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How to uninstall avast! Free Antivirus from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove avast! Free Antivirus for Windows. It is written by AVAST Software. Additional info about AVAST Software can be read here. Usually the avast! Free Antivirus application is found in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling avast! Free Antivirus is C:\Program. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. aswBoot.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 252.46 KB (258520 bytes) on disk.

avast! Free Antivirus is composed of the following executables which occupy 327.01 KB (334856 bytes) on disk:

  • aswBoot.exe (252.46 KB)
  • netcfg_x64.exe (74.55 KB)


The current page applies to avast! Free Antivirus version 7.0.1403.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other avast! Free Antivirus releases:

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If you are manually uninstalling avast! Free Antivirus we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\avast\Publisher


How to remove avast! Free Antivirus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

avast! Free Antivirus is a program by the software company AVAST Software. Frequently, people try to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall avast! Free Antivirus 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find avast! Free Antivirus or simply click the Search feature and type in "avast! Free Antivirus". The avast! Free Antivirus app will be found very quickly. When you select avast! Free Antivirus in the list , the following information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding avast! Free Antivirus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall avast! Free Antivirus.
Uninstall avast! Free Antivirus


8. After removing avast! Free Antivirus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of avast! Free Antivirus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling avast! Free Antivirus using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove avast! Free Antivirus by AVAST Software from your PC, we are not saying that avast! Free Antivirus by AVAST Software is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove avast! Free Antivirus in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-04 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-04 09:09:31.770