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A guide to uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar from your computer

This web page is about AVG SafeGuard toolbar for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by AVG Technologies. You can find out more on AVG Technologies or check for application updates here. Usually the AVG SafeGuard toolbar program is installed in the C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar directory, depending on the user's option during install. AVG SafeGuard toolbar's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\UNINSTALL.exe /PROMPT /UNINSTALL. lip.exe is the AVG SafeGuard toolbar's main executable file and it takes approximately 646.67 KB (662192 bytes) on disk.

AVG SafeGuard toolbar contains of the executables below. They occupy 3.29 MB (3451072 bytes) on disk.




  • lip.exe (646.67 KB)
  • PostInstall.exe (499.67 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (1.01 MB)
  • vprot.exe (1.17 MB)


This info is about AVG SafeGuard toolbar version 15.1.0.2 alone. You can find below info on other releases of AVG SafeGuard toolbar:

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When planning to uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG SafeGuard toolbar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AVG SafeGuard toolbar

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\15.0.0.2\AVG SafeGuard toolbar_toolbar.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\15.1.0.2\AVG SafeGuard toolbar_toolbar.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\about.gif
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\active-threats18.gif

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AVG SafeGuard toolbar
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AVG SafeGuard toolbar
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG SafeGuard toolbar

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\UninstallString


A way to erase AVG SafeGuard toolbar from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AVG SafeGuard toolbar is a program released by the software company AVG Technologies. Frequently, computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase AVG SafeGuard toolbar 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AVG SafeGuard toolbar or simply click the Search field and type in "AVG SafeGuard toolbar". The AVG SafeGuard toolbar app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click AVG SafeGuard toolbar in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding AVG SafeGuard toolbar, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar.
Uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar


8. After uninstalling AVG SafeGuard toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong AVG SafeGuard toolbar which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing AVG SafeGuard toolbar using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar by AVG Technologies from your computer, we are not saying that AVG SafeGuard toolbar by AVG Technologies is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-09-30 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-30 03:57:48.750