There are 36 versions of avshadow.exe in the wild, the latest version being 13.6.20.2072. avshadow.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. The average file size is about 136.16 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Avira Free Antivirus from Avira GmbH. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0006% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.29 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.24 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 883 Bytes per minute for reads and 61 Bytes per minute for writes.
Avira Shadow Copy 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.
Germany installs about 14.77% of Avira Free Antivirus.
