Hello David.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We would request you to boot your PC to safe mode ( http://avgclick.me/rebootintosafemode ) to uninstall AVG secure search, AVG tool bar or AVG Web tuneup from control panel and remove any files related to them from your C drive. Then boot your PC to normal mode and check the issue. Thank you.
AVG on my Windows computer has become very aggressive in its attempts to connect to the internet. I only use antivirus scan on demand, everything else is OFF or not installed (when possible). The only time it's supposed to connect to the internet is when I run (again, on demand) database update. However, it has quite a few processes running since the last couple of updates, and lots of them want internet connection several times per day.
In addition, I've noticed some files pertaining to "AVG secure search / update" are being downloaded and put into /temp or /ProgramData directories. Why? Again, I do not use anything extra, least of all some Firefox plugin for "secure search". Any way to disable all this additional "crap" at all?
In addition, I've noticed some files pertaining to "AVG secure search / update" are being downloaded and put into /temp or /ProgramData directories. Why? Again, I do not use anything extra, least of all some Firefox plugin for "secure search". Any way to disable all this additional "crap" at all?
Thank you for your reply. There are no other AVG products installed, as I've done a clean uninstall+reinstall a couple of weeks ago. The only programs listed under "AVG Technologies" in Programs and Features section are:AVG Protection and 3 Visual Studio Redistributables.
After uninstalling, and before installing it anew, I completely erased everything that was left in Program Files and C:\users pertaining to AVG.
So unless it sneaked in undetected somehow the last weeks, it shouldn't be anywhere. Which folders should I re-check?
David, thank you for getting back to us. Did you check and remove all the files related to AVG secure search and AVG tool bar in C drive? Thank you.