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AVAgent.exe

Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove AVAgent.exe
Version:   4.3.0.4
MD5:   f72ed4b76fbcd70079b5e6b87a2fe61e
SHA1:   767102aea1c0420559b9a0ce1c8758414349223d

Overview

avagent.exe runs as a service under the name Symantec.cloud Endpoint Protection (ssSpnAv) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access) as a shared service. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:avagent.exe
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud
Description:Hosted Endpoint Protection Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\symantec.cloud\antivirus\avagent.exe
File version:4.3.0.4
Product version:4.3
Size:404.89 KB (414,608 bytes)
Build date:3/27/2013 7:20 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, November 23, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)
  • 'ssSpnAv' (Symantec.cloud Endpoint Protection)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00022074%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007551%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00014524%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,170 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,291,927/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.68 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.47 MB
Private (minimum):10.22 MB
Non-paged memory:4.68 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:76.97 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):79.72 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.39 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.5 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,260/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.01 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:731 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:9.6 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:603/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:284
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\symantec.cloud\antivirus\avagent.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:ssSpnAv
Display name:Symantec.cloud Endpoint Protection
Description:“Symantec.cloud Endpoint Protection”
Type:Win32ShareProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00083196%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00065635%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00017561%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:383,914/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:3/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
AVAgent.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00005542%
Kernel CPU:0.00005542%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,934/sec
Memory:416 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
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 100.00%
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