avguard.exe
Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)
Overview
avguard.exe has 27 known versions, the most recent one is 13.6.20.2100. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Avira Echtzeit Scanner' with the name 'AntiVirService' and described as “Bietet permanenten Schutz vor Viren und Malware mit der Avira Suchengine.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 106.88 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 160.37 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 22.48 MB per minute for reads and 648.59 KB per minute for writes.
What is avguard.exe?
Avira On-Access Service. 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 avguard.exe (from Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)
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 Details
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| File name: | avguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Product name: | Avira Free Antivirus |
| Description: | Avira On-Access Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avguard.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AntiVirService |
| Display name: | Avira Echtzeit Scanner |
| Description: | “Bietet permanenten Schutz vor Viren und Malware mit der Avira Suchengine.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Avira Free Antivirus.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of avguard.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AntiVirService' (Avira Echtzeit Scanner)
- AntiVirService
All file variations of avguard.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
34.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
27.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.33% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.33% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.33% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.67% |
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Distribution by country
Malaysia installs about 14.19% of Avira Free Antivirus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
26.45% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.49% |
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| Toshiba |
11.57% |
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| Intel |
9.92% |
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| Acer |
7.44% |
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| Lenovo |
6.61% |
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| Dell |
6.61% |
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| Compaq |
3.31% |
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| Samsung |
1.65% |
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| MSI |
1.65% |
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| Sahara |
1.65% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.83% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.83% |
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