Installing AVG Antivirus

Installing AVG Antivirus : AVG is a well-reputed brand that started its journey in 1992 with its popular AVG Antivirus Guard. Since then, AVG has rapidly developed in all its wings and deployed several powerful and intensive Antivirus, Antimalware and Total Security solutions. Due to its consistency and innovative mindset, AVG has been widely appreciated by millions of users worldwide. Currently, there are over two hundred million active users of AVG Antivirus and other security solutions. AVG never disappoint their customers and always maintains dependability in its service.

In this tutorial, we will guide you in installing the AVG Antivirus program on your desktop or laptop. Please note that you need to uninstall any existing Antivirus programs for installing AVG Antivirus. If this is not done, then there may be scan conflicts.

Uninstalling previous Antivirus program

1. Click on Type here to search at the left side of your Windows taskbar.
2. Type Add or Remove Programs and then select the same option from the list.
3. In the new window, scroll down to the list of installed programs. Type in your current Antivirus program’s name and click on
4. Proceed with the uninstallation process.
5. Restart your computer after the uninstallation is complete.

Restarting your machine is necessary so that all the files and startup items may boot from the beginning. Due to QuickStart technology in recent operating systems, a Shut Down will not be enough to clean the files and allow programs to boot from the beginning.

Installing AVG Antivirus on Windows

Note that the procedure of installation is the same for all versions of Windows. Please make sure that your system meets the minimum requirements for AVG to run smoothly.

1. Download the latest version of the installer for AVG Antivirus from here: http://www.avg.com/thank-you-antivirus?build=745
2. If you want Internet Security edition, please click here to download the latest installer for it: http://www.avg.com/thank-you-internet-security?build=742
3. After the downloading finishes, go to the downloaded folder and start the installer.
4. Select Yes in the new Windows UAC popup to allow the installer to make changes in your computer.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions and when prompted, enter your product’s license key. If you are a free user, then you may ignore or skip it.
6. Restart your computer for the changes to reflect. This step is very important.

Activating AVG Antivirus

After a successful installation of AVG Antivirus, you are required to activate its license to use the commercial version of AVG Antivirus on your computer. Given below are the steps that will help you in activating AVG Antivirus on your computer.

1. Open AVG Antivirus either from the desktop shortcut or from the AVG Antivirus icon in the system tray area on your desktop.
2. In the AVG control panel window, select Options and then click Activate or Reactivate. If you are unable to find the Menu options, then it is very likely that you might have opened the AVG Zen window. Click Protection and let the main AVG User interface initiate.
3. Type in the license code or number provided by AVG during the purchase. Once done, click on Activate to activate your commercial AVG Antivirus license.
4. Your AVG Antivirus is now activated. You may always verify this by going to the Support area from the main user interface of AVG Antivirus.

Troubleshooting AVG Antivirus

How to activate AVG Antivirus Passive Mode

The primary use of Passive mode in AVG Antivirus is to prevent any conflicts with any other existing Antivirus or Antimalware program on your computer. Enabling the passive mode will disable the active protection offered by AVG Shields and Firewall. When you enable the passive mode, you have to manually scan and check for issues in the computer because AVG won’t actively protect you by automatically scanning the system.

To enable the Passive mode, visit the passive mode window and click on the Red Slider to turn it to Green, which means that the Passive Mode is now enabled. Then click OK and then Restart Now for the changes to reflect.

If you want to avoid Passive Mode and want Active protection, then please uninstall any other co-existing Antivirus application from your computer. Once the Active protection is enabled, you should see the message “You are protected” on the AVG control panel.

Issues faced after upgrading from AVG Antivirus to AVG Internet Security

If you upgrade from AVG antivirus to AVG Internet Security, then you may face the following problems:

1. AVG Internet Security is in trial mode.
2. AVG Internet Security does not acknowledge your license or paid subscription.

If the above issues persist, then follow the steps below to completely remove AVG Internet Security using AVG Clear and then reinstalling the program on your computer.

1. Click on this link to download AVG Clear: https://www.avg.com/en-ww/download-thank-you.php?product=REM
2. Right-click on the program and select Run as Administrator.
3. If the User Account Control pop-up displays, select Yes to continue.
4. Select the option No if AVG asks you to restart Windows in Safe Mode.
5. Verify that the AVG Internet Security is selected in the drop-down menu. If you have used the default directory for installing AVG Internet Security, then do not change the installation program directory and installation data directory.
6. Restart the computer to complete the uninstallation.

Now you may continue downloading and installing a fresh version of AVG Internet Security.