Please choose an Antivirus package to the left.
Disable AVG Free Edition 8.5.409
Note: Unlike previous versions of AVG Free
Edition, closing the system tray icon does not stop any services.
Disable AVG Free Resident Shield
- Open the main program window
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Right-click on the multicolored square next to the
system time (yellow-blue-green-red icon).
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Choose to Open AVG User Interface
- Open the Advanced Settings to start disabling services
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Click Tools, then Advanced
Settings
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A two paned window will appear with a list of options
on the left and details on the right.
- Disable the Resident Shield (real-time scanning)
- After opening the Advanced Settings:
- Click the "Resident Shield" option on the left-hand side (clicking on the word itself works fine).
- In the right window-pane uncheck where it says Enable Resident Shield.
- Click Apply (Vista may require administrative confirmation)
- Click OK (Vista may require administrative confirmation)
Disable AVG Email Scanner
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In the Overview section of the main program window, double click the E-mail Scanner button.
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After the screen redirects to the E-mail Scanner Component window, look at the bottom.
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Uncheck Scan incoming messages. Also uncheck Scan outgoing messages if necessary. It is unchecked by default.
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Click the Save Changes button.
Disable AVG Link Scanner
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In the Overview section of the main program window, double click the LinkScanner button.
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At the bottom of the window that appears, at the bottom uncheck both the Enable AVG Search-Shield and the Enable AVG Active Surf-Shield. options.
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Click Save Changes.
Disable Mcafee Antivirus
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Disable eTrust EZ Antivirus
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Disable NOD 32
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Disable Norton Antivirus
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Disable Panda Platinum Antivirus
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Disable Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus
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Disable Panda Platinum Antivirus
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Turn off Norton 360 Antivirus
Turn off Norton 360 Virus Scanning
- Open the program
- Click "Settings" in top nav
- Click "Antivirus" under "Detailed Settings"
- Click the pill looking button next to AutoProtect until it says "Off" right next to the button.
- Norton Antivirus is now disabled.
If you're troubleshooting you may want to also....
Turn off Norton 360 Firewall
- Open the program (if not already open)
- Click "Settings" in top nav
- Click "Firewall" under "Detailed Settings"
- Click the pill looking button next to "Smart Firewall" until it says "Off" to the right next to the button.
- The firewall is now turned off.
Disable F-Secure Anti-Virus
Disable avast! 4 Home Edition
Disabling Avast is the easiest of the A.V. packages you may
ever encounter.
- Click (single left mouse button) on the blue circle icon
in the system tray - the blue circle in the lower, right-hand
corner of the desktop white lower-case 'a' in it.
- The main program window for avast! will open.
- In the top right-hand corner there are two buttons.
Click either 'Pause' or 'Terminate' as suits your needs.
- When the button is clicked a status message will display
next to the system time showing the 'providers' (each of the
packages' services) either pausing or stopping depending on
which button you have clicked.
Disable Trojan Shield
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Disable The Shield Professional
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Disable Panda Antivirus Titanium
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Disable CyberScrub Antivirus Lifetime Edition
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Disable DSAV DialogueScience Anti-Virus Kit
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Disable BitDefender Professional 6.5
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Disable RAV Antivirus Desktop
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