How can you uninstall Avast antivirus from your system?

Answer 1

Normal Uninstall

The first thing you want to try is to locate Avast in the Add/Remove Control Panel and try to remove it from there. Follow these instructions to accomplish this.

1) Click on Start, Control Panel

2) Open Add/Remove Programs

3) Find Avast in the Programs list and highlight it

4) Click Remove and follow the prompts to uninstall Avast

Using the Avast Uninstall Utility

If for some reason the normal uninstall does not work, you may have to download Avast's own Uninstall Utility.

1) Click on the attached link and download the Avast Uninstall Utility to your desktop

2) Double-click on the file ASWCLEAR and run it

3) You should see a screen with the phrase "Alwil Software Uninstall Utility" at the top

4) Click on the ellipsis and choose the folder where Avast is installed. This folder is usually in the Program Files directory. Ex. C:\Program Files\Avast

Be very careful which folder you choose since whatever folder is chosen will be completely deleted from your computer.

5) Once the uninstall has completed, reboot your computer. You may then try to reinstall it or another antivirus.

If for some reason the uninstall utility does not remove it, you may have to reinstall a newer version of Avast to then proceed to uninstall or you may have an issue where multiple antivirus programs are showing in the Windows Security Center.

Note that these instructions are for the Windows version of the software. If you have it on a Mac, you may want to ask you question again - with a clarification that you are trying to remove it from a Mac and include the OS version you are using.