What is AVG AntiVirus 2014?
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How do I clean AVG AntiVirus 2014?
AVG AntiVirus 2014 may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space.
It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system.
The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size.
A portable version is also available.
Clean AVG AntiVirus 2014
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean AVG AntiVirus 2014 manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
There are thirty-three locations in the file system where AVG AntiVirus 2014 stores data that can be cleaned.
Files
Warning: Proceed very carefully when deleting files. Always revise the files you are about to remove. Removing important files can damage your system.
To clean your file system from files stored by AVG AntiVirus 2014 and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations.
First of all, open a command prompt window:
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Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and Alt keys.
- Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
- Type cmd
- Hit Enter
Now list all the files stored by AVG AntiVirus 2014 that can be cleaned:
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/Log/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/Log/*.log
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/Log/history.xml
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/Log/history.xml
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/scanlogs/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/scanlogs/*.log
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/update/backup/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/update/backup/*
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/Emc/Log/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/Emc/Log/*.log
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/IDS/config/*List.zip.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/IDS/config/*List.zip.bak
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/IDS/profile/globalLoadable.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/IDS/profile/globalLoadable.bak
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/Temp/*.tmp
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/Temp/*.tmp
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/AVG2014/SetupBackup/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/AVG2014/SetupBackup/*
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Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/MFAData/Logs/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/MFAData/Logs/*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/AVG2014/log/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/AVG2014/log/*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/AVG2014/log/*.log.*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/AVG2014/log/*.log.*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/AVG2014/temp/*.tmp
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/AVG2014/temp/*.tmp
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Type dir %ProgramFiles%/AVG/AVG2014/updatecomps.bak
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%/AVG/AVG2014/updatecomps.bak
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Type dir %ProgramFiles%/AVG/AVG2014/*.old
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%/AVG/AVG2014/*.old
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Type dir %WinDir%/System32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Avg2014/dumps/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/System32/config/systemprofile/Local Settings/Application Data/Avg2014/dumps/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/System32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Avg2014/log/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/System32/config/systemprofile/Local Settings/Application Data/log/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/SysWOW64/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Avg2014/dumps/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/SysWOW64/config/systemprofile/Local Settings/Application Data/dumps/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/SysWOW64/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Avg2014/log/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/SysWOW64/config/systemprofile/Local Settings/Application Data/log/*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir {folder}\AVG/AVG2014/updatecomps.bak
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir {folder}\AVG/AVG2014/*.old
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Log/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Log/*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Log/history.xml
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Log/history.xml
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/scanlogs/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/scanlogs/*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/update/backup/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/update/backup/*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Emc/Log/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Emc/Log/*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/IDS/config/*List.zip.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/IDS/config/*List.zip.bak
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/IDS/profile/globalLoadable.bak
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/IDS/profile/globalLoadable.bak
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Temp/*.tmp
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/Temp/*.tmp
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/SetupBackup/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/AVG2014/SetupBackup/*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/MFAData/Logs/*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/MFAData/Logs/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/System32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/MFAData/logs/*
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Type dir %WinDir%/SysWOW64/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/MFAData/logs/*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/MFAData/logs/*.log
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/MFAData/logs/*.log
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/MFAData/logs/*.log.*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/MFAData/logs/*.log.*
Once you have identified the files stored by AVG AntiVirus 2014 that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.