avgwdsvc.exe
AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 8.5.0.401 |
| MD5: | db338a6bd3976904eb0f8343f51e64eb |
| SHA1: | 92cc8a41be323eca3fef5529ad2d5e003147f4ca |
| SHA256: | 80cff95c30186b1fe0f1ab9edf6734dec0c44dd9bd1fac8c2b0dc080813e65f9 |
What is avgwdsvc.exe?
AVG Watchdog Service for Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.
About avgwdsvc.exe (from AVG Technologies)
“AVG Internet Security 2012 offers real-time protection when surfing, shopping, banking and social networking. You'll also enjoy worry-free downloading, an enhanced firewall, and one of the fastest sca”
Overview
avgwdsvc.exe runs as a service under the name AVG Free WatchDog (avg9wd) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including AVG 8.5 published by AVG Technologies and AVG Free 8.5 published by AVG Technologies. The file is digitally signed by AVG Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | avgwdsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| Product name: | AVG Internet Security |
| Description: | AVG Watchdog Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avg\avg2012\avgwdsvc.exe |
| File version: | 8.5.0.401 |
| Size: | 290.77 KB (297,752 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 5, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'avg9wd' (AVG Free WatchDog)
- avg8wd
- 'avgwd' (WatchDog de AVG)
- 'avg8wd' (AVG8 WatchDog)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgwdsvc.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00430995% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00229824% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00201171% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 13,712 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 30/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.24 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 511.2 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 81.47 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 197.11 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.18 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.67 MB | |
| Page faults: | 108,088/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 129.17 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 692/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 93.53 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 680/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 165 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 9/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 36 | |
| Handles: | 978 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 4 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- C:\progra~1\avg\avg8\avgwdsvc.exe
- C:\progra~2\avg\avg8\avgwdsvc.exe
|
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | avg9wd |
| Display name: | AVG Free WatchDog |
| Description: | “Servicio de Watchdog de AVG” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| avgwdsvc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.01093268% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00280054% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00813214% | |
| CPU cycles: | 334,303/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory: | 304 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00881264% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00296607% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00584657% | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| ADVAPI32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00116451% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00048521% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00067930% | |
| CPU cycles: | 25,177/sec | |
| Memory: | 792 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 Home Premium |
40.67% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
10.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.33% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.33% |
|
| Windows 8 Release Preview |
0.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.67% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.00% of AVG Internet Security.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.26% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
|
| Acer |
17.17% |
|
| Sony |
14.14% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.08% |
|
| ASUS |
4.04% |
|
| Intel |
4.04% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.03% |
|
| Gateway |
2.02% |
|
| Samsung |
2.02% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.01% |
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