Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

14.0.0.4592 0.68%
14.0.0.4204 2.72%
14.0.0.4150 8.16%
14.0.0.4140 2.04%
14.0.0.4114 0.68%
13.0.0.3450 2.04%
13.0.0.3404 6.12%
13.0.0.3391 2.04%
13.0.0.3310 6.80%
13.0.0.3211 2.04%
13.0.0.2882 32.65%
13.0.0.2788 7.48%
13.0.0.2732 2.04%
12.0.0.2230 7.48%
12.0.0.2187 12.24%
12.0.0.2157 0.68%
12.0.0.2111 0.68%
12.0.0.1881 1.36%
10.0.0.1350 2.04%

Relationships


PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatusEx, ControlService, QueryServiceConfigW, EnumServicesStatusExW, RegEnumValueW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, CreateServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, QueryServiceLockStatusW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, CreateRestrictedToken, CreateProcessAsUserW
avgfwcfg3dllx.dll
GetAvgFwConfigurationFwCache, GetDefaultFwConfigPath, GetAvgFwConfigurationFwFull
avgntsqlitex.dll
AvgSqliteSetBusyTimeout, AvgGetSqlite3ApiRoutines
avgsysx.dll
DllMain
iphlpapi.dll
GetBestRoute, GetIpForwardTable, GetBestInterface
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, SleepEx, CloseHandle, GetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryW, InterlockedCompareExchange, QueueUserAPC, FreeLibrary, OpenThread, GetCurrentThreadId, LocalFree, Sleep, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, ResetEvent, SetEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentProcessId, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateProcessW, GetTempPathW, FormatMessageW, lstrlenW, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, GetModuleHandleW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, FindFirstVolumeW, FindNextVolumeW, FindVolumeClose, SetLastError, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, TlsGetValue, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, ExitProcess, HeapSetInformation, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, GetExitCodeProcess
msvcp110.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
DsEnumerateDomainTrustsW, NetApiBufferFree
ntdll.dll
RtlCreateUnicodeString, ZwCreateNamedPipeFile, memmove, ZwCreateKey, ZwDeleteValueKey, ZwSetValueKey, RtlFreeUnicodeString, ZwQueryValueKey, RtlNtStatusToDosError, ZwClose, ZwOpenFile, ZwQueryInformationToken, ZwDeleteKey, ZwEnumerateKey, RtlOpenCurrentUser, ZwQueryKey, ZwOpenKey, RtlFreeHeap, RtlReAllocateHeap, RtlAllocateHeap, ZwQueryInformationFile, LdrUnloadDll, RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlInitAnsiString, LdrGetProcedureAddress, LdrLoadDll, ZwOpenProcess, ZwQueryInformationProcess, ZwCreateEvent, ZwSetEvent, ZwCancelIoFile, _allmul, memcpy, ZwResetEvent, ZwWaitForSingleObject, ZwTerminateThread, ZwResumeThread, CsrClientCallServer, LdrShutdownThread, ZwSetInformationThread, ZwTerminateProcess, ZwQueryInformationThread, RtlCreateUserThread, ZwDelayExecution, ZwFsControlFile, ZwReadFile, ZwMapViewOfSection, ZwQuerySystemInformation, ZwSetInformationFile, ZwUnmapViewOfSection, ZwFlushBuffersFile, ZwCreateSection, ZwWriteFile, ZwCreateFile, ZwQuerySymbolicLinkObject, ZwOpenSymbolicLinkObject, ZwReleaseMutant, _aulldiv, ZwQueryVirtualMemory, RtlAddVectoredExceptionHandler, RtlRemoveVectoredExceptionHandler, ZwWaitForMultipleObjects, ZwDuplicateObject, ZwFreeVirtualMemory, ZwAllocateVirtualMemory, RtlAcquirePebLock, RtlReleasePebLock, ZwFlushVirtualMemory, RtlCreateUserProcess, RtlEqualSid, ZwDuplicateToken, ZwSetInformationToken, ZwDeviceIoControlFile
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize
rasapi32.dll
RasEnumEntriesW, RasGetEntryPropertiesW, RasEnumConnectionsW
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringA, UuidFromStringW, UuidCreate
setupapi.dll
SetupCopyOEMInfW
snmpapi.dll
SnmpUtilOidNCmp, SnmpUtilOidCpy, SnmpUtilOidFree
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, UnregisterDeviceNotification
ws2_32.dll
WSACreateEvent

avgfws.exe

AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove avgfws.exe
Version:   10.0.0.1350
MD5:   2f0c5ae2352f22b587edc2829c971262
SHA1:   126c7f590f349ddee4562ff9f4a745c8db3146f8
SHA256:   6ba46c609af02148c12d09565bd1f6a432c3f6c70bb863059b3d2cb3e2b11522

What is avgfws.exe?

AVG Firewall Service for Antivirus and Antispyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

About avgfws.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

DetailsDetails

File name:avgfws.exe
Publisher:AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product name:AVG Internet Security
Description:AVG Firewall Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg\avg10\avgfws.exe
Original name:avgfws9.exe
File version:10.0.0.1350
Size:2.58 MB (2,708,024 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Expiration date:Monday, March 5, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.295835
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG Technologies
12% remove
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • avgfws
  • 'avgfws' (AVG Firewall)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03864472%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01400619%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.02463852%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:85 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:15 ms/min
0 ms/min
Memory
Private memory:11 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.22 MB
Private (minimum):3.33 MB
Non-paged memory:11 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:118.99 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):145 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.17 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):19.84 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:52,939/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.61 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:462/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:475.66 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:142/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.92 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:230/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:472
600
GUI GDI count:4
103

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg\avg10\avgfws.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:avgfws
Display name:Firewall do AVG
Description:“Serviço de Firewall do AVG”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.87%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.88%
Microsoft Windows XP 23.88%
Windows 8 7.46%
Windows 7 Professional 4.48%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.99%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.99%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.49%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.49%
Windows 8 Pro 1.49%
Windows XP Professional 1.49%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.49%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.36% of AVG Internet Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 34.21%
Acer 14.47%
Hewlett-Packard 13.16%
Sony 7.89%
ASUS 5.26%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
Medion 5.26%
Alienware 3.95%
Lenovo 2.63%
American Megatrends 2.63%
Samsung 2.63%
Intel 2.63%
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