Uninstall Avira Mac

[Giorgina Makara]

Itseems that there are many users who have difficulty uninstalling programs like Avira Free Antivirus from their systems. Some experience issues during uninstallation, whereas other encounter problems after the program is removed.

There could be other causes why users may not be able to uninstall Avira Free Antivirus. An incomplete uninstallation of a program may cause problems, which is why thorough removal of programs is recommended.

I'd first like to explain why I need to uinstall Avira and all of it's elements via the command line: Quite simply I need to do a bulk uninstall of 50 or so computers and doing that by hand is out of the question. Hence me wanting to do it from the command line, so I can throw it into a batch file and have that run on all computers.

The script starts uninstalling the product, asking you step by step, if you want tokeep backups for the license file, for the configuration files and logfiles; it can alsoremove the cronjobs you made for Guard and Scanner.

Decided to goback and redo the install so tried Uninstalling using Add/Rem Progams (there was no Uninstall option in the Avira folder in Start Menu). That began OK but got a popup indicating Uninstall failed but it went away and the Uninstall routine indicated it had finished ok.

Figured reinstalling again might clean everything up so ran Setup again this time with all Apps closed except WinExp but Setup had issues and after Reboot found parts of the installation seemed to be missing/incorrect.

It did remove Avira from Add/Rem Programs but it didn't remove a lot else (Program Files\Avira folders still have many files, Start Menu still showing Avira, 2 Avira related services were running, Avira item in Control Panel??, Avira item on right click menu, Avira Folders and contents under Documents and Settings, much Registry pollution re Avira, etc). What concerned me a bit was that the Avira Services were apparently still configured in the Registry to be in the Start-up Programs list and in the Services list, they could not be stopped.

What are the chances that the installation file is corrupt. You should have download directly from -download-avira-antivir-personal. Do you have any other security software that might be interfering? Should you have any other question(s) please post back using button

@TonyKlein_I had run across the avira_registry_cleaner_en.zip option last night but wasn't sure if it was a reliable tool. I have since downloaded it and will give it try later today and let you know what happens.

@Haider_good question re integrity of the 100921dl_avira_antivir_personal_en.exe file I had downloaded from downloads.com. For what its worth the file shows as 43057KB and as mentioned, the initial Setup routine last night seemed to result in a good install. IF I can first get everything clean (using removal tool Tony suggested), I might try reinstalling. IF I do so, I'll take your advice and download a Setup.exe directly from -download-avira-antivir-personal.

Please go ahead and let us know the end result. Good luck. I would also apologize on behalf of Firefox the link is good and working, however, at this point you don't have access to it

@Firefox_no problem me re the prior link and my not being honorary (at least here yet) but thanks for sharing the new one as that's a handy list (links to access Uninstaller.exe's for several popular malware scanning apps) for all of us dealing with these issues and apps to know about. Apparently its not uncommon for Uninstall via Add/Rem Progs for these apps to leave problematic remnants in place.

FYI, after successfully cleaning up Uninstallation of Avira with the Registry Cleaner app, I did rerun the Avira setup again (downloaded a fresh copy from Avira site...turned out it was the apparently the same file I had used prior from download.com). The installation of v10.0.0.567 and updating seemed to go smoothly. I've run several scans since and they seem to have run as intented.

I turned on my computer this morning, and instantly got an Avira alert saying a threat has been detected and that some files had been quarantined.I go into the Avira quarantine section and find 32,000 files there, all from the wolfram/mathematica folder on my computer. I click on the mathematica shortcut on my computer and get a pop-up windows saying "The item 'Mathematica.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been moved or changed, do you want to delete the shortcut?"

No, I couldn't, so I just reinstalled mathematica. But then the question is what happened with the registry when avira quarantined the files? Did it remove mathematica from registry? Did it really thorougly clean it? It feels like something was left behind as my mathematica system settings don't seem to stick.

I have the same issue with Cubase and Wavelab files. few hours ago Avira removed 6050 of my files to quarentine.what can be done? in order to restore I need to click "ok" for avira message 6050 times (so annoying!)

Avira is a popular antivirus program available for Mac. However, it should be noted that if, for some reason, you want to delete Avira from your Mac, you cannot simply move it into the Trash like you do with other apps. So, we have prepared a detailed guide on uninstallation of Avira entirely from macOS thoroughly and safely.Contents:

Avira Free is a decent, if unexceptional, antivirus program. And, since it won't cost you a dime, it's a popular choice for secondary computers (or primary computers, chock-full of fancy hardware that already drained your wallet). There may come a time, though, when the program is no longer necessary. Perhaps you're ready to upgrade to a paid service; perhaps you're finally ready to trust your system with Windows Defender.

For the most part, you can uninstall Avira as you would any other program, either through the application itself, or through the "Add or remove programs" protocol in Windows. However, for a small (but persistent) percentage of users, Avira will reinstall again and again, no matter how many times you try to get rid of it. Forum posts suggest that this problem has been going on since at least 2012, and it's still a problem today.

I can tell you from personal experience that if Avira won't disappear from your system, you are in for a very tedious fix. That's the bad news. The good news, however, is that it's not a terribly difficult fix. Set aside half an hour, pour yourself a drink, and get ready to dive into your registry to purge Avira once and for all.

To make a long story short, the Avira Antivirus software is not reinstalling itself. Not exactly. Instead, a program called Avira Launcher is reinstalling it. To simplify a complicated problem, the Avira Launcher (which installs and manages other Avira programs, such as Phantom VPN and System Speedup) requires Avira Antivirus to run. As such, if you uninstall Antivirus but not the Launcher, the latter will reinstall the former the next time you update your machine.

In theory, uninstalling the Launcher program will solve this issue. In practice, it sometimes doesn't. But you should at least give it the old college try before you make your life more difficult than it has to be.

There's no special trick here. Use the "Add or remove programs" feature in Windows to uninstall Antivirus first, then the Launcher, which is just called "Avira." (This is in Control Panel, or just search for it in the Windows toolbar.) Avira may recommend that you restart your computer between each uninstallation. I don't have a solid opinion on whether you should. I've had it work and malfunction both ways.

Restarting your computer in safe mode used to be as simple as jamming down the F8 during startup and praying to Alan Turing that you got the option to do so. In Windows 10, the process is a little more foolproof, but also a little more difficult.

Type "Change advanced startup options" into the search bar. Then select "Restart now." When you see a blue screen with options, select Troubleshoot in the middle, then Advanced options, then Startup settings. Click on Restart, then press 4 to restart in Safe Mode. Don't select 5 or 6; you won't need an Internet connection or the command prompt.

I know, you've probably done this a thousand times. But with any luck, this is the last time you'll have to go through the process. Uninstall Antivirus and Launcher (see Step 1 if you need help doing this). Just make sure you uninstall them both in one go; don't allow your computer to restart in between. A program like Revo Uninstaller can help you get rid of a lot of extra files, which will save you some trouble in the next step.

This is the least fun part of the process, but if you want Avira to disappear and not come back, it's perhaps the most vital step. You're going to have to clean your registry, and unless you have some kind of fancy program to do it for you, you're going to have to do it manually. (Ironically, Avira offers a pretty good registry cleaner, but that would create more problems than it solves.) Remember that drink you poured for yourself earlier? This would be an ideal time to start imbibing it.

Open the Windows registry editor by typing "regedit" into the search bar. You may want to export your registry first (File, Export) just in case anything goes wrong, but if you like to live dangerously, you don't have to.

That's it. That's the whole process. But since there are probably a few dozen Avira values in your registry, it's going to take some time. To save yourself a little effort, you can press F3 to automatically search for the next instance of the word.

I can confirm this problem. I have differen customers with HP computers that experience exactly the same problem.

Windows is responsive 10-15 seconds after login, then it freezes like you described it.

The problem also applies to stationary clients from HP.

So far I have not worked out a solution yet. Uninstalling the Update did not work because Windows was not able to unistall it.

Have you tried reinstalling Windows and blocking the installation of said update?

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