how to uninstall avast antivirus in windows xp

Now when it comes to uninstallation of Antivirus products, I never rely on Windows Add/Remove programs for the task. This meant I had to completely uninstall avast! from my PC first. I also decided to switch from Avast to a new one.

However, recently I decided to go all in and upgrade to a paid antivirus which could provide more security. * greatly improved performance of the updater, especially in cases where many increments are being downloaded (e.g.On my computer and so far it did a pretty decent job. * added support for 64-bit WHS connector (available in WHS Power Pack 1) * removed a small memory leak in one of avast! drivers (Windows Vista and XP 64-bit only) * implemented a protection against false positives in critical system files * Internet Mail provider now displays the name of the sending/receiving program in the tooltip of its taskbar icon * improvements in handling of NTFS streams * ACE and RAR unpackers now work even in boot-time scanner * boot-time scanner will not start when booting into Safe Mode (the program was 'invisible' in that case, no progress/messages could be seen) * improvements in boot-time scanner (detection & removal of hidden or hard to delete files) * fixed a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys kernel-mode driver (problem applies to Windows NT/2000/XP, 32-bit only) special thanks to Tobias Klein * scanners now display a progress of current scan (percentage of work done) * new self-defense function to prevent active malware from terminating avast! processes as well as corrupting avast! files and registry items * avast! now comes with a built-in anti-spyware protection * avast! now contains a built-in anti-rootkit protection

How to uninstall avast antivirus in windows xp