Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

14.0.0.4302 0.62%
14.0.0.4216 0.62%
14.0.0.4134 4.97%
14.0.0.4111 2.48%
13.0.0.3420 1.86%
13.0.0.3383 4.35%
13.0.0.3307 4.97%
13.0.0.3211 4.35%
13.0.0.2780 46.58%
13.0.0.2659 0.62%
12.1.0.2239 3.73%
12.0.0.2224 3.73%
12.0.0.2187 9.32%
12.0.0.2165 0.62%
12.0.0.2121 0.62%
10.0.0.1409 2.48%
10.0.0.1364 0.62%
9.0.0.855 5.59%
8.5.0.401 1.86%

Relationships

Parent process
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Related files

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RevertToSelf, ImpersonateNamedPipeClient
avgsysx.dll
DllMain
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, GetLastError, CreateFileW, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, DeviceIoControl, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetDriveTypeW, QueryDosDeviceW, CreateProcessW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateSemaphoreW, ReleaseSemaphore, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, SetFilePointer, CreateFileMappingW, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, GetExitCodeThread, LoadLibraryExW, GetSystemDefaultLCID, MultiByteToWideChar, GetACP, CompareStringW, WideCharToMultiByte, WriteFile, WaitNamedPipeW, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, ReadFile, SetNamedPipeHandleState, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex, GetWindowsDirectoryW, LocalAlloc, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetComputerNameW, GetVersionExW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetSystemDirectoryW, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, LocalFree, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentProcessId, WaitForSingleObject, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetFileAttributesW, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, GetSystemInfo, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, SetLastError, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, SetEvent, GetTempPathW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW, OutputDebugStringW, GetVersionExA, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, GetSystemDirectoryA, FormatMessageA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, PeekNamedPipe, SleepEx, CreateEventA, CreateProcessA, ResumeThread, TerminateThread, SetThreadPriority, OpenThread, GetThreadPriority, HeapSetInformation, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlxUnicodeStringToOemSize, NlsMbOemCodePageTag, RtlxUnicodeStringToAnsiSize, RtlOemStringToUnicodeString, RtlxAnsiStringToUnicodeSize, RtlxOemStringToUnicodeSize, RtlUnicodeStringToOemString, RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString, RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString, ZwDelayExecution, RtlCreateUserThread, LdrShutdownThread, CsrClientCallServer, NtTerminateThread, RtlCompareUnicodeString, RtlUpcaseUnicodeString, RtlNtStatusToDosError, LdrGetDllHandle, RtlFreeUnicodeString, RtlCreateUnicodeString, RtlAllocateHeap, RtlFreeHeap, LdrLoadDll, LdrGetProcedureAddress, RtlInitAnsiString, RtlInitUnicodeString, LdrUnloadDll, strchr, memmove, iswdigit, ZwSetInformationFile, NtResumeThread, memcpy, _allmul, memset, _chkstk, _aulldiv, _aullshr, _allrem, _alldiv, ZwOpenSymbolicLinkObject, ZwQuerySymbolicLinkObject, ZwCreateFile, ZwQueryInformationFile, ZwCreateSection, ZwUnmapViewOfSection, ZwQuerySystemInformation, ZwMapViewOfSection, ZwReleaseMutant, ZwQueryInformationThread, ZwTerminateProcess, ZwDuplicateObject, ZwResumeThread, ZwTerminateThread, ZwResetEvent, ZwSetEvent, ZwQueryVirtualMemory, ZwCancelIoFile, ZwQueryInformationProcess, ZwOpenProcess, ZwWriteFile, ZwFlushBuffersFile, ZwSetInformationThread, ZwWaitForSingleObject, ZwCreateNamedPipeFile, ZwReadFile, ZwFsControlFile, ZwCreateEvent, RtlReAllocateHeap, ZwOpenKey, ZwQueryKey, RtlOpenCurrentUser, ZwOpenFile, ZwClose, ZwQueryValueKey, ZwCreateKey, islower, isupper, isprint, isgraph, isalpha, memchr, isalnum, isdigit, sprintf, isspace, qsort, strncmp, isxdigit, strtoul, strrchr, strncpy, _strnicmp, _stricmp, tolower, strtol, strstr, sscanf, _allshr, RtlReleasePebLock, RtlAcquirePebLock, ZwAllocateVirtualMemory, ZwFreeVirtualMemory, ZwFlushVirtualMemory, RtlAddVectoredExceptionHandler, RtlRemoveVectoredExceptionHandler, ZwWaitForMultipleObjects, RtlCreateUserProcess, ZwDeviceIoControlFile
user32.dll
MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx
ws2_32.dll
WSAAccept

avgnsx.exe

AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove avgnsx.exe
Version:   14.0.0.4134
MD5:   0ca67d54c4beaca886293441f5722683
SHA1:   6af1628b171f0a5f51fa3053974a95d0e0226486
SHA256:   0db6a87ecc218a6cbb516455d44b7054a7d71f72bdb43c5b70a5bff80de9a6ff

What is avgnsx.exe?

AVG Online Shield Service - Antivirus and Antispyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

About avgnsx.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:avgnsx.exe
Publisher:AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product name:AVG Internet Security
Description:AVG Online Shield Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg\avg10\avgnsx.exe
Original name:avgns.exe
File version:14.0.0.4134
Size:874.05 KB (895,024 bytes)
Build date:9/15/2013 5:05 PM
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 GUI
Entropy:6.326473
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG Technologies
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2014\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2013\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgnsx.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG10\avgnsx.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01337087%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00665251%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00671837%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:58,873 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,447,494/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:93/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.32 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.72 MB
Private (minimum):8.2 MB
Non-paged memory:7.32 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:81.62 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):95.5 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.95 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.93 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,243,007/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5.25 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:100/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:60.44 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:118/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.11 MB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2,262/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:302
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg\avg2014\avgnsx.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:avgwdsvc.exe (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avgsysx.dll (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o)
Total CPU:0.14509306%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.03436228%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.11073078%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,848,642/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:5/sec
79/sec
Memory:888 KB
1.16 MB
avgnsx.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01834963%
Kernel CPU:0.01364567%
User CPU:0.00470396%
CPU cycles:323,762/sec
Memory:892 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
Microsoft Windows XP 60.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.43%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.29%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.29%
Windows 7 Professional 2.86%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.43%
Windows Vista Business 1.43%
Windows XP Professional 1.43%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 35.29% of AVG Internet Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 41.18%
Intel 11.76%
GIGABYTE 7.35%
Acer 7.35%
Hewlett-Packard 5.88%
American Megatrends 5.88%
Toshiba 5.88%
Medion 2.94%
Sony 2.94%
Sahara 2.94%
Compaq 2.94%
Alienware 1.47%
Samsung 1.47%
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