avguard.exe
Avira Product Family by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)
| Version: | 14.0.3.336 |
| MD5: | 65af41a7a2c5b6693e1b4164e7632c3e |
| SHA1: | 21a6147a5ed86e54e6204c8a7764f72711207ede |
Overview
avguard.exe runs as a service under the name Avira Real-Time Protection (AntiVirService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Avira Free Antivirus published by Avira GmbH, Avira Antivirus Suite from Avira GmbH and Avira Antivirus Suite by Avira GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | avguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Product name: | Avira Product Family |
| Description: | Antivirus Host Framework Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avguard.exe |
| Original name: | avguard_ld.exe |
| File version: | 14.0.3.336 |
| Size: | 430.08 KB (440,400 bytes) |
| Build date: | 2/13/2014 3:26 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Avira AntiVir Personal includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar. If accepted, the toolbar will be installed in the user's web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and will modify the home page and search settings.
“As life grows in more digital directions, great PC antivirus becomes only one part of your overall security. The latest version of our premium antivirus now offers more ways to be secure, including web anti-tracking and mobile protection. Our premium security software brings crucial anti-malware and privacy protection to your busy online world. So live it up and leave malware behind once and for all! Your online safety is made possible ...”
“Avira Professional Security’s slim profile is compact enough to run on a netbook, but tough enough to secure the hardest working workstations. Avira Professional security, also available as Unix antivirus software, is designed to integrate smoothly with Avira Mac Security. Through the Avira Management Console, all installations, updates and detections can be either customized or automated. Even more, your internet security will run sile...”
“The antivirus module in Internet Security is now enhanced by the Avira Protection Cloud, which links the virus scanner to the very latest threat information. Antispam and an advanced phishing filter proactively blocks even the craftiest email scams and spam, while a two-way personal firewall ensures optimum data privacy and protection from hackers. Supervise your kids online while respecting their privacy: Internet Security includes enh...”
“Automatic download utility for keeping Avira products up-to-date. Avira Update Manager lets you download updates for many of your Avira products conveniently and automatically from the Internet. The Avira Update Manager Server runs on one or more servers on your intranet and controls the downloading of product updates on these servers. Install both components of the Avira Update Manager (Server and Frontend) on a central server on your ...”
Avira AntiVir Personal includes a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extenstion that provides search advertising and results. Upon installation the user is presented with the option to install the Ask toolbar. If accepted, the toolbar will be installed in the user's web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox) and will modify the home page and search settings.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'AntiVirService' (Avira Real-Time Protection)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00741605% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00314468% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00427136% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 172,357,146 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,649,547/sec | |
| Context switches: | 36/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 174.61 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 116.47 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 174.61 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 267.28 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 434.39 MB | |
| Working set: | 33.12 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 318.56 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,813,232/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 9.83 MB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1,213/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 574.79 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 186/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 9.15 MB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 4,332/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 32 | |
| Handles: | 239 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 27 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avguard.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | AntiVirService |
| Display name: | Avira Real-Time Protection |
| Description: | “Offers permanent protection against viruses and malware with the Avira search engine.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
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 Ultimate |
36.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Philippines installs about 24.00% of Avira Product Family.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
31.58% |
|
| Acer |
15.79% |
|
| Lenovo |
15.79% |
|
| Compaq |
10.53% |
|
| ASUS |
10.53% |
|
| Dell |
5.26% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
5.26% |
|
| Medion |
5.26% |
|
