UI won't load, says there is another anti virus installed

Got a notification saying my protection is shut off and that AVG is in passive mode. I look it up, everyone is having this issue, there are plenty of responses from staff with suggestions on how to fix it. So I run the cleaner/remover app and it says it can't uninstall the 2016 version of AVG. I have no idea what to do next.

Hello Rochelle,

We are sorry to hear that you are unable to uninstall AVG from your computer. Please click on this link http://download.avg.com/filedir/util/AVG_Remover.exe to download and run the AVG remover tool, this will remove the 2016 version of AVG from your computer.

Note: Once the removal of AVG is complete, go to C Drive and delete the AVG remover folder. After which you can install AVG.

Thank you

Hello Rochelle,

We are sorry to hear that you are unable to uninstall AVG from your computer. Please click on this link http://download.avg.com/filedir/util/AVG_Remover.exe to download and run the AVG remover tool, this will remove the 2016 version of AVG from your computer.

Note: Once the removal of AVG is complete, go to C Drive and delete the AVG remover folder. After which you can install AVG.

Thank you