afwServ.exe

avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software a.s. (Signed)

Remove afwServ.exe
Version:   9.0.2006.159
MD5:   b8e2b86462b3709375bf513b43c37b35
SHA1:   508dcd95154f694617e813c8e586e0b69a4f8330

Overview

afwserv.exe runs as a service under the name avast! Firewall with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access) as a shared service. It is installed with a couple of know programs including avast! Internet Security published by AVAST Software, avast! Premier from AVAST Software and avast! Premier by AVAST Software. The file is digitally signed by AVAST Software a.s. which was issued by the DigiCert Inc certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:afwserv.exe
Publisher:AVAST Software
Product name:avast! Antivirus
Description:avast! firewall service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\afwserv.exe
File version:9.0.2006.159
Size:174.89 KB (179,088 bytes)
Build date:10/14/2013 11:04 AM
Certificate
Issued to:AVAST Software a.s.
Authority (CA):DigiCert Inc
Effective date:Thursday, July 11, 2013
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVAST Software
5% remove
avast! Internet Security provides complete antivirus, anti-spyware, antispam, and firewall protection, complemented by avast! SafeZone™ and new hybrid cloud technologies, for best protection against viruses, spyware, and other types of malware. SafeZone creates a private and isolated virtual window on your desktop for safely making your sensitive financial transactions when shopping or banking online.
AVAST Software
4% remove
Puts all the latest security technology at your fingertips. Comes with advanced privacy tools, full remote access, and a software update manager, to keep your most important programs updated. avast! Premier goes beyond our already comprehensive Internet Security to offer our new Data Shredder, for very permanently deleting sensitive data from the hard drive; remote capability improvements that – at the request of our users – allow autom...
AVAST Software
9% remove
Avast! Free Antivirus is a full-featured antivirus and anti-spyware scanning and removal product that offers a web-reputation browser extension as well as virtualization technology. Accurate threat updates via Avast updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology.
AVAST Software
6% remove
AVAST Software
7% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)
  • 'avast! Firewall'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002571%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000882%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001690%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:507,409 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,388,868/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:15.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.57 MB
Private (minimum):4.55 MB
Non-paged memory:15.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:109.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):125.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:13.4 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):29.82 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,659,702/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:95.04 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:123/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.57 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:116.95 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,128/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:30
12
Handles:286
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\afwserv.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:avast! Firewall
Description:“Implements main functionality for avast! Firewall”
Type:Win32ShareProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
afwServ.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00384973%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00257669%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00127303%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:139,736/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:180 KB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00030739%
Kernel CPU:0.00003236%
User CPU:0.00027503%
CPU cycles:11,086/sec
Memory:252 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.75%
Windows 8 18.75%
Windows 8 Pro 12.50%
Windows 7 Starter 6.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.25% of avast! Antivirus.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 43.48%
Hewlett-Packard 21.74%
Dell 17.39%
Toshiba 8.70%
Acer 4.35%
Samsung 4.35%
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