AVG slowing web pages, how do I disable link scanning?
On your recommendation I’ve installed AVG anti virus and now I find the little green stars and ticks are slowing my web surfing down. Can I turn this off or should I uninstall it?
The link scanning function of AVG 8 is a serious problem and Grisoft’s reaction has been less than impressive. While it’s slowing your web browsing down it is also causing havoc for webmasters having to deal with excess traffic and messed up access logs.
To turn it off, double click the mutlticolored AVG icon near the time in the bottom left hand corner of the screen to open the AVG control screen. In the AVG Control Centre, click on Link Scanner.
In the Link Scanner dialog box, take the tick off Enable AVG Shield Search, click the Tools item on the toolbar and select Advanced Settings, click Ignore faulty conditions and tick Linkscanner, click okay, save changes and restart your browser.
There’s a number of alternatives to AVG if this is too fiddly. Other free antiviruses are Avast AntiVirus Home Edition and AntiVir Personal Edition Classic.
Hopefully Grisoft will fix this problem quickly. It would be a shame if such a good product has its name tarnished by this silly mistake.
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October 26th, 2009 at 2:09 am
Thanks for posting that.
Very clear and concise and it works.
Many thanks
John Scardifield