AVG has the obnoxious LinkScanner feature which background downloads every link on a page. It totally screws with the web stats and generally sucks up bandwidth. You can't even filter it out since the whole point is that you can't tell whether it is AVG or a real browser.
I've been on AVG for years now, and when they came out with that 'feature' I opted out of it.
AVG *can* be installed without that option- you just have to avoid the generic 'install it like I don't know what you're talking about so just do what (the software company) thinks is right' method. I always go for the 'custom' install route so I can avoid any extra features that I don't like.
Apropos hard-to-remove software that everyone hates, I nominate Roxio tentacle-ware for worst ever removal PIA.
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