Click the small arrow next to the search provider icon and select Manage Search Engines… 2. Select the General tab and reset your home page as seen on this screenshot. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter.
Type search in the Search text box. Type keyword in the Search text box. Type browser. Restart the Mozilla Firefox. Oooops, did not read carefully this thread, just realized that KerryB found the same procedure I did. Apologies, but for the link to avg forum which is useful to the users of other browsers Here it is, with no guarantee as I did not test it I stay with Firefox, it has characteristics and add-ons that I have not found in other browsers :. Click the wrench icon in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window and select Settings or Options if using an older Chrome version.
Choose your search engine from the drop-down menu or click the Basics tab in the older version. Or alternatively click the Manage search engines… and then easily remove unwanted search engines by clicking the X button the button is visible after hovering your cursor above the respective search engine item.
KerriB's solution is fantastic! I've tried several complicated and simple ways of doing this. Simple resets, deleting remnants of program files for AVG and many other things great and small, without destroying my history, addons and other personalisations.
This was great! Finally free! Listed below are according to browser, dear fellow just want to let you know please try this things and it will totally remove the AVG Search from your browser. I have done it and posting the solution so that everyone can be familiar with such kind of situation. IE and chrome are easy to remove but in Firefox its little hard.
You can select any of the available search providers in the list, set it as default or remove it. Before removing a search provider, please make sure to set another one as your default search provider. If your favorite search provider is not in the list, click the Find more search providers blue link in the lower part of the window.
Also, you could prevent programs from changing your default search provider and enable or disable searching in the address bar. All changes are applied immediately; when the configuration suits your needs, simply click the Close button. If you wish to change your default home page now, please proceed as follows:.
Open the desired web page e. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, we strongly recommend upgrading to the most recent Internet Explorer version.
The malicious program may have a different name on your computer. Scroll through the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown programs. If you cannot find any unwanted programs on your machine, you can proceed with the next steps. If you are having issues while trying to uninstall a program, you can use Revo Uninstaller to completely remove this unwanted program from your machine. If you are still experiencing issues with the AVG Secure Search redirect in Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome, we will need to reset your browser to its default settings.
This step needs to be performed only if your issues have not been solved by the previous steps. Google Chrome Google Chrome has an option that will reset itself to its default settings. Resetting your browser settings will reset the unwanted changes caused by installing other programmes. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be cleared or changed.
When the drop-down menu appears, select the option labeled Settings. Next, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Show advanced settings link as seen in the below example. For some browsers, such as Firefox, this process is a bit more involved than just opening your browser's settings. If you haven't changed these settings, even with the AVG Secure Search tool uninstalled, your browser will continue to use AVG as your default search engine.
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She studied creative writing at Kansas State University. If you don't have Firefox, move on to the next section.
Select "Troubleshooting information. Click the "Refresh Firefox" button. Click "Refresh Firefox" to confirm. This will remove all of your extensions, reset your home page, and return your search engine settings to default. Use an Explorer window to open this folder. This is essential if you want to completely remove Secure Search from Firefox.
Part 5. Reset your other browsers. If you use a different browser than the ones outlined above, perform a rest for that browser as well. The reset process for most browsers is usually similar to the reset processes described above.
Download the AdwCleaner tool. This free tool scans for and removes malware on your computer. You can download AdwCleaner for free from here.
Run the AdwCleaner program after downloading. Make sure that all of your browser windows are closed before starting the scan. Click the "Scan" button to start scanning your computer. The scan will usually take about minutes to complete. Click the "Clean" button after the scan has finished. AdwCleaner will remove all of the files that it found during the scan. Your computer will reboot during the cleaning process, so make sure you save any open documents.
Open a browser to test if the removal was successful.
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