Do you need the AVG toolbar? Some people have reported that it causes problems with Firefox.

I like the AVG toolbar because it is the easiest way to clear history, cookies etc. and is quicker in getting to AVG speedtest, etc What I cannot understand is why it appears sometimes when I open Firefox but not every time.

Thanks for your reply - I am a non technical "silver surfer"....trying to understand computers !!!

As a fellow "silver surfer", you shouldn't have to rely on an "add-on" to perform actions in Firefox which are easily accomplished without using an add-on.

{Ctrl + Shft + Delete} opens Firefox's Clear Recent History button - hit the Details button to see and select the type of data that you want to clear - and then hit the Clear Now button.

As far as that AVG Speedtest, can't you just save a bookmark to that page?

Full disclosure: I dumped AVG-Free back in 2008 after using it for a number of years, due to changes in the newest version at that time.

Hi the-edmeister Thank you for your reply - most helpful and something I had not picked up from Firefox, they are not very helpful for silver searchers. I am sure new technology is for the young but I am determined to be the "boss" of my computer, I don't want cookies or anything that gets on it and stays there.