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

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
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:   14.0.0.4150
MD5:   55985b78ab0b3cc406c8bfdf772e05c2
SHA1:   ec432d48eb45aed65090036e424c55cdfaa380ad

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:14.0.0.4150
Size:1.3 MB (1,358,944 bytes)
Build date:9/26/2013 1:47 AM
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
5% remove
AVG AntiVirus Free not only gives you the top-quality antivirus protection and security features that you'd usually expect only from a paid product, but added privacy features for 2014 help keep your personal information safe both online and on your PC, and the new integrated File Shredder permanently deletes sensitive files to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. Add to this our Anti-Spyware Technology and WiFi Guard, and you c...

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:0.01584049%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01112529%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00471520%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:130,164 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,611,843/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.19 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):17.37 MB
Private (minimum):9.08 MB
Non-paged memory:6.19 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:117.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):138 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.67 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):23.14 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:153,383/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:37.06 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:779/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:26.95 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:350/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:128.62 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4,603/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:22
12
Handles:396
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg\avg2014\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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avgsysx.dll (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o)
Total CPU:0.05044918%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.03685710%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01359208%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,326,414/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:888 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.02229029%
Kernel CPU:0.01348079%
User CPU:0.00880949%
CPU cycles:482,779/sec
Memory:100 KB
avgfws.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01336408%
Kernel CPU:0.00945456%
User CPU:0.00390952%
CPU cycles:491,729/sec
Memory:1.3 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00014264%
Kernel CPU:0.00005706%
User CPU:0.00008559%
CPU cycles:11,209/sec
Memory:252 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 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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