HOW TO DISABLE AVG FREE (TEMPORARILY)

"The Resident Shield is the main component protecting you from viruses. It scans accessed files and if a virus is found, the access to the file is blocked. This applies to executing infected programs, as well as to opening of infected documents or any other files.

Disabling of the Resident Shield is sometimes recommended before installation of a new software or drivers, since it can prevent conflicts that would otherwise occur during their installation. This however applies only to limited number of specific programs and drivers, and there is no general reason why AVG Resident Shield should interfere with an installation of any application.

To disable the Resident Shield, please:
1. Open AVG User Interface.
2. Double-click on the Resident Shield.
3. Un-tick the option Resident Shield active.
4. Save the changes.

Please do not forget to activate the Resident Shield again once you performed the tasks requiring its deactivation."

Source: http://bit.ly/pPZzgL

I had an issue where a client's antivirus program (Symantec EndPoint) was outdated and there was no way to update the virus definitions from the program. The LiveUpdate button was disabled when the program was installed.

CCleaner is a nice tool to clean up old temp files and clear out registry errors. When running this program, make sure you know what you're checking to get rid of. Here's a nice walk through guide on how to use the program (Click here!).

http://www.ccleaner.com

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

There are other nice FREE cleaning programs out there. I also recommend checking out (1) Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware or (2) Spybot Search & Destroy and (3) AVG free

(1) http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

(2) http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

(3) http://free.avg.com