Should I remove AVG Security Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #336
United States Rank #392
Reach 1.8046%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.61 days
578.58 days >
Average installed length: 304.00 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 19.7.0.632 |
0.19% |
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| 19.6.0.592 |
0.84% |
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| 19.4.0.508 |
0.61% |
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| 19.3.0.491 |
0.15% |
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| 19.2.0.326 |
0.62% |
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| 19.1.0.285 |
0.67% |
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| 18.9.0.230 |
1.20% |
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| 18.8.0.209 |
0.40% |
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| 18.8.0.180 |
0.78% |
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| 18.7.0.147 |
1.23% |
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| 18.5.0.909 |
2.61% |
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| 18.5.0.895 |
0.44% |
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| 18.3.0.885 |
4.27% |
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| 18.2.2.846 |
0.03% |
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| 18.1.9.799 |
12.30% |
|
| 18.1.9.786 |
1.53% |
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| 18.1.8.643 |
0.11% |
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| 18.1.7.644 |
5.33% |
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| 18.1.0.443 |
5.20% |
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| 18.0.5.292 |
5.02% |
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| 18.0.0.248 |
1.93% |
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| 17.3.1.91 |
0.22% |
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| 17.3.0.49 |
5.76% |
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| 17.2.0.38 |
3.10% |
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| 17.1.2.1 |
3.63% |
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| 17.0.1.12 |
5.07% |
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| 17.0.0.12 |
0.21% |
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| 17.0.0.10 |
0.01% |
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| 17.0.0.9 |
0.56% |
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| 17.0.0.7 |
0.02% |
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| 15.5.0.2 |
6.33% |
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| 15.5.0.1 |
0.02% |
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| 15.4.0.5 |
2.62% |
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| 15.4.0.4 |
0.01% |
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| 15.3.0.11 |
3.46% |
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| 15.3.0.10 |
0.03% |
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| 15.2.0.5 |
3.35% |
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| 15.1.0.2 |
0.30% |
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| 15.0.0.2 |
0.28% |
|
| 14.2.0.1 |
15.21% |
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| 14.1.0.10 |
0.75% |
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| 14.1.0.7 |
0.00% |
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| 14.1.0.6 |
0.00% |
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| 14.0.3.14 |
0.03% |
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| 14.0.2.14 |
0.60% |
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| 14.0.2.10 |
0.01% |
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| 14.0.1.10 |
0.01% |
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| 14.0.0.14 |
0.04% |
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| 14.0.0.12 |
0.18% |
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| 14.0.0.7 |
0.02% |
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| 13.3.0.17 |
0.12% |
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| 77 versions |
Other programs by AVG Technologies
AVG Security Toolbar
What is AVG Security Toolbar?
The AVG Security 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.
About (from AVG Technologies)
AVG Secure Search alerts you before you visit dangerous webpages to make sure your identity, personal information, and computer are protected. In addition, our integrated AVG Do Not Track brings the control over your privacy back to you. AVG Secure Search provides clear safety ratings for each link in your search resul... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 14.2.0.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named vprot.exe. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 24.18 MB (25,358,060 bytes).
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Connects to the Internet
Program details
URL: www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\ScriptHelperInstaller\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\UNINSTALL.exe /UNINSTALL
Estimated size: 24.18 MB
Files installed by AVG Security Toolbar
| Program executable: | vprot.exe |
| Name: | VProtect Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\avg secure search\vprot.exe |
| MD5: | ea2ee79cef67a3cd036c1da26cbecaf2 |
Additional files:
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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)
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avguidx.dll - AVG Internet Security (AVG UID module)
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Uninstall.exe - AVG Uninstaller
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MigrationTool.exe - AVG Migration Tool (AVG Migration Tool Application)
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GenericWndApi.dll - Generic Window API
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TBAPI.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- vprot.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VProtect Application' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00 AM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- vprot.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named vProt.
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 Secure Search\vprot.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vprot.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe'.
Network connections
- vprot.exe connects to 24.244.18.18 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 63.116.243.66 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a209-8-118-67.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (209.8.118.67 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a96-17-148-104.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.17.148.104 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a23-45-7-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.45.7.117 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a96-7-207-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.7.207.117 port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 2.18.87.117 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 204.141.87.33 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to 63.238.84.64 (port 80).
- vprot.exe connects to a184-50-247-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (184.50.247.117 port 80).
Plus 57 more
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| vprot.exe |
| Memory: | 17.23 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0015033787% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00078999% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00071339% | |
How do I remove AVG Security Toolbar?
You can uninstall AVG Security 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 Security 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 Security Toolbar.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win 10 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 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
70.60% |
|
| Windows Vista |
11.04% |
|
| Windows XP |
9.93% |
|
| Windows 10 |
8.39% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.31% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.94% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.74% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.90% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.64% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.00% |
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Geography
45.44% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.44% |
| United Kingdom |
7.46% |
| Germany |
5.36% |
| Canada |
3.83% |
| Australia |
3.19% |
| Italy |
2.52% |
| Netherlands |
2.15% |
| Brazil |
1.91% |
| Belgium |
1.65% |
| Israel |
1.62% |
| France |
1.16% |
| Sweden |
1.12% |
| India |
1.11% |
| Spain |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.19% |
|
| Dell |
22.61% |
|
| Acer |
18.52% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.06% |
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| ASUS |
7.27% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
5.31% |
|
| Samsung |
3.08% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.12% |
|
| Intel |
1.60% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.39% |
|
| Sahara |
0.85% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.45% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.18% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.45% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.41% |
|
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.73% |
|
| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.27% |
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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