Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

13.6.20.2100	8.67%
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13.6.0.400	11.33%
13.6.0.400	4.67%
13.4.0.300	0.67%
13.4.0.232	2.67%
12.3.0.15	24.67%
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12.1.0.18	0.67%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

avshadow.exe (Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

DeleteService, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, AdjustTokenPrivileges, SetServiceStatus, LookupPrivilegeValueW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenProcessToken

kernel32.dll

VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryA, GetTickCount, InterlockedExchange, DecodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, DeleteFileW, ReadConsoleInputW, DeleteCriticalSection, QueryPerformanceFrequency, EnterCriticalSection, GetStdHandle, lstrlenW, CreateFileW, SetConsoleMode, LeaveCriticalSection, FreeConsole, Sleep, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSection, WriteFile, SetConsoleScreenBufferSize, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents, AllocConsole, SetFilePointer, LocalFree, GetCurrentProcessId, CloseHandle, CreateEventW, InterlockedExchangeAdd, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, FormatMessageW, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, OutputDebugStringW, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, DeviceIoControl, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, EncodePointer, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedCompareExchange, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

user32.dll

GetSystemMetrics

avguard.exe

Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove avguard.exe

Version:	13.6.0.400
MD5:	e953eb70b3c4f0ba108c35d45420b86b
SHA1:	41248861b0fbaaa85692b173398f9e5baa3b668d
SHA256:	f746d9880da3490d261b19de8f421986f446cd53c9653f108efab215009848a5

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)

“Our entry-level antivirus eliminates many forms of malware, including worms, rootkits and costly dialers. System Scanner prevents infection from viruses, worms and Trojans. AHeAD Technology halts unkn”

Overview

avguard.exe runs as a service under the name Avira Echtzeit Scanner (AntiVirService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Avira Free Antivirus published by Avira GmbH, Avira Free Antivirus from Avira GmbH and Avira Free Antivirus by Avira GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

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
File version:	13.6.0.400
Size:	106.78 KB (109,344 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Sunday, July 20, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Avira Free Antivirus

Avira GmbH

25% remove

Avira AntiVir Personal includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar. If accepted, the toolbar will be installed in the user's web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and will modify the home page and search settings.

Behaviors

Services

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

'AntiVirService' (Avira Echtzeit Scanner)
AntiVirService

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00927531%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00395231%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00532300%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	89,021,118 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	4,594,914/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	449/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	148.06 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	83.22 MB
Private (minimum):	5.78 MB
Non-paged memory:	148.06 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	229.68 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	369.26 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	27.02 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	230.03 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,994,255/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	5.96 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	714/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	264.62 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	42/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	5.67 MB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1,850/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	34	12
Handles:	270	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avguard.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	AntiVirService
Display name:	Avira Echtzeit Scanner
Description:	“Bietet permanenten Schutz vor Viren und Malware mit der Avira Suchengine.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

wow64.dll
Total CPU:	0.87290866%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.14361479%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.72929387%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	17,436,985/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	3/sec	79/sec
Memory:	252 KB	1.16 MB
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.37554375%
Kernel CPU:	0.06191107%
User CPU:	0.31363268%
Context switches:	1/sec
Memory:	620 KB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.20337445%
Kernel CPU:	0.02374264%
User CPU:	0.17963181%
CPU cycles:	4,249,320/sec
Memory:	100 KB
avesvc.dll (Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)
Total CPU:	0.11953223%
Kernel CPU:	0.01626486%
User CPU:	0.10326737%
CPU cycles:	2,158,320/sec
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	152 KB
avguard.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.11716085%
Kernel CPU:	0.02722748%
User CPU:	0.08993337%
CPU cycles:	2,396,053/sec
Context switches:	13/sec
Memory:	116 KB
MSVCR100.dll
Total CPU:	0.09711408%
Kernel CPU:	0.02885961%
User CPU:	0.06825447%
CPU cycles:	753,265/sec
Context switches:	9/sec
Memory:	764 KB
avevtlog.dll (Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)
Total CPU:	0.00005654%
Kernel CPU:	0.00004425%
User CPU:	0.00001229%
Memory:	176 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	34.67%
Microsoft Windows XP	27.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium	17.33%
Windows 7 Professional	11.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium	2.67%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.00%
Windows 8 Pro	1.33%
Windows 7 Enterprise	1.33%
Windows 7 Starter	1.33%
Windows Vista Business	0.67%

Distribution by country

Malaysia installs about 14.19% of Avira Free Antivirus.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	26.45%
Hewlett-Packard	21.49%
Toshiba	11.57%
Intel	9.92%
Acer	7.44%
Lenovo	6.61%
Dell	6.61%
Compaq	3.31%
Samsung	1.65%
MSI	1.65%
Sahara	1.65%
American Megatrends	0.83%
GIGABYTE	0.83%

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