Should I remove AVG SafeGuard toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #407
United States Rank #226
Reach 1.5469%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.20 days
713.89 days >
Average installed length: 375.09 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 19.7.0.632 |
0.31% |
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| 19.6.0.592 |
1.11% |
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| 19.4.5.533 |
0.10% |
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| 19.4.0.518 |
0.09% |
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| 19.4.0.508 |
0.80% |
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| 19.3.0.491 |
0.25% |
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| 19.2.0.326 |
0.96% |
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| 19.1.0.285 |
1.02% |
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| 19.0.0.10 |
0.25% |
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| 18.9.0.231 |
1.35% |
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| 18.8.0.179 |
1.29% |
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| 18.7.0.147 |
1.12% |
|
| 18.6.0.922 |
0.15% |
|
| 18.5.0.909 |
2.59% |
|
| 18.5.0.895 |
0.28% |
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| 18.4.0.889 |
0.04% |
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| 18.3.0.885 |
3.75% |
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| 18.3.0.879 |
0.06% |
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| 18.2.3.873 |
0.02% |
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| 18.2.2.846 |
0.07% |
|
| 18.2.0.829 |
1.16% |
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| 18.2.0.819 |
0.01% |
|
| 18.1.9.800 |
0.11% |
|
| 18.1.9.799 |
15.63% |
|
| 18.1.9.790 |
0.65% |
|
| 18.1.9.786 |
2.42% |
|
| 18.1.9.779 |
0.00% |
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| 18.1.8.643 |
1.13% |
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| 18.1.7.601 |
0.14% |
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| 18.1.7.600 |
0.37% |
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| 18.1.7.599 |
1.06% |
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| 18.1.7.598 |
8.35% |
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| 18.1.6.542 |
0.10% |
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| 18.1.5.516 |
0.13% |
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| 18.1.5.515 |
0.28% |
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| 18.1.5.514 |
0.79% |
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| 18.1.5.512 |
2.30% |
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| 18.1.0.447 |
0.07% |
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| 18.1.0.445 |
0.13% |
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| 18.1.0.444 |
0.22% |
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| 18.1.0.443 |
2.22% |
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| 18.0.5.292 |
4.61% |
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| 18.0.0.250 |
1.31% |
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| 18.0.0.249 |
0.17% |
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| 18.0.0.248 |
2.27% |
|
| 17.3.2.113 |
0.49% |
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| 17.3.2.101 |
0.85% |
|
| 17.3.1.204 |
1.57% |
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| 17.3.1.91 |
2.69% |
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| 17.3.0.49 |
3.57% |
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| 17.2.0.38 |
2.40% |
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| 83 versions |
Other programs by AVG Technologies
AVG SafeGuard toolbar
What is AVG SafeGuard toolbar?
The AVG SafeGuard toolbar is included in AVG Technologies’s family of security software, as a standalone program, and as a third party bundles. AVG Security Toolbar incluedes a link scanner that displays security information about websites. The toolbar offers search, weather information, a link to a speedtest and other features that are not really related to security. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a server, and may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user. The optional toolbar offers safe search as well as access to weather, facebook, and several Windows apps.
The toolbar will modify the users home and search page to use http://isearch.avg.com.
About (from AVG Technologies)
AVG SafeGuard toolbar powered by Ask is a web browser toolbar which is co-branded by Ask.com. The makes it easy to get Avery Templates, tips and product information, makes web browsing more convenient, provides quick access to maps, weather and news. This browser toolbar is customizable and will help you search the Int... Read more
Overview
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
- Connects to a server over the Internet
AVG SafeGuard toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\avg safeguard toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\UNINSTALL.exe /PROMPT /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 5.64 MB
Files installed by AVG SafeGuard toolbar
| Program executable: | vprot.exe |
| Name: | VProtect Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe |
| MD5: | 6c4b5dfa3c8706d3fec335701b058fa3 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - AVG Uninstaller
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BundleInstall.exe (by AVG Secure Search) - BundleInstall Application
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PostInstall.exe (by AVG Secure Search) - PostInstall Application (PostInstall Application (Official))
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lip.exe - LowInteg Application (LowInteg)
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TBAPI.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{934CF861-E24D-4E9E-8483-D43530986D35}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- BundleInstall.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AV_PWB.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- vprot.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'vProt' which loads as "C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\vprot.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vprot.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\vprot.exe'.
Network connections
- vprot.exe connects to a23-63-227-194.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.63.227.194 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-79-7-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.79.7.117 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-56-39-117.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.56.39.117 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a184-51-207-58.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (184.51.207.58 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 184.180.124.88 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 24.143.206.178 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-15-7-162.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.15.7.162 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-3-68-130.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.3.68.130 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-59-191-59.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.59.191.59 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 107.14.36.35 (port 80).
Plus 3 more
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| vprot.exe |
| Memory: | 9.84 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001861694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017600% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001017% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 15,047,194 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 9.95 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 119.74 KB | |
How do I remove AVG SafeGuard toolbar?
You can uninstall AVG SafeGuard toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program AVG SafeGuard toolbar, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AVG SafeGuard toolbar.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by AVG SafeGuard toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 10 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
57.29% |
|
| Windows 10 |
30.61% |
|
| Windows Vista |
6.23% |
|
| Windows XP |
5.84% |
|
| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.53% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
12.92% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.54% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.90% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.20% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.72% |
|
Geography
74.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
74.02% |
| United Kingdom |
3.40% |
| Canada |
1.87% |
| Italy |
1.24% |
| Germany |
1.10% |
| Brazil |
0.91% |
| Israel |
0.89% |
| Australia |
0.88% |
| Netherlands |
0.82% |
| France |
0.81% |
| DZ |
0.79% |
| India |
0.78% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.71% |
| Indonesia |
0.52% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.30% |
|
| Dell |
24.58% |
|
| Acer |
14.27% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.02% |
|
| ASUS |
8.78% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.65% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.37% |
|
| Samsung |
3.21% |
|
| Intel |
1.17% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.64% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.08% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.75% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.82% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.28% |
|
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.08% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.78% |
|
About AVG Technologies
AVG Technologies is a global leader in security software, protecting more than 110 million consumers and small business computer users in 167 countries.
Publisher URL: www.avg.com