.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Avira_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.avira.password.manager
• 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 to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\942771F233B71054BB8C03196F70B953\Avira.OE.ServiceHost
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\942771F233B71054BB8C03196F70B953\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F58C4F1BDB3D276439B4E101EA5B5EF0\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\Description
• 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

A way to erase Avira from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avira is a program released by the software company Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. Sometimes, users decide to remove this program. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to remove Avira 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avira or simply click the Search field and type in "Avira". If it exists on your system the Avira app will be found automatically. After you click Avira in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Avira, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Avira.


8. After removing Avira, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Avira which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Avira using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG from your computer, nor are we saying that Avira by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avira 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' PCs.