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A guide to uninstall AVG Protection from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove AVG Protection for Windows. It was created for Windows by AVG Technologies. You can read more on AVG Technologies or check for application updates here. Usually the AVG Protection application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Setup folder, depending on the user's option during install. AVG Protection's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Setup\avgsetupx.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.49 MB (3661072 bytes) on disk and is called avgsetupx.exe.

The executables below are part of AVG Protection. They take about 4.16 MB (4359200 bytes) on disk.

  • avgntdumpx.exe (681.77 KB)
  • avgsetupx.exe (3.49 MB)


The current web page applies to AVG Protection version 16.71.7598 alone. For other AVG Protection versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove AVG Protection.

The files below remain on your disk when you remove AVG Protection:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IObit\IObit Uninstaller\Log\AVG Protection.history

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\AVG\AV\Cfg\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\AVG\AV\IDS\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\Avg\Diag\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\AVG\log\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\AVG2014\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AVG Zen\


A way to remove AVG Protection with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AVG Protection is an application released by AVG Technologies. Frequently, users choose to erase this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to erase AVG Protection is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AVG Protection or simply click the Search field and type in "AVG Protection". If it exists on your system the AVG Protection app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click AVG Protection in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about AVG Protection, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove AVG Protection.
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8. After uninstalling AVG Protection, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong AVG Protection which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing AVG Protection using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall AVG Protection by AVG Technologies from your PC, we are not saying that AVG Protection by AVG Technologies is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall AVG Protection supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-12-13 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-13 12:36:26.883