How do I uninstall my Avira Antivirus product?

info-symbol

The procedure to uninstall the program differs in dependence of the operating system you are using.

Please select the instructions regarding to the operating system of your PC.

grey-line
Note
Avira Antivirus as well as all the other Avira products require Avira Connect installed to ensure their functionality at full potential and to stay permanently connected to the Avira Online Essentials Dashboard. To be able to uninstall Avira Connect, is necessary to uninstall first the Antivirus and all the other Avira programs installed.
grey-line

Please select the instructions concerning the operating system of your computer.

settings_symbol

  • Windows 10

    1. Click the Windows icon in the lower left hand corner of your screen → Settings → System → Apps & features .
    2. Click first on "Avira Antivirus" and subsequently on Uninstall.
    3. Confirm the following product uninstall notification with Uninstall.
    4. Confirm the request of the “User Account Control” with Yes.
    5. Confirm the request of the Avira setup with Yes.
    6. The Avira Setup will take some minutes to uninstall the product.
    7. Confirm the notification to restart your system with Yes.
    8. After the reboot of your PC the Avira product is completely removed.

    If the conventional removal is not feasible, please read the following article:
    Instructions for manual uninstallation.

  • Windows 8.1

    1. Keyboard shortcut Windows Logo+F → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
    2. Click with the right mouse button on “Avira Antivirus” and select with the left mouse button Uninstall.
    3. Confirm the following product uninstall notification with Yes.
    4. Confirm the activation of the Windows Firewall with Yes.
    5. The Avira Setup will take some minutes to uninstall the product.
    6. Confirm the notification to restart your system with Yes.
    7. After the reboot of your PC the Avira product is completely removed.

    If the conventional removal is not feasible, please read the following article:
    Instructions for manual uninstallation.

  • Windows 8

    1. A click with the right mouse button in the lower left corner of your “Start” screen (Windows-button + x) will bring up the new Window Quick Access Menu. Once the Quick Access Menu is displayed click on Programs and Features.
    2. Search the Avira product, click with the right mouse button on it and select Uninstall.
    3. Confirm the following product uninstall notification with Yes.
    4. Confirm the activation of the Windows Firewall with Yes.
    5. The Avira Setup will take some minutes to uninstall the product.
    6. Confirm the notification to restart your system with Yes.
    7. After the reboot of your PC the Avira product is completely removed.

    If the conventional removal is not feasible, please read the following article:
    Instructions for manual uninstallation.

  • Windows 7

    1. Click on: Start → Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features.
    2. Search the Avira product, click with the right mouse button on it and select Uninstall.
    3. Confirm the following product uninstall notification with Yes.
    4. Confirm the activation of the Windows Firewall with Yes.
    5. The Avira Setup will take some minutes to uninstall the product.
    6. Confirm the notification to restart your system with Yes.
    7. After the reboot of your PC the Avira product is completely removed.

    If the conventional removal is not feasible, please read the following article:
    Instructions for manual uninstallation.

  • Windows XP

    1. Click on: Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
    2. Search the Avira product and click on Remove.
    3. Confirm the following product uninstall notification with Yes.
    4. Confirm the activation of the Windows Firewall with Yes.
    5. The Avira Setup will take some minutes to uninstall the product.
    6. Confirm the notification to restart your system with Yes.
    7. After the reboot of your PC the Avira product is completely removed.

    If the conventional removal is not feasible, please read the following article:
    Instructions for manual uninstallation.

  • Mac

    1. Navigate in the menu bar to Finder → Go → Utilities.
    2. Double-click on the Avira-Uninstall icon to launch the uninstallation wizard.
    3. Confirm the deletion of the quarantined files before starting with the uninstallation.
    4. Authenticate with user name (with administrative rights) and password.
    5. Avira Free Antivirus for Mac will be removed from your computer.

Affected products

  • Avira Professional Security [Windows]
  • Avira Free Antivirus [Windows]
  • Avira Antivirus Premium 2013 [Windows]
  • Avira Antivirus Pro [Windows]
  • Avira Internet Security [Windows]
  • Avira Free Antivirus for Mac [Not relevant]
  • Avira Internet Security Suite [Windows]
  • Avira Ultimate Protection Suite [Windows]
  • Created : Friday, April 13, 2007
  • Last updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Was this helpful?