Versions

9.0.2018.391	18.75%
9.0.2013.292	6.25%
9.0.2008.177	6.25%
9.0.2007.172	43.75%
9.0.2006.159	25.00%

afwserv.exe has 5 known versions, the most recent one is 9.0.2018.391. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'avast! Firewall' and described as “Implements main functionality for avast! Firewall”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). This is executed as a shared service (which simply means that this service can share a process with other Win32 services). The average file size is about 124.1 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to AVAST Software a.s. by the certification authority DigiCert Inc. The programs avast! Internet Security, avast! Premier and Java 7 Update 45 have been observed as installing specific variations of afwserv.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0005% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 11.73 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.37 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 73.6 KB per minute for reads and 45.15 KB per minute for writes.