Questions tagged [avg-antivirus]
Family of anti-virus and Internet security software developed by AVG Technologies
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AVG Free Anti Virus - do not track, but who is good / bad? [closed]
The recent version of AVG free features "do not track". There are Ad and Analytic networks I can disable in my browser. Basically I like this feature.
What I wonder is, how do I decide who are the ...
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What is JavaScript Obfuscation and why is it a threat?
AVG was recently telling me that a webpage was blocked because of JavaScript Obfuscation.
Why was the webpage blocked and what exactly does that mean?
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Can't uninstall AVG Antivirus 2011
When I try to uninstall AVG Antivirus, I get the message
Associated with Another Application
I looked at "Task Manager" → "Processes" and stopped all related processes, but it didn't help.
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How do I temporarily turn off AVG Antivirus?
I run AVG Antivirus (version 8.5, I believe). Now I want to install "Dragon Naturally Speaking", a speech recognition software. During installation I'm told that I need to temporarily disable my ...
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IE 9 home page is hijacked by avg
I definitely know how to change the home page in Internet Explorer (Tools -> Options -> General). The problem is, no matter what I put there, it never changes. Stop/restart Internet Explorer and ...
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BSOD (possibly AVG 2012 related?)
Yesterday I experienced a very slow start-up. Today I got a BSOD. I am using Windows 7, x64, on a Toshiba Satellite A660-11M and have not tinkered with the hardware recently (changed HDD a few months ...
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How do I remove the "System Fix" Virus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
My parents computer have apparently contracted a virus named "System Fix"
I have diagnosed this from ...
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How can I install AVG Anti Virus on a computer without internet connection?
I downloaded AVG Anti Virus on one computer and tried to copy it to a stand alone computer but it says that I need to connect to the internet.
Is there a way to bypass the proxy and the need of ...
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Problem with Deinstalling AVG Antivirus
I have a problem with deinstaling my AVG Antivirus on Windows. I tried to uninstall it with Revo Uninstaller but no luck. Here are some screenshots.
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Problems reinstalling/uninstalling AVG .Anti-Virus Free Edition
I tried to upgrade my AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition installation, but halfway the installation I had to stop Windows (my computer was not responding) and now the AVG User Interface says "There are no ...
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AVG is taking away control from administrator
I installed AVG virus protection and since then
It doesn't let me save certain picture formats and
Doesn't let me copy anything to my desktop. It doesn't
Uninstall either. How do I get rid of it?
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AVG Virus warning - should I worry?
I am using Vtune 9.1 on a XP-32 PC with a quad core i7 processor.
I am attempting to do a Call Graph profile of my own program.
Whenever I start the process by clicking VTune's [Run Activity] button I ...
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Conficker keeps coming back
I hadn't run into anyone who actually got this virus until recently when dealing with a new client that didn't believe in patching their systems and consquently have been hit with this pest.
I was ...
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AVG Installer Error
My computer is running Windows XP Home Edition.
The avg I am using is expiring soon and so a pop out ask me to install AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011. When the download is about to complete, I was ...
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Windows: How to disable all third-party security products
A friend is having issues with a program that connects to the Internet.
I am fairly certain that there is an issue with a third-party product that either
blocks outgoing connections
blocks incoming ...
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