How to disable AVG add-on in my Internet browser?
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AVG 8.5 contains a plugin for scanning of search results in Google, Yahoo!, Yandex, Bing and Baidu search engines. This plugin (AVG SafeSearch) is designed for MS Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox Internet browsers. If you would like to disable it kindly proceed as follows:
1. Internet Explorer:
- Run Internet Explorer.
- Choose the Internet Options from the Tools menu.
- Switch on the Programs tab.
- Click on the Manage add-ons button.
- Select the AVG Safe Search add-on.
- Tick in the Disable option at the bottom of this window.
- Confirm changes by clicking on the OK button.
- Close Internet Explorer and run it again.
2. Mozilla Firefox:
- Run Mozilla Firefox.
- Choose the Add-ons option from the Tools menu.
- Select the AVG Safe Search add-on and click on the Disable button.
- Close Mozilla Firefox and run it again.
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