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To uninstall any antivirus program: 1. Click Start, select Settings, then click Control Panel. Note: For Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs or Add or Remove Programs icon. 3. Click the existing antivirus program you wish to uninstall, then click the Change/Remove or Remove button.
AVG Technologies B.V. [1] is a brand of cybersecurity, privacy, performance and utility software applications for desktop computers and mobile devices developed by Avast, a part of Gen Digital. AVG was a cybersecurity software company founded in 1991 and it merged into Avast following an acquisition in 2017.
AVG AntiVirus (previously known as AVG, an abbreviation of Anti-Virus Guard) is a line of antivirus software developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary of Avast, a part of Gen Digital. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is available for Windows , macOS and Android .
Piriform Software Ltd. is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast which itself became part of Gen Digital in 2022. The company develops cleaning and optimisation tools for Microsoft Windows , macOS and Android operating systems , including CCleaner , CCleaner Browser, Defraggler , Recuva and Speccy .
Windows 11 is the latest major release of the Windows NT operating system and the successor of Windows 10. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 10, and further changes in older features have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 11. Following is a list of these.
Many antivirus products use "third-party antivirus engine". This means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer; however, the malware signature and/or other parts of the product may (or may not) be done from the owner of the product itself.
AVG PC TuneUp has features for PC maintenance, optimization, updates, to free up hard-drive space, and to uninstall unwanted applications. [4] The "Automatic Maintenance" tool removes tracking cookies, cache files, old files from removed applications, and fixes issues with the Windows registry. [4]
Revo Uninstaller first runs the selected program's built-in uninstaller, then searches and removes associated files and registry entries that the uninstaller may not have removed from the user's drive. Revo Uninstaller also cleans out: Files in the temporary folder; Entries in the Windows start-up applications folder