Why does avg search come up chrome

Feel free to contact us if you need assistance with AVG. R K Hello. I have exactly the same problem. Every time I use google this pops up.

Balasubramanian S Avast Hi R K, We request you to create your own post and share the screenshot of error appearing while accessing website. You need to sign in to do that. Need an account? Sign Up. This can also get installed when you install other software, such as the DivX video player. Unfortunately, AVG makes getting rid of this extension very difficult, as it embeds itself in your browsers.

Luckily, with the right process you can eliminate it completely. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings.

Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Related Articles. Part 1. Open the Control Panel. You should be able to uninstall it like you would most programs. You can open the Control Panel from the Start menu. Click "Uninstall a program" or "Programs and Features. It may take a few moments for the list to load. It will usually be towards the top of the list. Click the "Uninstall" button at the top of the list. Click Change button to open a new pop-up box. There remove isearch.

If you do not see Home button, that means Home button is hidden in Chrome browser on your computer. Manage Search Engine setting should be checked to remove isearch.

Click on Manage Search Engines button. In the pop-up box, hover mouse over Google option and click on Make Default button.

If this don't help to, would suggest clean uninstall AVG, and than reinstall it with caution! There must be a button to untick when you install it, that tells you not to install the toolbar! You can change it though if you open Google Chrome, go to preferences or settings don't remember how its called and set homepage to whatever you want.

Usman Mubashir Goto settings, you'll see a "On Startup" there you can select whatever you want. This works on me. In the Themes section, check the box 'Show Home button'. This opens up another option 'New Tab page'. Do you have a Windows system rescue disc nearby? I meant the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right hand corner.

Click on the 3 horizontal bars in the upper left hand corner. Why do you make such a change without the users' approval? I would like to have avg removed as my default and as my web page.