Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

14.0.0.4592 5.19%
14.0.0.4216 1.48%
14.0.0.4134 6.67%
13.0.0.3480 2.22%
13.0.0.3383 3.70%
13.0.0.3307 8.89%
13.0.0.3211 1.48%
13.0.0.2780 39.26%
13.0.0.2732 0.74%
12.1.0.2239 7.41%
12.0.0.2224 3.70%
12.0.0.2187 14.07%
10.0.0.1409 1.48%
10.0.0.1364 0.74%
10.0.0.1364 0.74%
9.0.0.855 1.48%
8.5.0.401 0.74%

Relationships

Child process
Related files

avgnsa.exe

AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ (Signed)

Remove avgnsa.exe
Version:   13.0.0.2780
MD5:   2fc6c98a23864b2e50e53b4848939eaf
SHA1:   5777384803a49c68494e7127dcea2aed7bc8ad18
SHA256:   b800241e20a699fc441241584e2ab3e7a712b9fb261aabff6e46c80b2acca69c

What is avgnsa.exe?

AVG Online Shield Service - Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

About avgnsa.exe (from AVG Technologies CZ)

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

avgnsa.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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 2013 published by AVG Technologies, AVG 2013 from AVG Technologies and AVG 2013 by AVG Technologies. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by AVG Technologies CZ which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:avgnsa.exe
Publisher:AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product name:AVG Internet Security
Description:AVG Online Shield Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avg\avg2012\avgnsa.exe
Original name:avgns.exe
File version:13.0.0.2780
Size:1.29 MB (1,354,360 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies CZ
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Monday, January 5, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
AVG Technologies
12% remove
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware protection, plus the full AVG LinkScanner safe search and surf technology.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Windows firewall allowed program
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2012\avgnsa.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00283946%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00161366%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00122580%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:110,873,459 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:9,788,722/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:47/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:19.98 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.18 MB
Private (minimum):636.94 KB
Non-paged memory:19.98 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:107.09 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):115.56 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.48 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):19.26 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:41,739,206/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:15.18 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:144/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:85.35 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:152/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:912.34 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,377/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:19
12
Handles:562
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avg\avg2013\avgnsa.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:avgwdsvc.exe (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avgsysa.dll (AVG Internet Security by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o)
Total CPU:0.05532901%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02277030%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03255871%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,302,345/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:948 KB
1.16 MB
avgnsa.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00093642%
Kernel CPU:0.00075895%
User CPU:0.00017747%
CPU cycles:37,098/sec
Memory:1.31 MB

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 54.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.24%
Windows 8 7.87%
Windows 7 Professional 7.09%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.72%
Windows 8 Pro 4.72%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.15%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.15%
Windows 8.1 0.79%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 0.79%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.79%
Microsoft Windows XP 0.79%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.79%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.79%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 54.33% of AVG Internet Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 23.16%
Acer 17.89%
Dell 14.74%
ASUS 12.63%
Sony 10.53%
Lenovo 8.42%
Toshiba 6.32%
Samsung 3.16%
Intel 2.11%
GIGABYTE 1.05%
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