New technology in the Free Avast Antivirus Nitro antivirus, it protects not only your personal data but also prevents malware from penetrating your computer and other devices connected to your home network. Sometimes the Free Avast Nitro antivirus technology does not allow you to install a program on your computer, identifying it as a virus; in this case, you will need to disable the antivirus for a while. To disable Avast temporarily, you will first need to disable Avast self-defense. To disable Avast Self-Defense module you need to go to Avast Settings Free Antivirus, and to do this, click the gear located in the right corner of the antivirus interface.
Avast settings open by clicking on the gear
In the settings, go to the Troubleshooting tab and uncheck Enable Avast Self-Defense Module. Clicking OK will immediately disable Avast Self-Defense.
You can disable Avast Self-Defense in Settings When Avast self-defense is disabled, you can temporarily disable the Avast antivirus, and to do this you need to hover the cursor in the tray over the antivirus icon and click the right mouse button.
You can temporarily disable Avast through the taskbar Will open context menu in which you will first need to select Manage Avast screens and then select one of the modes offered to you to disable Avast antivirus. The following modes will be offered:
The antivirus detects some files, such as cracks, as viruses and sends them to quarantine. There are two ways to find quarantine in Avasta: through the taskbar and through the interface.
Where in Avasta quarantine you can see in the tray To view quarantine in Avast through the taskbar, you will need to hover the cursor in the tray over the antivirus icon and right-click. A context menu will open in which you will need to select the Quarantine item and left-click on it.
To find out where the quarantine is in Avast, you need to go to virus scanning To find out where the quarantine is in Avasta through the interface, you need to click Scan and select Scan for viruses in the menu that appears.
Where is Avast quarantine located? A window will open in which you can start scanning your computer. In this window at the very bottom there is a Quarantine button, clicking on which will open Avast quarantine files.
You can recover a file deleted by Avast through quarantine If you need files in Avast quarantine, you can using Avast restore from quarantine and instruct not to delete these files. In order to return a file from quarantine to its place in Avast, you need to open the quarantine where it is located in Avast deleted file, move the cursor over it and press the right mouse button. A context menu will open in which you will need to select Restore and add to exceptions. After this, Avast will add the file to the exceptions and instantly restore it to the same folder from which it was deleted.
If you need to add a folder to exceptions in Avast, then in quarantine you will need to click right click mouse and select Add, and then in the window that opens select required file or folder.
Greetings, dear friend! In today's article we will talk about how to disable Avast antivirus. This free antivirus enjoyed by more than 210 million people. Avast was voted in for ease of use, as well as for providing good computer protection and mobile devices from viruses and malware. To be honest, although this antivirus is quite simple, I did not like the fact that it is not so easy to turn it off so that it does not interfere with the installation of programs or actions that may seem suspicious from its point of view. In general, as practice shows, many users encounter a problem and do not know how to disable Avast antivirus. Therefore, in this article we will consider this in detail and I hope no one will have any questions in the future.
How to disable Avast antivirus temporarily
Very often there are cases when during installation new program or playing games on a computer, users are faced with the fact that the antivirus complains about the installed software and does not allow the process to be completed. If you are sure that the software you are installing is safe, then feel free to disable the antivirus for a while to complete the installation. To do this we do the following:
Congratulations, Avast antivirus is temporarily disabled, as evidenced by the message in the main program window.
Note! In the antivirus settings menu there is such an item as “Silent/Game Mode”. If you activate it, the program will not distract you with various kinds of messages during games. Probably the developers implemented this function at the request of gamers!
How to disable Avast in settings
There is another way to disable your antivirus. In this case, you will need to open the main program window and go to its settings.
To get into the settings you need to do the following:
Note! The good thing about the antivirus settings described in this paragraph is that the user, at his discretion, can individually disable any of the computer’s protection modules.
If you did not know before how to disable Avast antivirus, then as you can see, there is nothing complicated here. There are times when the antivirus does not want to turn off using the methods described above. In this case, we will resort to more drastic measures, which I will tell you about in the paragraph below.
How to disable Avast antivirus using the operating system
If for some reason Avast antivirus does not want to turn off its modules, then I propose to radically solve the problem by disabling the operation of its service in Windows settings. To do this, open the task manager by pressing the hotkey combination Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
In the task manager, go to the “Services” tab and in the list look for the service name “Avast! Antivirus". Next, right-click on it and select “Stop service” from the drop-down menu. 
After this, a message will appear asking you to confirm your actions. In general, as you can see, everything is quite simple and clear.
How to enable Avast.
Above we looked at how to disable Avast antivirus different ways. Let's now figure out how to turn its protection back on. In principle, there should not be any problems here. To enable all program protection modules, simply right-click on the program icon in the tray. Select “Manage Avast Screens” and in the drop-down menu click on “Enable all screens”.
After this, the program will launch all the necessary modules into operation. 
If for some reason the protection does not turn on, try restarting your computer. As a rule, this action helps solve problems in 90% of cases.
Let's summarize.
In today's short article, we looked in detail at how to disable Avast antivirus. By and large, no one should have problems with antivirus settings. After all, the program interface is quite simple and understandable, but there are exceptions to the rules everywhere and sometimes many users have insurmountable difficulties that these instructions should dispel.
Antivirus Avast! one of the most sought afterto date. The question arises of how to renew the license to use it. Let's look at several options for solving this problem:
Extending the trial period by manually replacing license files with newer ones:
Avast! Pro Antivirus, Internet Security 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11 Premier 9,10,11
ForWindows XP
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Disable self-defense and replace the license file at
2. For avast! 5: "C:/D o cuments and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Alwil Software/Avast5?
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For avast! 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: “C:/D O cuments and Settings/All Users/Application Data/AVAST Software/Avast"
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For Windows Vista, 7, 8
, 10
1. Disable self-defense and replace the license file at
2. For avast! 5: "C:/ProgramData/Alwil Software/Avast5"
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For avast! 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: “C:/ProgramData/AVAST Software/Avast”
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Enable avast self-defense module!
Avast! Free Antivirus 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
1. Click on the tray icon, then select “Subscription Information”
2. Click on the “Enter activation code” button in the middle of the screen on the right
3. Paste the key into the form field and click “ok”
How to disable the Self-Defense Module Avast!
Open the program, go to settings (in older versions and in Avast! 11 - top):
Go to the Troubleshooting tab:
Uncheck the box Enable self-defense module avast ! and click OK below. The screen will go dark for a second and a window will appear in which you need to agree to disable self-defense. Now you need to replace the license file at the address as indicated above. After replacement, turn on the Self-Defense Module avast ! there in Settings or even simpler on the main tab of the program:
You can check the status of your subscription and perform other activation steps from here: Settings - Subscription
The second option for replacing a trial license avast ! using Avast Infinity 3.0. The program is available on our website. (Latest version from 06/08/2016)
Extending the trial period using the method automatic installation Avast license files! using the program Avast Infinity Free 3.0:
We launch the program and see: it means we forgot to disable the self-defense module (see above), disable
Now we see: dates may be different
Click Update and go to the download site new version. First, the bootloader is downloaded (download instructions are on the website), then we launch it and uncheck the boxes in the window that appears, as shown in the figure. Extra programs we don't need it.
The following problem was observed: if you download a file to the same folder where the loader is located and launched, then the file itself disappears after downloading. Move the loader to another location and run it (you can just try renaming the file when saving). If the bootloader itself is not removed, then close it through the Task Manager and it will disappear.
Open the folder, launch it, go to the License Installation tab and select the desired antivirus version:
We press the desired button and this window appears:
For versionsAvast Infinity 2.6, 2.7 (earlier) was a little different:
If you forgot to disable Avast! Self-Defense Module, you will see a warning:
Disable Self-Defense as shown above and press replay. If you see a window like this, confirm that the program was installed correctly:
All. Now do not forget to enable the Self-Defense Module and the license is extended from the set date for a month.
License files for Avast! all versions for the month from 01/07/2019:
+ key for avast Free 5-11 until 2098, as well as a key for
Avast Cleanup
Attention! If the keys do not fit, then this new information may help:
Changes have occurred, now the license file needs to be changed in 2 folders:
1. C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast
2. C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Subscriptions
Installing a permanent license file:
Let's now consider how to install a permanent license file. First, of course, you need to buy or download it. And then it’s very simple - double click on the file of the Avast version you need! and, if the license file is valid, then we see the window:
or this:
Click “Yes” or the “Activate” button and that’s it, the license is installed!
If you need permanent license files, write in private messages or email [email protected]
Download license files for Avast! Premier + Avast Infinity Free 3.2 (5.23 Mb):
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Many users encounter problems when uninstalling Avast antivirus from their computer, so we decided to write detailed instructions How to remove Avast antivirus from your computer completely and correctly. Many users who installed Avast to protect their PC from malware software Over time, you have to abandon its functionality for a number of reasons.
It’s not possible to simply get rid of an antivirus program; the developers have provided for attempts to disable and even remove their product by malware and inexperienced users. Let's delve into the topic and get acquainted with all the ways to safely and correctly uninstall an application in any operating system Windows system, starting with "seven".
Why is it important to get rid of Avast correctly?
The main reason why users want to completely remove Avast from their computer is to replace the defender with a similar program, perhaps more powerful. The fact is that remnants of the application may prevent the installation of other programs to provide your computer with the proper level of security.
For example, Avast residual files do not allow you to install Kaspersky anti-virus, giving an error message stating that another anti-virus protection is installed.
We will look at how to remove Avast from a computer running Windows control 7 completely, for Windows 8 (there are some features, we will talk about them later) and Windows 10 the process will look identical.
Preparing for removal - Disabling self-defense
Before you can remove Avast antivirus from your computer, you must disable the Self-Defense (SD) module. It was created to resist advanced viruses that can do this in automatic mode by disabling and uninstalling critical components and editing entries in the system registry.
Because of this function, which increases the degree of protection of the program, many users cannot remove Avast from Windows 7 - 10. Let's talk about how to disable the self-defense of an antivirus application before uninstalling.
1 Expand the user interface through the program launch shortcut or the context menu of the tray icon (near the clock).
2 Click "Settings" bottom left.
Rice. 1 – Call “Settings” of the program
3 Go to the tab "Trouble-shooting".
Rice. 2 – Go to the “Troubleshooting” tab
4 Uncheck the box next to the option “Enable self-defense module”.
Rice. 3 – Disabling self-defense
5 We read the alert that appears, which says that if you disable the self-defense function, the risk of PC infection increases, and click "OK".
Rice. 4 – Save the settings
Self-defense is turned off, you can now remove the program using the standard Avast uninstaller, special programs or Avast removal utilities.
Uninstalling antivirus using standard Windows tools
The developers did not provide shortcuts for removing Avast using the Start utility built into the installer, so the element will help us remove the unnecessary security tool "Control Panels", which is called "Programs and Features".
1 Open the “Control Panel” and call this component if the icons are visualized as large icons.
Rice. 5 – Calling the Control Panel element
If they are grouped, click "Uninstall a program".
Rice. 6 – Alternative method
2 Listed installed applications select Avast Free Antivirus or Premier, right-click on the icon and select "Delete". Or select a program from the list and click "Delete" above.
Rice. 7 – Uninstall Avast
3 The next stage is waiting. The installer makes all the preparations, after which you can remove Avast from your computer.
4 When the window for installing and solving problems with the Avast distribution of your version opens, select "Delete".
Rice. 8 – Click “Delete”
5 The waiting process will take a long time, since the program will take much longer to uninstall than it took to install. Let's be patient.
Rice. 9 – Removal process
Be sure to restart your PC. Once you restart your computer, Avast will be completely erased from your system.
We use third-party removal programs
Usually this method does a good job of getting rid of all the defender components. But it also has disadvantages. The most striking of them:
- Some Avast-related files remain on the disk;
- not all registry keys are deleted.
To delete the Avast Software folder in Program Files and all entries in system registry, you must resort to using third-party applications. First, let's look at how to remove an antivirus, if it is not removed, with all residual data through CCleaner and Revo Uninstaller, and then using a utility created by the antivirus developers themselves.
Using an example, we will show how to remove free Avast Premier (Free), the instructions for getting rid of Internet Security will be similar.
It is better to download all offered products from official websites. We provide download links from developer sites to avoid other problems.
ADVICE. Try to download software from trusted sources and official program sites. This way you will protect yourself from virus infections and installation of third-party software without your consent.
CCleaner
The procedure for removing Avast antivirus in CCleaner is not much different from the process of erasing it using operating system tools Windows systems 7, Windows 8 and 10.
2 Launch the utility for removing garbage and software from your computer and go to the section "Service".
Rice. 10 – CCleaner Interface
Rice. 11 – Removing Avast
IMPORTANT! Do not click “Delete” under any circumstances. This function will erase the registry section that contains information about uninstalling the selected object.
Rice. 12 – Confirmation
4 In the installation window, do what is in the first instructions, starting from the 4th step.
5 When finished, go to the tab "Registry" and press "Search" problems.
Rice. 13 – Cleaning the registry
CCleaner will allow you to find and erase all registry keys related to Avast.
6 Click "Correct marked" and close the program.
Rice. 14 – Removing garbage from the registry
Revo Uninstaller
Let's touch on one more thing great way remove Avast antivirus.
1 Download and install Revo Uninstaller from the program’s official website:
2 In the program, select our object and call the command through the context menu "Delete". You can also use the Delete button at the top of the program panel.
Rice. 15 – Uninstalling Avast using Revo Uninstaller
3 The built-in uninstaller will launch. We do everything in the first instruction, starting from the 4th iteration.
It's better not to change anything, leaving "Moderate" search for keys.
Rice. 16 – Method of searching for garbage
5 Mark all partitions and erase them from the registry by pressing the button "Further".
Rice. 17 – Getting rid of the remaining keys
6 A list of remaining files will be downloaded. Also click "Delete" and close Uninstaller with the button "Ready".
Rice. 18 – Erase folders that the uninstaller could not remove
System files are not affected, rest assured, only the files of the program being removed.
AvastClear
Now let's look at another option, using the official Avast removal utility, you can download it from the official website:
1 By right-clicking, call up the context menu, where we click "Run with administrator rights".
Rice. 19 – Running with elevated privileges
2 We agree to restart the PC in safe mode.
Rice. 20 – Click “Yes”
FOR YOUR INFORMATION. This antivirus program is not intended for Windows 8 and constantly conflicts with it: after turning on the system and starting the antivirus, the OS freezes tightly, and many users cannot get rid of the application.
In such cases, you need to start in safe mode and carry out the procedure using any of the methods shown, but using the AvastClear utility would be preferable.
Safe mode in Windows 8 it starts like this:1 Reboot the PC and immediately press the key combination Shift + F8.
2 In the window that appears, select "Diagnostics".
Rice. 24 – Specify directories and delete the program
6 Wait for the process to complete and close the window with the button "To restart a computer" to complete the uninstallation procedure.
The utility is the best tool that allows you to safely and completely remove Avast in Windows 7 – 10.
Remove Avast from PC - Easy!
We have discussed how to properly remove Avast antivirus to install another application in Windows 7 and 10, or simply get rid of it. We also drew attention to the subtleties of the process in Windows 8 and showed how to do this using operating system and third-party utilities, including the specially created AvastClear.
We looked at how to clear the registry of debris remaining during the uninstallation of the antivirus. We hope the information was useful.
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