The AVG secure search toolbar seems to appear out of nowhere and its annoying. Â Its annoying because you probably did not want it. Â AVG is a legitimate anti-virus software, but its search/homepage hijack is a bit pushy. Â I prefer a search engine without AVG on my Chrome browser.
Luckily, AVG allows you to get rid of it in a few clicks.
Select “Restore default new tab” in the far right-hand corner.
Upon selecting “Restore default new tab” you will be led to “AVG security toolbar settings”. Â Deselect “Show AVG Secure Search Box on new tabs in the browser” then select “OK”.
After that, you will need to close the application and reopen it.