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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

13.6.20.2100 9.03%
13.6.20.2100 0.65%
13.6.20.2100 0.65%
13.6.20.2100 0.65%
13.6.20.2100 1.94%
13.6.20.2100 0.65%
13.6.0.1752 3.23%
13.6.0.1752 1.94%
13.6.0.1752 1.94%
13.6.0.1194 4.52%
13.6.0.1194 1.94%
13.6.0.1194 0.65%
13.6.0.986 1.94%
13.6.0.986 1.29%
13.6.0.628 16.13%
13.6.0.628 0.65%
13.6.0.628 0.65%
13.6.0.628 0.65%
13.6.0.628 0.65%
13.6.0.628 0.65%
13.6.0.402 10.97%
13.6.0.402 0.65%
13.6.0.402 4.52%
13.4.0.294 0.65%
13.4.0.255 0.65%
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetTokenInformation, LookupAccountSidW, OpenProcessToken, GetSecurityInfo, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, BuildExplicitAccessWithNameW, SetEntriesInAclW, SetSecurityInfo, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegDeleteValueW, RegOpenKeyExW, OpenServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, OpenSCManagerW, GetUserNameW, RegQueryValueExW, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, SetThreadToken, DuplicateTokenEx, RevertToSelf, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW
comctl32.dll
_TrackMouseEvent
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps, CreatePatternBrush, GetStockObject, DeleteObject, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetPixel, BitBlt, RoundRect, SelectObject, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateSolidBrush, GetObjectW, RealizePalette, CreatePen, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateCompatibleDC, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, Escape, SetPixel
gdiplus.dll
GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipSetPixelOffsetMode, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, CreateEventW, Sleep, PulseEvent, OpenEventW, InterlockedIncrement, GetFileAttributesW, LoadLibraryExW, WaitForSingleObject, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, FormatMessageW, SetEndOfFile, ReadFile, GetFileSize, SetFilePointer, CreateFileW, GetTickCount, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameW, SetLastError, LocalFree, GetLastError, FindResourceExW, CloseHandle, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, RaiseException, SizeofResource, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, SetEvent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, MulDiv, lstrcpynW, GetCurrentThreadId, MultiByteToWideChar, GetFullPathNameW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetFileAttributesExW, LocalAlloc, GetComputerNameW, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, GetStartupInfoW, OpenProcess, TerminateProcess, GetVersionExW, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, WriteFile, CreateProcessW, GetExitCodeProcess, LoadLibraryA, DeviceIoControl, SetCurrentDirectoryW, SetErrorMode, OutputDebugStringW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetPrivateProfileIntW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetPriorityClass, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetPrivateProfileStringW, CreateThread, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchangeAdd, GetLocalTime, GetEnvironmentVariableW, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetPrivateProfileSectionW, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GetDriveTypeW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemInfo
mfc100u.dll
DllMain
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
DsEnumerateDomainTrustsW, NetWkstaGetInfo, NetApiBufferFree, NetServerEnum
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, Shell_NotifyIconW
user32.dll
ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, PtInRect, SystemParametersInfoW, SetWindowLongW, GetActiveWindow, GetLastActivePopup, MessageBoxW, GetKeyState, TabbedTextOutW, DrawTextW, DrawTextExW, GrayStringW, SetCursor, GetDC, SetWindowRgn, IsWindowVisible, SetWindowPos, GetDlgCtrlID, GetClientRect, TranslateAcceleratorW, LoadImageW, LoadIconW, DrawIconEx, IsWindow, DestroyIcon, GetParent, InvalidateRect, ReleaseDC, ScreenToClient, GetWindowRect, FillRect, InflateRect, CopyRect, DrawStateW, GetSystemMetrics, GetForegroundWindow, LoadStringW, EnableWindow, GetMenuItemCount, SetMenuDefaultItem, CreatePopupMenu, PostMessageW, AppendMenuW, GetSubMenu, RemoveMenu, GetCursorPos, LoadMenuW, PostQuitMessage, SetTimer, KillTimer, SendMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, SetForegroundWindow, GetPropW, EnumWindows, RemovePropW, PeekMessageW, UpdateWindow
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetGetConnectedState

avgnt.exe

Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove avgnt.exe
Version:   13.6.0.986
MD5:   4410fb92a4a4744e7fb1780a55ab891d
SHA1:   afb0b4cb2a9ea747280035d6194b05c9718c7c7e
SHA256:   759e298297eef4ef6eef151f8bc5e9dab611ca05e51cd29b40a58c541ca81bed

What is avgnt.exe?

Avira System Tray Tool. This edition of Avira Antivirus is free of charge and runs as a background process which checks every file opened or downloaded. Like many antivirus programs, it can run a full or custom scan to check the PC for malware in order to remove them. It updates its virus definitions automatically everyday by default using the Internet.

About avgnt.exe (from Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)

Our entry-level antivirus eliminates many forms of malware, including worms, rootkits and costly dialers. System Scanner prevents infection from viruses, worms and Trojans. AHeAD Technology halts unkn

Overview

avgnt.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Avira Free Antivirus published by Avira GmbH, Avira Free Antivirus from Avira GmbH and Avira Free Antivirus by Avira GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:avgnt.exe
Publisher:Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Product name:Avira Free Antivirus
Description:Avira System Tray Tool
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avgnt.exe
File version:13.6.0.986
Size:337.22 KB (345,312 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Sunday, July 20, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Avira GmbH
25% remove
Avira AntiVir Personal includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar. If accepted, the toolbar will be installed in the user's web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and will modify the home page and search settings.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'avgnt' → "C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe" /min

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.05485933%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02062878%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.03423055%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,594 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:19/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.39 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.46 MB
Private (minimum):1.93 MB
Non-paged memory:8.39 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:190.26 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):291.79 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.03 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):235.23 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:489,196/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.03 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,728/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.22 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:56/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.36 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:180/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:162
600
GUI GDI count:87
103
GUI USER count:23
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avgnt.exe" /min
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avgnt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:1.04092535%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.16569832%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.87522703%
0.165382%
Context switches:18/sec
79/sec
Memory:348 KB
1.16 MB
ccmsg.dll (Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)
Total CPU:0.00696527%
Kernel CPU:0.00375052%
User CPU:0.00321474%
Memory:216 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 Ultimate 35.48%
Microsoft Windows XP 27.74%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.13%
Windows 7 Professional 11.61%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.58%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.94%
Windows 8 Pro 1.29%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.29%
Windows 7 Starter 1.29%
Windows Vista Business 0.65%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Malaysia installs about 13.73% of Avira Free Antivirus.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 26.56%
Hewlett-Packard 20.31%
Toshiba 12.50%
Intel 9.38%
Acer 7.03%
Lenovo 6.25%
Dell 6.25%
Compaq 3.13%
Sahara 3.13%
Samsung 1.56%
MSI 1.56%
GIGABYTE 1.56%
American Megatrends 0.78%
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