AvastEmUpdate.exe
avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software (Signed)
Warning 11 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of AvastEmUpdate.exe.
Overview
There are 9 versions of avastemupdate.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.0.1497.376. avastemupdate.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 243.4 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to AVAST Software by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program avast! Free Antivirus from AVAST Software. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01% with the maximum memory reaching around 88 KB.
What is avastemupdate.exe?
avast! Emergency Update for avast! Antivirus is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About avastemupdate.exe (from AVAST Software)
“Free antivirus with anti-spyware protection for Windows. AVAST Software leads the security software industry – protecting 160 million PCs, Macs and Mobiles around the globe – by distributing FREE anti”
 Details
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| File name: | avastemupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | AVAST Software |
| Product name: | avast! Antivirus |
| Description: | avast! Emergency Update |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\avastemupdate.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVAST Software |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of avast! Antivirus.)
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 up...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of avastemupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'avast! Emergency Update' runs daily in the path '\avast! Emergency Update'
- Entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Entry path 'C:\FAIYAS\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Entry path '\avast! Emergency Update'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'D:\WINDOWS\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\avast! Emergency Update.job'
- Login entry path '\avast! Emergency Update'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 11 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of avastemupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.25% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.25% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.75% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.25% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
0.75% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.59% of avast! Antivirus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.02% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.88% |
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| Acer |
13.17% |
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| ASUS |
12.68% |
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| Toshiba |
11.71% |
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| Intel |
7.80% |
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| Lenovo |
4.88% |
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| Samsung |
3.17% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.93% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.44% |
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| Sony |
1.95% |
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| Compaq |
1.95% |
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| MSI |
0.98% |
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| Medion |
0.98% |
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| Gateway |
0.98% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.49% |
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