Should I remove AVG Nation toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,480
United States Rank #29,750
Reach 0.0887%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.17 days
860.62 days >
Average installed length: 452.19 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
18.1.0.443 |
35.28% |
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17.3.0.49 |
25.73% |
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17.0.1.12 |
30.76% |
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17.0.1.9 |
0.69% |
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17.0.1.7 |
1.37% |
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17.0.0.12 |
4.80% |
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17.0.0.7 |
1.37% |
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AVG Nation toolbar
from Blucora
What is AVG Nation toolbar?
AVG Nation toolbar powered by InfoSpace is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
About (from Blucora)
Some of you may have noticed that the search services and toolbar being offered with your AVG product has changed to ‘AVG Nation’. This is a new partnership that AVG has with a company known as InfoSpace, to help provide our users with a search experience that offers increased safety and security features. The ‘AVG Nat... Read more
Overview
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
Displayed publisher: InfoSpace
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\avg nation toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AVG Nation toolbar\UNINSTALL.exe /PROMPT /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 9.75 MB
Files installed by AVG Nation toolbar
Program executable: | vprot.exe |
Name: | VProtect Application |
Path: | C:\Program Files\avg nation toolbar\vprot.exe |
MD5: | 173c5fba25372a0847679209d09b7715 |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe (by AVG Technologies) - AVG Nation toolbar Uninstaller
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PostInstall.exe (by AVG Secure Search) - PostInstall Application (PostInstall Application (Official))
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lip.exe (by AVG Secure Search) - LowInteg Application (LowInteg)
Behaviors exhibited
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 Nation toolbar\vprot.exe".
How do I remove AVG Nation toolbar?
You can uninstall AVG Nation 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 Nation 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 Nation 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 Nation 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) 54%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
59.34% |
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Windows 10 |
25.93% |
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Windows XP |
7.48% |
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Windows Vista |
7.20% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.21% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.80% |
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Windows 8.1 |
9.64% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.35% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.46% |
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Windows 8 |
5.39% |
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Geography
13.88% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
United Kingdom |
13.88% |
Italy |
6.69% |
Australia |
6.25% |
Brazil |
5.63% |
Germany |
5.56% |
Canada |
5.00% |
Israel |
4.81% |
Netherlands |
4.13% |
Sweden |
2.88% |
United States |
2.81% |
Belgium |
2.75% |
France |
2.56% |
Taiwan |
2.25% |
India |
1.88% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
25.55% |
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Acer |
21.82% |
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Dell |
13.00% |
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ASUS |
12.73% |
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Toshiba |
7.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.55% |
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Samsung |
5.73% |
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Lenovo |
3.55% |
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Intel |
2.91% |
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American Megatrends |
1.18% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.73% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.01% |
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Acer Aspire 5738 |
2.64% |
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Acer Aspire E1-571 |
2.40% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 |
2.16% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
1.92% |
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