Remove AVG Free Antivirus 2017

I am trying to remove AVG Free Antivirus 2017, have tried all the recommendations,

  • Signed in as administrator and tried to delete from control panel (refused access)
  • Tried to update privileges in security (refused permissions)
  • Ran AVG removal tool as Administrator, told me no AVG programs installed, ran anyway, still showing as installed no 
  • Tried again as administrator in file explorer -  Error Code 0xe0010002
if no satisfactory positive result will advise consumer affairs of issue 

Hi Robert.
I'm sorry to hear that you're facing issues with the removal of AVG Anti Virus Free 2017. Please download and run AVG Clear tool: https://share.avg.com/steam/PSP/AVG2017/AVG_Clear.exe . This tool will help with removing antivirus component of AVG 2017 and its traces.
Open tool
User Account control - click "Yes"
Windows safe mode - click "No"
Choose installed version (AVG Free, AVG Internet Security)
Click "Uninstall"
Click "Restart computer"

Once uninstalled, please run the AVG Remover by following the steps provided in this article : http://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=How-to-uninstall-AVG
In case no AVG Product is detected by the AVG Remover, please click on "Run Anyway" and continue with the removal.