Avast

How do I get Avant antivirus program out of my computer? I uninstalled it with revo uninstaller but it is still there. The update error window keeps popping up. The task bar has a circle with a red line through it. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Re: Avant

Sorry, It is Avast. I usually use Revo because it deletes any left over files. At any rate can you suggest a way to get it out of my computer? Thanks

 

Re: Avant

The Avast FAQs suggest >Add/Remove and selecting Avast from the list then reboot.

I would however at least run a registry cleaner prog subsequent to the uninstall.

 

Re: Avant

I have run a registry cleaner. I just ran a search and show the these files still in my system:
_avast4_ C:\Document and settings
Avast4 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software
AvastSS C:\Windows\system32
_avast4_ C:\Windows\Temp
ashAvast C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4
AVASTSS C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\
Avast4 C:\Program Files\Alvil Software\Avast4\
avast4 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\
Avast4 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\
avast.int C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\
avast.int C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\

 

Re: Avant

Use the Avast uninstall utility. Re-install Avast and then use the utility...

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html

 

Re: Avant

I tried to download and re-install Avast but the extraction window starts and then disappears. Tried twice but it will not install.

 

Have you got another AV installed and running?? You will have to exit/disable that.

 

Perhaps an important point is shown here, Revo, although a nice uninstaller, should not be used in place of the add/remove programs function, but instead as a cleanup or alternate when add/remove fails. Its always best to let the programs own uninstaller do its thing and then afterwords try cleaning up behind it with Revo and or a registry cleaner. The add/remove programs list is actually just a link to the programs own uninstaller, put there during the install process. So it doesn't matter whether you go there or into the programs directory for its unistall.exe, they're the same thing.

 

Re: Avant

I shut down all protection software and tried to re-install Avast. It wil not install. It does not appear on my list of programs or the control panel list. The task bar icon is still there with a circle with a line through it. When I do a search for Avast and try to delete the files I am denied access. Any suggestions how to get rid of theese Avast files?

 

I think your best bet at this point is to go thru Avast support and let them tell you how to get rid of it. They will know exactly what services to stop, how to stop them and what registry entries you might have to delete to keep it from restarting. It seems its trying to protect itself as if a virus, not you, were trying to disable or delete it.

 

Have you downloaded and run the Avast uninstall utility?
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html