AVG AntiVirus desktop icon - why?

AVG Protection
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Hello Annihilannic,

In general, the desktop icon will be created automatically when the AVG program is installed.
Are you getting the prompt to create the icon for AVG Antivirus free program?
We request you to delete the AVG icon again and if the prompt to create the icon appears, take a screenshot of it and share it here.
You can post the screenshot here in your topic. Click on 'Answer' & then click on the 'Image' [mountain symbol] & follow the instructions.

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Hello Annihilannic,

In general, the desktop icon will be created automatically when the AVG program is installed.
Are you getting the prompt to create the icon for AVG Antivirus free program?
We request you to delete the AVG icon again and if the prompt to create the icon appears, take a screenshot of it and share it here.
You can post the screenshot here in your topic. Click on 'Answer' & then click on the 'Image' [mountain symbol] & follow the instructions.

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Hi,

No, I do not get a prompt to create the icon, it gets created automatically whenever AVG updates itself.

Regards,

Annihilannic

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I don't understand why AVG insists on creating a desktop icon.  How often does anyone load any applications from the desktop these days… especially a virus scanner?  If I ever want to scan something I would use a right click on the target object to scan.  And if I need to access the AVG UI for any reason, it's right there in the system tray.

Please give us an option not to create such an icon so I don't have to keep deleting it all the time… (first world problems…)

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Thanks, I have done that as well.

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Thanks, I have done that as well.