If you decide to replace Avast antivirus with another one, you must first remove it from the system. Moreover, this must be done thoroughly, since its residual files can significantly slow down the system. On top of that, they can make it impossible to install a new antivirus. As a result, the question of how to remove Avast from Windows 10 is more relevant than ever.
You can completely remove Avast using one of the following methods:
- full-time using Windows followed by cleaning the registry;
- Avast utility;
- special programs.
The process of removing an antivirus using Windows followed by cleaning the registry
After these steps, the program will of course be deleted, but will leave its mark on the system, which will prevent the installation of a new antivirus. You can delete it in the system registry. 
Removing antivirus using Avast utility
This utility is absolutely free and easy to use. First you need to download and install it on your computer. You can download it from the “Support” section on the official website avast.ru. From the drop-down menu, select the “Downloads” item, after which a page will appear in front of you on which you need to select the “Removal Utility” item. Or just follow the link - https://www.avast.ru/uninstall-utility. The download process of the utility will begin when you click the avastclear.exe link.Once the download is complete, the utility must be run as an administrator. You can select this launch type by right-clicking on the utility icon. The developers recommend running the utility in safe mode, which is exactly what she will ask for at startup. Click “Yes”, after which it will reboot the computer into safe mode and prompt you to select the installed antivirus from the drop-down menu. Having selected the one you want, click “Delete”. After this, the program removal process will begin, after which you will need to restart the computer.
Usually, this utility completely removes the antivirus from the system. You can verify this by checking the registry for program remnants. If a search by name does not yield anything, then your computer is clean and you can install another antivirus.
Removing Avast with special programs
Since cleaning the registry is not possible for all users and requires certain skills and knowledge, programmers have developed many programs to simplify their removal. This includes the Revo Uninstaller Pro utility. With its help, even a novice PC user can cope with uninstalling the program.
The utility starts after uninstalling the program using the native uninstaller, after which the computer is not restarted by selecting the “Restart later” option. In the utility window that opens, select the “Advanced” scanning type and click on “Scan”. The utility will find all antivirus files remaining in the system and display them on the screen. Delete them by first clicking on “Select All” and then “Delete” and “Done”.
Now all that remains is to empty the recycle bin and restart the computer, after which the antivirus will be completely removed.
Thanks to the fact that more than one million circulate on the Internet today malware, Windows users The majority of people have finally realized that it is difficult to do without an antivirus. The winners today are Windows 8 users, which includes a good program in this class.
Some beginners even prefer to try a dozen other antiviruses in order to evaluate their effectiveness from their own experience. This often leads to the fact that multiple “tails” from old programs remain in the system, which makes it impossible to install a new “defender”. Today we will talk about how to remove Avast. The choice is not accidental: it is this antivirus (because it is free) that beginners most often install on their computers; it is the one that leaves behind many traces in the registry and on the hard drive.
The easiest way
However, there is no point in indiscriminately branding the program itself. Often, users themselves do such stupid things that it is impossible to do without reinstalling the entire system. For example, instead of normally uninstalling a program, they prefer to simply delete its folder from hard drive. Needless to say, the result of such “arbitrariness” is very sad. To remove Avast correctly, do the following:
The standard “Uninstall Wizard” will launch, which will remove the remnants of the program from your computer. To ensure that there are no traces of it left in the registry, we recommend using the CCleaner utility. Of course, it does not give a 100% guarantee, but it can still “improve” the system.
Uninstall in Safe Mode
Before you remove Avast-6 using this method, you should boot the system in safe mode. To do this, press the F8 button from the moment the BIOS logo appears. In safe mode, the deletion process is no different in its sequence from the one we described above. So what are the advantages of this particular method? The fact is that in this case the system starts only vital necessary drivers and processes. There is nothing superfluous hanging in the memory, and therefore the likelihood of problems occurring is very low. Naturally, in such conditions it is much easier for the uninstallation program to do its job, completely clearing all traces of the antivirus from the registry and from the hard drive. Unfortunately, the simplest and most obvious method does not always give good result. It often happens that after a standard uninstallation it is impossible to install another antivirus, since its installer refers to the protection program remaining in the system. To prevent this from happening, we suggest using a special utility.
Revo Uninstaller Pro
The name of this program is known to many experienced users. It not only allows you to “correctly” remove other applications from the disk so that no traces are left behind, but also helps to remove their remains from the system after incorrect installation or uninstallation.
Before uninstalling Avast, download and install trial version. It is valid for 30 days, so there is no need to purchase it for your purposes. You launch the program, after which in the window that opens you see a list of all applications (except OS updates) that are available on your system. You also look for “Avast” there, and then click on the “Delete” button, which is located at the top of the working window. Don’t worry: first, the standard “Wizard” for uninstalling the antivirus itself will open. After its completion, click on the “Reboot later” button, and then click on the “Advanced scanning / start” item. The application will scan the entire system, its registry and all directories on the hard drive, after which you will be given full list remaining files and registry keys. Select the “Select all” item, and then click on the “Delete” button. Reboot your computer.
We remove the remnants of the antivirus after it was removed incorrectly
But it often happens that you have already removed the antivirus software. How to remove its remains in this case? There is nothing complicated here. Launch Revo Uninstaller Pro again, and then click on the “Force uninstall” button. A dialog box will open in which you will need to specify the name of the program (Avast), as well as its location on the disk (the “Browse” button).
After you click on the "Scan" button, the utility will try to find standard program uninstallation. If it is not there, a full search will be carried out for all remaining files and paths in the registry based on the information received. Further - as in the previous case. The user will be shown a complete list of “tails” that need to be removed.
Special utility
Before uninstalling Avast, you can do it even simpler: go to the manufacturer’s official website, and then download from there special program, designed to remove the antivirus, as well as thoroughly clean the system of all traces of it. Working with this utility couldn’t be easier: the downloaded file does not need installation, so right-click on it, select “Run as administrator,” and then once again confirm your intention to remove the program.
As a rule, in this case the uninstallation is truly reliable; there are no leftovers in the registry.
Cleaning the computer manually
Sometimes it even happens that even after all the above actions, some keys of this malicious antivirus continue to remain in the registry. Of course, you can simply reinstall the system, but not all users want to spend a lot of time restoring all programs and documents from “ clean slate" To manual mode To clean the registry (we warn you right away that this is a long process), you need to open the “Start” menu, find the “Run” field there, and then enter the RegEdit command there. The “Registry Editor” will open, after which you will need to press the F5 button. A search field will open in which you need to enter the word Avast and press Enter. The program will search the registry for all keys that contain this value. A window with search results will open. Select the found values with the left mouse button, and then delete them by pressing the Del button. To move to the next key to delete it, you must press the F3 button.
By the way, are there any reasons why this antivirus can be so difficult to remove? After all, it is produced by a completely respected company, whose programmers should not make such gross miscalculations! Indeed, it is often better to resolve uninstallation problems before you decide to click the “Delete” button. To do this, go to the Avast settings and uncheck the “Enable Avast self-defense” checkbox.
This service, for unknown reasons, in other cases continues to remain on the computer even after its program has been removed. Of course, other antiviruses detect it and therefore refuse to install it.
Update
Finally, in the most severe cases, you can try updating the version of Avasta you are using. It happens that problems with correct removal appear only on the old version. Try installing a new one on top of it, and then delete the application using any of the methods that we have already written about above. This is how you can get rid of Avast. Removing it is not that difficult, but it doesn't hurt to follow the instructions exactly.
Avast antivirus with default settings protects its folders and files from third-party interference. The developers endowed it with a “self-preservation instinct” in order to increase the level of system security. There is a separate category of viruses that disable software defenders Windows family 7/8 and XP either “force” them to let other malware onto the PC. This is exactly what Avast protects against.
Problematic situations associated with deletion
It is worth noting that, despite all its usefulness and necessity, this function Avast sometimes causes both PC and laptop users a lot of trouble. The antivirus program regards removal attempts under certain circumstances as an attack, an attack on its integrity, and, accordingly, fights back.
Some users, after unsuccessful attempts, try to uninstall Avast in parts: they find its folders/files and send it to the trash. And thus they further aggravate an already problematic situation.
Some elements flatly refuse to leave the computer. It only creates a visual appearance that the antivirus has been removed. Installers of other security software products interrupt the installation, indicating the presence of the Avast program in the system.
Difficulties also arise (incorrect installation, system failures) when switching to another version of the product, for example, with Avast Free Antivirus on Internet Security or Premier.
How to remove it correctly?
Method No. 1
The most correct and effective recipe for solving this problem is to use a proprietary utility from Avast! (Uninstall utility). It allows you to quickly, correctly and, most importantly, completely remove the antivirus from your PC.
To enable it, do the following:
1. Make a request in a search engine (Google or Yandex, it doesn’t matter) - download avastclear (that’s the name of the utility).
2. Follow the first link in the search results (avast.ru/uninstall-utility).
3. On the “Avast Removal Utility” page, in the first item in the list, click avastclear.exe.
5. Launch avastclear.
7. After the reboot, in the utility window that appears, click “Continue” (leave the settings fields unchanged).
8. Do not turn off the computer or launch other applications while the antivirus program is being removed. Once the procedure is complete, restart your computer as normal.
Method No. 2
To delete antivirus program, follow these steps:
1. Click right click Avast tray icon (on the right side of the taskbar).
2. In the vertical menu of the antivirus interface, click “Settings”.
3. In the settings window, go to the “Troubleshooting” section.
4. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable self-defense module...” option.
5. Close all windows.
6. Open Control Panel via the Start menu ( Windows icon at the bottom of the display).
8. Click on Avast in the list of installed software.
9. Click the “Delete” function located at the top of the program directory.
10. In the antivirus uninstaller window, select “Uninstall” (the very last icon vertical menu).
11. Click Continue.
12. After completing the uninstallation, reboot the OS.
Method No. 3
In fact, in its essence, it is an alternative to method No. 2. It involves the use of specialized utilities that allow you to completely remove almost any application from the system.
You can get rid of Avast using:
- CCleaner (Tools → Uninstall programs);
- Revo Uninstaller Pro;
- Uninstall Tool and other analogues.
The removal algorithm is quite simple (using Revo Uninstaller as an example):
- On the “All Programs” tab (other utilities may display a list), right-click the antivirus icon.
- IN context menu select "Delete".
- Follow the uninstaller's recommendations. Do not restart the system.
- Select the Advanced scanning mode. Start the analysis (the “Scan” button).
- Delete all files and registry entries found by Revo Uninstaller that remain after uninstallation.
Prevention
Before installing another antivirus, clean the file directories and OS registry with the CCleaner utility.
It happens that the user installed Avast antivirus, and then he did not like it, or the program’s license expired and there was a need to pay for it software product, so the user decided to completely remove Avast from the computer. You cannot delete it like a regular program. As a rule, after removing Avast standard means operating system and rebooting the computer, entries remain in the registry that do not allow another antivirus to be installed on the system. Therefore, very often you can hear from users: “I can’t remove this software.” A slightly different approach is needed here to successfully solve the problem. So, how to uninstall Avast correctly?
As you probably already understood, it is important to remove Avast antivirus from your computer completely, without any fragments that will interfere with the operation of your system.
There are two options for resolving this issue:
- uninstall the program using standard Microsoft means Windows;
- delete Avast antivirus using a specialized utility.
Uninstalling antivirus using standard Microsoft Windows tools
After completing the steps, Avast Anti-Virus is completely uninstalled from the computer. In Windows 7, the removal procedure takes about a minute.
After removing the antivirus from your system, Windows 7 will ask for permission to reboot immediately. To remove the Avast program completely, in the program window that appears, the following message will appear: English language: “The product was successfully uninstalled. Some files may stay in their current locations until the next reboot, though." You need to immediately allow Windows 7 to reboot by clicking the “Restart” button. Then complete the antivirus removal process by clicking the “Finish” button.
Now you know how to uninstall Avast using your operating system. Windows systems 7.
Having successfully uninstalled Avast from your operating system, do not forget to install a new antivirus to protect your computer. If any errors or fragments (splinters) of the Avast program are identified, then proceed to step 2 (uninstallation using a special utility)
Removing an antivirus using a special utility avastclear
For complete removal Avast software from your system you need to do the following:
- Download and save the utility from the link: avastclear;
- Be sure to boot into safe mode;
- Launch the downloaded avastclear;
- Specify the path to the folder with Avast! if you did not install it by default;
- Click on the inscription: “Delete”;
- After removing the antivirus, reboot the system.
We hope that we were able to help everyone who, before reading the article, said: “I can’t completely remove Avast antivirus from my computer.”
We remind you once again that after removing the antivirus, your system will be at risk, so try to immediately install another antivirus on your system.
IN Windows versions, older than 7 already has built-in protection against viruses and malware. However, antivirus laboratories recommend installing antiviruses from third-party manufacturers, which will allow you to more reliably protect your computer.
Hello everyone Today we will talk about Avast antivirus, or rather about how to remove it. Today I will consider free version Avast Free Antivirus, for which you don’t need to pay, well, that is, this free antivirus, however, this does not save it from the fact that many users want to delete it. But why do they want to delete it? Well, to be honest, I don’t know, but I dare to assume that it’s because Avast is loading the computer, or maybe it’s blocking sites, I don’t know guys. But the fact is a fact: users on the Internet often search for how to completely remove Avast from their computer.
Today I will tell you how not only to remove Avast Free Antivirus from your computer completely, but also how to remove its remnants, that is, I will show you how to scan your computer for the presence of remnants, any garbage that remains from Avast. So what am I going to do, I tell it like it is. I have Windows 7, I installed Avast Free Antivirus there, that is, I downloaded it, installed it, everything is as usual. And now we will delete it. If you do everything as I write, then everything will work out and you will be able to completely remove Avast Free Antivirus from your computer. Here we go?
By the way, well, I think you already know, but along with the Avast antivirus, the Avast browser appeared on my computer, it’s called Avast SafeZone Browser, do you know what it is? This is a kind of secure browser, like you can do something in it and no one can intercept the data, like no one can hack you. Well, for example, in such a browser you can perform some financial operations, there to pay for something, well, in short, you understand. Look, here is the Avast SafeZone Browser shortcut on the desktop:
So, okay, something I’m talking about here isn’t quite what I need to talk about! We begin to remove Avast. I’ll just write a little more information, Avast itself works under processes such as avastui.exe and AvastSvc.exe, here they are in the task manager:
As you can see, the processor is not loaded by these processes, which is good. The processes themselves are launched from this folder:
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast
So, now about deletion. So, press the Win + R buttons, then the Run window will appear, you write the following command there:
Click OK, then the Programs and Features window will open, here you will have a list of all the programs that are on your computer. Here in the list you need to find Avast Free Antivirus, but usually this program comes first, well, there the letter A is the first in the alphabet. Well, in short, you found the program, right-clicked on it and then select Delete:
Then you will see a large Avast window where you can update the antivirus, fix it, change it, well, in short... And you can also activate free subscription for a year, for fun! But if you are not interested in this and you still want to remove Avast, then click the Delete button here:
Then there will be such a security window from Avast, well, this is like a check, but do you want to remove the antivirus? This check is just like, what if it’s a virus that wants to remove the antivirus, such jokes also happen! Well, in short, in this window you click Yes:
The removal process will begin:
Below you see, there is another question, like why are you deleting the antivirus? You can answer this question, or you can not answer anything, I didn’t answer anything there. If you have HDD is on the computer, then Avast can be deleted in about three minutes, but I have an SSD and therefore Avast was deleted in a few seconds:
I pointed the arrow at the Restart computer button because I don’t recommend postponing this matter, it’s better to reboot right away! The fact is that there are certain files, well, there are libraries and other dregs, so in order for all this to be deleted, you need to do a reboot. It will be deleted even before the Windows kernel is loaded, well, something like this, that is, it will be deleted while Windows is not fully awake, in short, something like this! Therefore, it is better to reboot immediately
In general, we rebooted and Avast Free Antivirus was removed from the computer, but was it completely removed? Hmm, this question remains to be seen
So, here I want to tell you something else, it may be that Avast Free Antivirus will be stupid and will not want to be uninstalled. What to do in this case? Well, I don’t even know what to say. There’s such a joke here that it’s better to delete it correctly, because if you force it to be deleted, there may be bugs in the form of abandoned Avast drivers. Therefore, I advise you to visit this page, this is the official Avast website:
This page has clear instructions on how to remove Avast using theirs avastclear utilities, I advise you to use this utility if Avast does not want to be uninstalled normally. Just in case, I’ll also tell you that you can try deleting using the Revo Uninstaller remover, but you know what, it’s better to make a recovery point before deleting, well, just in case. I wrote about the Revo Uninstaller remover here, so you can take a look, by the way, the uninstaller not only removes, but also searches for and removes garbage in the system, well, the garbage that remains after uninstalling the program.
So, now let’s get back to the things that need to be done after removing Avast. These things are about removing leftovers. So, we have two types of leftovers, this is file garbage and garbage in the registry, let's start with the first. We need to open the system drive where Windows is installed. So I'll show you universal method how to open the system disk so that absolutely everyone can understand it, although I understand that many already know how to do this, but still. So guys, hold down the Win + R buttons, then write the following command:
Click OK, then you will see a window where all your disks will be, here you need to select the system disk. Usually it goes under the letter C, and also has this flag, well, it’s like a Windows flag or something, in short, it’s different from other drives. I only have one disk, but it also has this flag, here it is in short:
In general, we went to the system disk. Great, let's look for the trash! But there is also a funny thing here that some files may not want to be deleted, so just in case, I’m telling you that you may need the Unlocker utility, this free utility and she is a master at removing undeletable files and folders. I wrote about the Unlocker utility itself, I already have this utility installed. So now in the right top corner window system disk, then there will be a search field, you need to write the word avast there, that is, write here:
Then we wait for the results, that is, we wait until all files and folders with the word avast in their names are found. But I will say that you need to look for traces only after you have deleted Avast, but not just deleted it, but deleted it CORRECTLY, do you understand what the joke is? Well, in short guys, I’ve already found garbage like this here, look:
What a joke, I deleted Avast, but there were so many folders left after it, of course guys we need to clean this, we don’t need such jokes! What to do, how to delete? Here's how, you need to first select all the files and folders, or not select them, you can try deleting one at a time if there is not a lot of garbage. Well, I selected all the folders and files, then I right-clicked on all of them and selected Delete:
Then there will be a window like this, click Yes:
Then you will see such a window, here you need to click the Continue button:
Well, it’s a bummer, of course, but another window will appear, well, maybe it won’t appear for you, but it did for me, in this window you need to check the box below and click Yes:
Then another window will appear, or rather, if it appears, then you also need to check the box below and click the Skip button:
Apparently you can’t just remove the remnants of Avast and remove them. Then I had another window, there I also checked the box at the bottom and clicked the Skip button:
That's it, then the windows no longer popped up, but not all the trash was removed! Here you need to press the F5 button so that the search is updated, because files that you have actually already deleted may be shown here, I don’t know about you, but I have such a glitch. Well, we pressed F5, everything was updated, and now we will delete using the Unlocker utility, right-click on all the files and select the Unlocker item there (let me remind you that I already have this utility installed):
Then this security window popped up, here you click Yes:
But you may not have this window if you have such security disabled! But damn, there was a bummer waiting for me here. In short, I pressed the Yes button and there was exactly zero effect! Do you know why? All because of these files:
Well, there are still some down there! I didn’t select them, but only selected the folders, then right-clicked on them again, selected Unlocker, and again there was zero effect, what fun, I thought! Then I started doing what I now advise you to do, which is to delete files and folders one by one. I clicked on the first folder, selected the Unlocker item, security popped up, clicked Yes there, then this window appeared, here you need to select Delete from the menu on the left and click OK:
Removal started:
Then this window popped up, which means that everything went fine:
After I deleted one folder, I pressed the F5 button to update the search. Well, I tried to delete it again using Unlocker, it also worked. In short, guys, this security window bothered me a little, so I turned it off, just when it popped up again, I clicked here:
Then I lowered the slider to the very bottom:
I clicked OK and that’s it, the window didn’t bother me anymore. Well, I wrote this just in case, in case the window bothers you too, now you will know how to turn it off. The guys had to work a little while I deleted all this, but I managed to delete it and then, when I tried to search for the word avast again, nothing was found:
But I succeeded because I deleted one file at a time, for some reason I couldn’t delete two at once, I don’t know what kind of joke this is. In short, things like this, I succeeded, which means you can do it too, believe me
You're probably wondering, is it all over or is there something else? No, guys, I can’t make you happy yet, because there is still garbage in the registry, it also needs to be removed, but it’s a little easier there.. So, press the Win + R buttons again, then write the following command:
The Registry Editor window will appear, this window will appear:
It is in this window that we will look for garbage, but how? Everything is simple here, don’t worry, press the Ctrl + F buttons, then write avast in the search field and click the Find next button:
The search will begin. Now look carefully, the registry will look for everything that has the word avast in its name, this can include registry keys and keys. Everything that is found will be found one by one and it will be highlighted. That is, something was found, it was highlighted, the search stopped, you right-clicked on what was found, selected Delete, then pressed the F3 button to continue the search. Well, is the algorithm roughly clear? I hope this is clear. Well, look, for example, we found some folder (that is, a partition), it’s called 00avast, it’s a trash can, so we delete it, right-click and select Delete:
Then a window will pop up, click here Yes:
And that's it, the folder was deleted. This is what you need to do with everything, both junk folders and junk keys. It’s the same with the keys, right-click and select Delete:
Here's another funny thing: the name of the key may not contain anything at all that relates to Avast... Well, often the key may be called simply Default, but if you look at the Value column, there you will see an entry that just relates to Avast:
By the way, if you delete this Default key, it will appear again, that’s why it is Default. But the Value field will already be empty. I was just thinking, maybe the keys with the name Default should be skipped altogether? Well, I don’t know, but I personally delete everything that has the word avast in its name, because I, so to speak, care about the cleanliness of Windows. What a joke
So guys, it’s clear with the registry, yes, what you need to look for, then to continue the search you need to press the F3 button, then again delete the found garbage and so on until the following window appears:
Well, that's all guys, now you have removed this Avast Free Antivirus, I congratulate you (well, if you actually removed it). What else can I say, except that guys, you should clean your computer with the CClenaer utility, so to speak, it will generally clean the entire computer of garbage, how to use it, I wrote about this here. All guys, that’s all, I hope that everything was clear to you here, but if something is wrong, then you’ll have to excuse me. Good luck to you
19.01.2017