How to disable avg on windows xp

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Ask in the AVG forums. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Did you just delete the AVG files, or actually go through the uninstaller? Also, I don't understand the explanation for why PUA scanning is disabled by default--unless the "scanning" includes blocking. If an application is scanned and not blocked, your explanation does not hold.

Finally, I don't understand your explanation of the AVG signature. Could you kindly provide a sample of such a signature, and tell me where it will appear. Please click components at the top of the AVG window. It will open list of components. You will have disable or uninstall option available for each components.

Potentially unwanted programs are usually installed legitimately as a part of another program. There are some situations where a user may feel that the benefits of a potentially unwanted application outweigh the risks. You can enable or disable this option when you required it. If you have enabled email signature for incoming and outgoing emails, you will get a signature in your email which shows your email is not infected.

Please get back to us if you have any further queries. Richard Johnson The AVG article is incorrect, at least for my version, as stated in my previous post. You'll quickly see that if you try it with the AVG version I'm using. Method 3. A list of apps installed on your computer will appear. Right-click AVG in the list.

This opens the uninstallation wizard. Method 4. Click the Start menu. Click Add or remove programs. Right-click the AVG product you want to remove. The option you see depends on your version of Windows. This opens the AVG uninstaller app. If prompted, click Uninstall from the installation options. Additional options will appear for uninstalling the app s.

Choose whether you want to keep any add-ons. If prompted to do so, remove the check marks from the boxes beside "Remove user settings" and "Remove Virus Vault contents.

Method 5. Open Chrome on your computer. Click the More tools menu. Another menu will expand. Click Extensions. A list of installed browser extensions will appear.

Click Remove next to the AVG extension. This removes the selected extension from Chrome. If you have more than one AVG extension installed, click Remove for any you want to uninstall.

Select your desired search engine from the drop-down menu. If you see the AVG tool highlighted in the drop-down menu, click the menu, then an alternative such as Google. Scroll down and select Open the New Tab page.

Restart Google Chrome. The AVG Chrome extensions should no longer appear. Method 6. If you were unable to remove AVG from Windows using another method, this tool should do the trick.