avast 5 removal tool

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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thanks. it’s ok

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Shouldnt the removal tools delete the Windows Temp of avast! too ? Also in Local Temps ?

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Wouldn’t this page be better to get the correct version? There are 2 versions, 1 for 4 and 1 for 5.
http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

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Not necessarily, as aswClear5.exe removes version 4 as well…

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I can also vouch for RevoUninstaller. I mainly use the FREE version 9v1.85), although I purchased a PRO license, only to discover that it only works on the first installed PC. This really f(*&ed me up as I moved from Vista to Windows 7, and now I can’t re-install Revo Pro. I recommend you use the free version, or just use the Pro for the 30 days eval.

Anyway, back to Avast; I wanted to go from 4.8 to 5, so instead of stuffing around with the “official” remover and booting into safe mode, I just used Revo. Worked perfectly and only 1 reboot required instead of two.

Cheers,

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Using this tool, in safe mode, still leaves traces of the program. Running regedit and putting in ‘avast’ in the find windows, many entries of avast are left, but easily deleted except the ones in legacy folders. You need to change file permissions to delete these.

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Since you don’t say what is left behind, how can anyone possibly comment.

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Items in the registry, which should be self explanatory. Notice I said regedit which means registry. When you run the clean up utility, it says that registry items are removed. I’m just saying they are not, that’s all.

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Hardly, as there are some legacy keys which are under the control of windows, that is why I asked.

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No uninstaller removes all traces from Registry and Windows directories is what I have found. But what is left on the system after a good uninstaller has done its work doesn’t really matter. Just (impotent) litter that you can remove manually if you wish. Or if you re-install or install upgrade of same program, leftovers should accomodate new regime. That is, with a good installer. And no, I have never found Revo to clear absolutely all Registry entries, although in somes cases certainly could be possible when uninstalling a cleverly written program.

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Strange… No problems with the last 3 stable versions released of avast 5…

You can use the program and the definitions will be updated automatically.
You can also download them off-line.

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+1 It’s not the panacea…

Legacy keys are managed by Windows and do not prevent other antivirus installation.

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Hello, good morning! I’m new to this forum, I do not know if this is the topic
adequate to express this doubt … Recently my Avast Home
Edition 4.8 began asking license key, but all the keys that
I could on the site were invalid to the system validation
Avast … It then every time I connected the laptop to open the System
Operational, appeared the message Invalid License Key.
4 uninstalled Avast and installed Avast Home Edition 5, and registered
upgraded, but the message from Avast 4 on the invalid key even
appears, what can I do? Pra completely disable my Avast
laptop to install the version 5 again?

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I suggest an installation from the scratch:

  1. Download the latest version of avast! Uninstall Utility and save it.
  2. Download the latest avast! version and save it.
  3. Uninstall avast from Control Panel (if possible). If, for any reason, you can’t run it, try booting in Safe Mode and doing it from there. Anyway, boot after that.
  4. Run the avast! Uninstall Utility saved on 1. If, for any reason, you can’t run it, try booting in Safe Mode and doing it from there. Anyway, boot after you’ve run it.
  5. Install avast! using the setup saved on 2. Boot.
  6. Register your free copy or add the license key for Pro.
  7. Check and post the results.
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why does the tool not FULLY remove all previous settings? after a reinstall some firewall settings are remaining…

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Worked fine to me too, Thanks for the link of avast 5 removal tool.

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please note that this tool DOES NOT remove the program data alwill folder. so some of the previous settings will remain unless you manually delete that folder. this tool SHOULD remove ALL traces imo

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+1

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Will this tool remove the hidden Blacklist & Whitelist? ???

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I’m lost. I ran Norman Data Defense for a long time. But they’re pricey. So, I installed Avast Free Home version about two weeks ago and set Norman to stop on-demand and on-access scanning. I was trying not to completely uninstall it until I was confident Avast was working. Things seemed to be OK. Avast was updating automatically. I uninstalled Norman. Then Avast immediately would not work. I get this error window:

red circle with a white X in it then this text:
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\AvastUI.exe
This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/dranopix/10032366error.jpg

So, I tried re-installing. but the only option the program offered was an uninstall. I let it do that. Then running it again would let me install. Then I keep getting the same error. So I looked here at the forum and saw there was a separate uninstaller. I ran the uninstaller from Safe Mode as instructed, then installed again. Same problem/same error. So I read on. As suggested I tried RevoUninstaller. It said it found 4 things to delete. – finished – reinstalled same problem. No matter what I do I keep getting:
“This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.” I’m going around in circles. >:( What should I do?