How can I temporarily disable Avira?

If you have Avira Antivirus installed on your computer, the program protects the computer from viruses and other malware. However, if you would like to temporarily deactivate the Avira software, this can be done without any problems. We show you here how to proceed correctly to deactivate the program.

How to temporarily deactivate Avira

If problems occur when installing or using programs, antivirus software is often responsible. If you use the real-time protection of Avira on your computer, you have the option to temporarily deactivate the software to fix the problems.

1. To make this work, please start Avira on your computer first and select the entry "Real-time protection" on the Avira start page.
2. Then click on the slider located there to turn off the protection.
3. Now still switch to Windows Explorer, navigate to the path "C:\Program Data\Avira\Antivirus" and delete the folder "EVENTDB".

Instead of disabling: How to delete Avira completely from your computer

If you want to not only temporarily disable the use of Avira, but completely remove the program from your computer, this can only be done by uninstalling it. On a PC with Windows as the operating system, this can be done via the Control Panel. Therefore, first open the Control Panel and go to "Programs" > "Programs and Features". In the list of programs that appears, then look for the entry "Avira Free Antivirus" and right-click on it to select "Uninstall" from the context menu.