AVG Safe Search for Internet Explorer utilizes the DLL file avgssie.dll to load modules needed for the plugin. This is a component of AVG Internet Security as well as AVG Free. The file is basically utilized when the process Safe Search for Internet Explorer is utilized. The process checks links that are displayed on your search engine, giving you a kind of feedback to tell you if a certain website is safe or not. Most users however, have opted to disable the file because it was found to be in conflict with certain versions of Internet Explorer, causing IE to crash every now and then. The file uses the IE executable, iexplore.exe, to load its modules. The file would be about 1.35 MB large if it came from version 12.0.0.2191, and should be compatible with Windows XP and Windows 7. Its most common folder destination is C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgssie.dll. The file loads as a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avgssie.dll. is used by Safe Search for Internet Explorer, If you shut down avgssie.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avgssie.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Safe Search for Internet Explorer, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed avgssie.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Safe Search for Internet Explorer, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if avgssie.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that avgssie.dll, belongs to, in this case Safe Search for Internet Explorer