avgtray.exe
AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies (Signed)
Overview
avgtray.exe has 4 known versions, the most recent one is 12.0.0.2113. avgtray.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 2.15 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to AVG Technologies by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs AVG 2011, AVG LinkScanner® 9.0 and AVG 8.5 have been observed as installing specific variations of avgtray.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0092% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.15 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.98 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 63.96 KB per minute for reads and 2.81 KB per minute for writes.
What is avgtray.exe?
AVG Tray Monitor is part of Antivirus and Antispyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.
About avgtray.exe (from AVG Technologies)
“New and improved AVG Internet Security 2010 offers real-time protection when surfing, shopping, banking and social networking. You'll also enjoy worry-free downloading, an enhanced firewall, and one o”
 Details
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| File name: | avgtray.exe |
| Publisher: | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| Product name: | AVG Internet Security |
| Description: | AVG Tray Monitor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avg\avg10\avgtray.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 5, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of AVG Internet Security.)
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.
“You want to surf, search and enjoy social networking but you want to avoid infected websites. With AVG LinkScanner® checking every web page before you even click on a link, you’ll know for sure that ...”
“AVG AntiVirus goes beyond simply detecting and removing viruses on your PC. It also delivers great preventative protection that blocks infected links and files as you surf, checking everything before ...”
“Our job is to stop viruses before they even get to your PC. We check your files before you open them, your Facebook links before you click, your email before it gets to you and your websites before yo...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of avgtray.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'AVG8_TRAY' → C:\Program Files2\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
- 'AVG9_TRAY' → C:\Program Files1\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
- 'AVG_TRAY' → C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgtray.exe
Scheduled tasks
- Entry path '\{BE9BDAD8-1843-4B24-A697-83C56BE769D2}'
All file variations of avgtray.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.52% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
7.41% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
3.70% |
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| Windows 8 Release Preview |
3.70% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.31% of AVG Internet Security.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.29% |
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| Acer |
23.53% |
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| Dell |
23.53% |
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| Samsung |
17.65% |
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