New Tab Search

The New Tab Search feature will add a helpful search box to the existing new tab pages each time you open a new tab in your browser. The search box provides AVG search, powered by Yahoo! to help you search for what you are looking for. With this feature you can quickly open new tabs and do multiple searches if you like.

If you would like to prevent the helpful search box from being added to you new tab pages, you may easily disable the feature by following these steps:

  1. From the new tab page, click the "How to disable search on this page" link at the bottom of the page:

    • Or, from the Toolbar you can click on the AVG logo drop down, and then click on Options

  2. Once the Options Dialog has opened, click the "Advanced Options" Tab

  3. Simply uncheck the box that says: "Show Yahoo! search box on new tabs in the browser", and click OK:

    Note:To access the Toolbar Options, be sure that the AVG Toolbar is visible in your browser. Click on View > Toolbars and make sure AVG Security Toolbar is checked.