AVG 9

Still playing with 'JDiskReport'; found lots of potential garbage from AVG9 in folders

  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Dumps
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Log
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Temp
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\update\download

I will go and delete some of the stuff, to see if it prevents AVG9 from functioning.

What I did delete:

  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Dumps\*.*
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Log\avg*.log.?
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Log\avg*.log.??
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Temp\*.*
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\update\download\*.bin

I have not been able to delete some of today's files from the Temp subfolder.

After deleting the above contents I rebooted Windows, and AVG9 started fine. I was also able to run Update, Scan, etc. I think it is safe to delete those files.

P.S. regarding the avg*.log.? and avg*.log.?? files in the Log folder: there are many files like

  • avg*.log.1
  • avg*.log.2
  • avg*.log.3
  • avg*.log.4
  • avg*.log.5
  • avg*.log.6
  • avg*.log.7
  • avg*.log.8
  • avg*.log.9
  • avg*.log.10
  • avg*.log.lock

It was my feeling that it is safe to delete the .1 ~ .10 files, but not the .lock files, which are all from the installation day, but 0 bytes in size. I don't know if they are actually needed or not, but I thought I'd leave them alone.

Are any of the logs ever needed from a av scan???

Are any of the logs ever needed from a av scan???

They're very useful when more than one person uses a computer, or when needing malware removal help.

How does CCleaner currently remove AVG9 stuff - I cannot find anything in winapp.ini or winapp2.ini ?

How does CCleaner currently remove AVG9 stuff - I cannot find anything in winapp.ini or winapp2.ini ?

Because the INI is embedded inside of CCleaner.exe which you can view (or modify)* using the freeware Resource Hacker.

When using Resource Hacker you'll find it located in CCleaner.exe at:

INI -> 273 -> AVG AntiVirus 9.0

*I don't recommend ever re-saving CCleaner.exe with Resource Hacker though since that will invalidate CCleaner's Digital Signature - meaning it's been modified and tampered with.

This is what CCleaner already cleans:

FileKey1=%allusersprofile%\Application Data\avg9\Log|*.log
FileKey2=%allusersprofile%\Application Data\avg9\scanlogs|*.log
FileKey3=%allusersprofile%\Application Data\avg9\Log|*.xml
FileKey4=%allusersprofile%\Application Data\avg9\update\backup|*.*
FileKey5=%allusersprofile%\Application Data\avg9\Emc\Log|*.log

Thank you, Andavari, I didn't know that.

It was my feeling that it is safe to delete the .1 ~ .10 files, but not the .lock files, which are all from the installation day, but 0 bytes in size. I don't know if they are actually needed or not, but I thought I'd leave them alone.

I have now also deleted all the *.log.lock files in the Log folder, and AVG9 is still fully functional. However, these *.log.lock files were immediately recreated, so I think we should leave them alone.

I would like to propose that these items be added to the cleanup of AVG9:

  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Dumps\*.*
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Log\avg*.log.?
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Log\avg*.log.??
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\Temp\*.*
  • %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\avg9\update\download\*.bin