Should I remove AVG Nation toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
18.1.0.443	35.28%
17.3.0.49	25.73%
17.0.1.12	30.76%
17.0.1.9	0.69%
17.0.1.7	1.37%
17.0.0.12	4.80%
17.0.0.7	1.37%

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from Blucora

Remove AVG Nation toolbar by Blucora

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.

• AVG 2014 by AVG Technologies

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

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AVG Nation toolbar.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 54% Win Server 2003 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 61% Keep it 39%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

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%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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