AVG Linkscanner - Badware?

[evilfantasy]

Here is a very interesting article.

Say it ain’t so AVG, say it ain’t so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users.

It sounds useless....

[Broni]

Eh, AVG simply screwed up good antivirus program.
I'm pretty sure, they lost lot of business.

[Calum]

I'm sure LinkScanner and similar items have their uses, just not on my computer.

[Broni]

To me, the problem with this particular issue, is not, that it's there, but HOW it got there.
AVG taking really bad example from other is forcing you to install Link Scanner, and some other bar (Yahoo?).
I say, forcing, because not everyone uses custom install, and before you know,  both addons are there.
There is no simple way to get rid of it.
You can actually disable it, but then AVG displays yellow "!" mark on its systray icon.
The only way to get rid of it, is to reinstall AVG over the top, using specific command line, but again, how many people are aware of it?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Looks like you're right when you told me not to recommend AVG anymore, Broni. (at least not now)

[evilfantasy]

There is a way to install AVG8 without the toolbar and a way to remove it if it is installed already.

Thanks to TeMerc and Claus at Grand Street Dreams blog.
 
Instructions for Taming AVG 8 Free Edition/AVG Free V.8 Review w\Toolbar Removal Tips

The instructions are not for the novice user!

[Broni]

The instructions are not for the novice user!

This is what I was talking about.

[Broni]

(at least not now)

Yeah, I've been using AVG for many years, but with ver. 8.0 I had to let it go.