AvastUi.exe
avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software a.s. (Signed)
Overview
There are 9 versions of avastui.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9.0.2020.505. avastui.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 3.57 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to AVAST Software a.s. by DigiCert Inc. The programs avast! Free Antivirus, avast! Internet Security and Avast Free Antivirus have been observed as installing specific variations of avastui.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0048% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 28.52 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 55.7 KB per minute for reads and 1.74 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | avastui.exe |
| Publisher: | AVAST Software |
| Product name: | avast! Antivirus |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\avastui.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVAST Software a.s. |
| Authority (CA): | DigiCert Inc |
| Effective date: | Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, September 14, 2016 |
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...
“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 v...”
“Avast Pro Antivirus is for individuals or companies that want customizable computer security that will integrate easily with an existing firewall. It has all the features of Avast Free Antivirus, plus...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of avastui.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'
- 'avast5' → "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5\avastUI.exe" /nogui
- 'AvastUI.exe' → "C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe" /nogui
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'avastui.exe'
Scheduled tasks
- The job '{CB5ADC7C-4068-40D2-A566-CC9C33284650}' runs on registration in the path '\{CB5ADC7C-4068-40D2-A566-CC9C33284650}'
- The job '{A179C8A8-D5FB-4462-B06A-0F05BE77859E}' runs on registration in the path '\{A179C8A8-D5FB-4462-B06A-0F05BE77859E}'
- The job '{1C69521F-CCE3-43C0-9CBE-2C42C7F1655F}' runs on registration in the path '\{1C69521F-CCE3-43C0-9CBE-2C42C7F1655F}'
- The job '{0628E510-6D5C-4A6E-9131-7028E1FB1EBF}' runs on registration in the path '\{0628E510-6D5C-4A6E-9131-7028E1FB1EBF}'
All file variations of avastui.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.54% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.81% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.51% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.51% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.72% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.94% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.15% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.36% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.36% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
2.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
2.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.57% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.57% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.79% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.79% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.07% of avast! Antivirus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
18.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.18% |
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| ASUS |
13.87% |
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| Toshiba |
13.87% |
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| Acer |
12.72% |
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| Lenovo |
10.40% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.94% |
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| Alienware |
2.31% |
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| Intel |
2.31% |
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| Samsung |
1.73% |
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| Sahara |
1.16% |
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