How to uninstall AVG LinkScanner for Mac

DanielaCorreia wrote:

I can't seem to run the uninstaller! It crashes and only using cmd+alt+esc overcome this problem.

It might be necessary to re-install AVG and try the uninstaller again.

If that doesn't do it, then you might want to take this to the AVG Forum, where I see that others have posted on this subject.

Simple.

Finder - Apps - Show package contents

select uninstall at bottom of list

takes about 15 seconds

I've found the solution, only can they do click on "show package content on icon app" and later in "content", later they click on uninstall

Thank you for posting this. Using ANY browser on Snow Leopard, it has occasionally started to reject ANY websites which didn't start with "https". My only option has been to restore from Time Machine back to a point where it worked, which was inconvenient at best. I've just had the same symptoms again (https only), but after uninstalling AVG Linkscanner and restarting, it's all working again! Might be too early to prove a connection to be honest, but just thought I'd record it here.

Many thanks.🙂

Thank you, Robert. I was concerned after upgrading to Yosemite that uninstalling might not work. To my surprise, it worked exactly as you described (without the need to reinstall).

Kind regards,

Jason Havens

Thanks Robert! You sir, are a legend!

I've had that AVG app on my laptop for years... and I really can't believe it is now gone. 🙂

Cheers!

RobertTweedie, you are a hero and a godsend. Thank you so much for sharing this. I've been trying to get rid of this for the vast majority of my evening (thank God for my Chromecast so I could watch hours of Netflix while I fought with my computer). I found uninstall link after uninstall link that wouldn't run. I'm so glad you shared this one. 10 points to you! I made this support account just so I could thank you!

Hi

Many Many thanks for this solution. I had AVG for Mac installed some time ago and then had problems with my MacBook locking and had it removed "professionally" which solve the problem. In the last few days I install Avast Antivirus software (FREE) but I could not access the web when its Web Shield was active. I contacted Avast technical support at https://support.avast.com/ and after several contacts back and forth they found that the AVG LinkScanner appeared to be still active. I did a Google and found this site and this solution which worked fine. However, as someone else reported, I also had to re-install the LinkScanner program before I could un-install what was lurking on my computer (the install and un-install programs come combined in the link provided by RobertTweedie). I can now access the web with Avast Web Shield active.

It is a pity that AVG causes so many problems on the Mac, as I had been using it for years on a PC without any problems and was extremely happy with it, but now I would not recommend that any one install it on their Mac.

Once again many thanks for the help.

An

Subje

Since upgrading to OS 10.11.1 I had persistent problems with an error report that was impossible to delete for more than ten seconds.

After some hours investigating this (AVG support gave useless advice) I seem to have of have cracked it.

Try this:

Open System preferences.

If, as I did, you find a Linkscanner icon on the bottom row, delete it.

To delete it, control-click on the icon to bring up "Remove....".

Click on that to open panel requiring your password. Enter that and continue.

A panel may appear asking whether to remove associated files. Go for it.

(More passwords may be required before process is completed.)

If you still have the error message on screen, you can now trash it.

Hope this helps - Alec Nisbett

Hello!

I also have the same annoying problem trying to find a way to uninstall AVG Linkscanner on my Mac! I tried to use the links provided above but the first one took me to a page that 'was not found' and the /download-free-all-product site didn't have any reference to linkscanner, only to other AVG products?

Please can anyone offer any advice?? I've tried searching for solutions online and there's been a few more posts where the same link has been posted but it doesn't work as the link appears to no longer exist??

My mac version is 10.11.5 OS X El Capitan

Any advise and help will be much appreciated.

Thank you

Sarah