Install AVG 8 Free Without LinkScanner You may have discovered, like I have, that AVG AntiVirus 8 Free Edition has an annoying feature called LinkScanner. This feature is simply not something most power users would want. It slows down browsing and it consumes CPU cycles and RAM. If you simply disable the feature within AVG, the status icon in your system tray will grey out and display an exclamation mark, which is undesirable. What's the fix?

By following these instructions's on AVG's site, you may Install AVG 8 Free Edition Without LinkScanner.