AVG 2012

How to uninstall AVG 2012 from your system

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall AVG 2012 for Windows. It was coded for Windows by AVG Technologies. Further information on AVG Technologies can be seen here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for AVG 2012 is "C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgmfapx.exe" /AppMode=SETUP /Uninstall. The application's main executable file is called avgtray.exe and its approximative size is 2.28 MB (2387296 bytes).

The following executables are installed together with AVG 2012. They take about 40.42 MB (42382088 bytes) on disk.

• avgcfgex.exe (486.34 KB)
• avgcmgr.exe (695.84 KB)
• avgcremx.exe (3.68 MB)
• avgcsrvx.exe (329.84 KB)
• avgdiagex.exe (2.36 MB)
• avgdumpx.exe (634.84 KB)
• avgemcx.exe (950.34 KB)
• avgfws.exe (2.29 MB)
• AVGIDSAgent.exe (5.02 MB)
• avglscanx.exe (142.84 KB)
• avgmfapx.exe (5.33 MB)
• avgnsx.exe (1.16 MB)
• avgntdumpx.exe (584.34 KB)
• avgrsx.exe (725.84 KB)
• avgscanx.exe (944.84 KB)
• avgsrmax.exe (653.34 KB)
• avgstrmx.exe (261.84 KB)
• avgsystx.exe (733.34 KB)
• AVGTBInstall.exe (5.72 MB)
• avgtray.exe (2.28 MB)
• avgui.exe (3.99 MB)
• avgwdsvc.exe (188.26 KB)
• avgwsc.exe (688.66 KB)
• fixcfg.exe (373.84 KB)
• MicroScanner.exe (404.82 KB)

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The current page applies to AVG 2012 version 2012.0.1796 alone. Click on the links below for other AVG 2012 versions:

• 2012.0.2180
• 2012.0.1872
• 2012.0.2195
• 2012.0.2193
• 2012.1.2240
• 2012.0.1913
• 2012.1.2265
• 2012.0.2197
• 2012.0.2176
• 2012.0.1873
• 2012.0.2221
• 2012.0.1809
• 2012.0.1808
• 2012.0.2127
• 2012.0.1834
• 2012.1.2241
• 2012.1.2242
• 2012.0.1869
• 2012.1.2249
• 2012.0.2178
• 2012.0.2171
• 2012.0.1831
• 2012.1.2258
• 2012.1.2247
• 2012.1.2250
• 2012.1.2238
• 2012.0.1890
• 2012.0.1901

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgui.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets\AVG.Gadget\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\AVG2012\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AVG 2012\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\AVG\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AVGIDSAgent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\avgwd\ImagePath

How to delete AVG 2012 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AVG 2012 is a program offered by the software company AVG Technologies. Frequently, users decide to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall AVG 2012 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate AVG 2012 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "AVG 2012". The AVG 2012 program will be found automatically. When you select AVG 2012 in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about AVG 2012, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AVG 2012.


8. After removing AVG 2012, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of AVG 2012 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling AVG 2012 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove AVG 2012 by AVG Technologies from your computer, we are not saying that AVG 2012 by AVG Technologies is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove AVG 2012 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.