Turn off AVG in Google search?

[rise2it]

Is there a way anyone has found to turn off that AVG scan that's running automatically in Google search pages now?

I'm sick of waiting for that little green checkmark to come up - I'm on broadband, and it's still slowing things down.

Sorry Google...I don't need 'big brother' to protect me.

[encyclo]

It's interesting to note that you think it is Google doing this. You are the one who is running the AVG scanner program on your machine, not Google.

It is the program you installed on your machine that is modifying the standard Google results, so if you don't like it, then disable or uninstall it.

[tedster]

You may find our current home page thread about the AVG tool informative:

AVG Toolbar Glitch May Be Causing Visitor Loss [webmasterworld.com]

[rise2it]

Geez...you're right, and 'I' should have had enough sense to figure that out.....the forced upgrade to the new version of AVG at the 1st of the month.

I didn't install the toolbar, so obviously the main AVG program itself is doing it.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[rise2it]

Yep, it's called 'link scanner', and in the main AVG window - I've disabled it.

[nomis5]

Thanks for that rise2it, I've turned it off now and Google search works a whole pile better.

What are AVG thinking, doing something like that? I reckon a couple of their techies were having a pint or two too many in the pub one day and they had one of those alcoholically induced "brilliant ideas". Unlike the more responsible of us who cannot remember the "brilliant idea" the next morning, one of them remembered it and managed to convince the management that it was really was a brilliant idea. Presumably at an alcoholic management lunch.

[jimbeetle]

techies

No, I believe it was the management that actually went out and bought the product. Doesn't sound like they consulted their techies at all.

Another related thread [webmasterworld.com].

[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 9:29 pm (utc) on June 25, 2008]
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[dazz]

so can you turn this off without having the awful red X over the AVG icon?

[jdMorgan]

Yes, re-run the AVG installer, select the "Repair" option, custom install, and remove the checkmark for AVG safety scan... Not sure about all the exact option names here, but that's how it works.

Jim

[Samizdata]

In either Explorer or Firefox disable the AVG Safe Search add-on.

Alternatively re-install AVG and choose not to install Safe Search.

[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 9:30 pm (utc) on June 25, 2008]

[dazz]

thanks guys.

re-installed without the search scanner thing...much better.

[Samizdata]

Apologies, the official AVG guide got lost in the forum maintenance:

Official AVG guide [free.grisoft.com...]

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