Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

14.0.0.4764	13.71%
14.0.0.4651	0.81%
13.0.2.628	10.48%
13.0.2.558	0.81%
13.0.1.4359	9.68%
13.0.1.4210	46.77%
13.0.1.4190	1.61%
12.0.2.733	0.81%
12.0.1.513	15.32%

Relationships

Child process

avpui.exe (Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky Lab)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

kernel32.dll

HeapCreate, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, SetErrorMode, CreateProcessW, LoadLibraryExW, GetSystemDirectoryW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetModuleFileNameW, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, CloseHandle, OpenMutexW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, LocalAlloc, FreeLibrary, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, RaiseException, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, HeapReAlloc, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, VirtualQuery, Sleep, HeapSize, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RtlUnwind, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LCMapStringW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetStringTypeW

AVP.exe

Kaspersky Anti-Virus by Kaspersky Lab (Signed)

Remove AVP.exe

Version:	14.0.0.4651
MD5:	e26d04cecd6c7c71cfbb3f335875bc31
SHA1:	4c07150c4bdf3b49b54be7b0ea7caab193db784e
SHA256:	902d771612edecc03757b289a6fe94cd18f2c88c0fc64f93f8ac449502e4ec52

What is AVP.exe?

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Kaspersky Anti-Virus is an antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab. It is designed to protect users from malware and is primarily designed for computers running Microsoft Windows. Kaspersky Anti-Virus features include real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, as well as detection and removal of rootkits. It also includes instantaneous automatic updates via the "Kaspersky Security Network" service.

About AVP.exe (from Kaspersky Lab)

“Kaspersky Anti-Virus brings you the essential antivirus technologies that your PC needs – in a product that’s easy to download, install and run. Kaspersky Anti-Virus works behind-the-scenes – defendin”

Details

File name:	avp.exe
Publisher:	Kaspersky Lab ZAO
Product name:	Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky pure 2.0\avp.exe
File version:	14.0.0.4651
Size:	209.48 KB (214,512 bytes)
Build date:	6/17/2013 1:15 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Kaspersky Lab
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Kaspersky Internet Security

Kaspersky Lab

11% remove

“Premium PC Protection—Kaspersky Internet Security combines the essential security of our leading antivirus software with additional layers of defense against hackers, spam, identity theft, and complex Internet threats. Innovative technologies deliver real-time protection, monitor suspicious activity, and block dangerous actions before they can cause harm—all while working silently in the background. • Real-time protection against all In...”

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Kaspersky Lab

7% remove

“Kaspersky Anti-Virus is the backbone of your PC’s antivirus security system, working behind-the-scenes to deliver the fastest and most trusted computer virus and spyware protection in the world. The backbone of your PC’s antivirus security system, it works behind-the-scenes with intelligent scanning and small, frequent updates, while delivering real-time, cloud-enabled protection from the latest threats. Goes beyond simply scanning for ...”

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'AVP' (Kaspersky Koruma Hizmeti)
AVP

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'AVP' → "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Internet Security 2012\avp.exe"

Network connections

[TCP] 111.111.111.111:80

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00013137%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00012407%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000731%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	841,781 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	15,884,105/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	330.8 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	184.16 MB
Private (minimum):	25.75 MB
Non-paged memory:	330.8 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	826.25 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	1.02 GB	169.69 MB
Working set:	98.23 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	318.25 MB	37.95 MB
I/O
I/O read transfer:	775.5 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	414/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	23.37 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	21/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	1.97 MB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	13,014/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	141	12
Handles:	13968	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky anti-virus 14.0.0\avp.exe" -r
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	AVP
Display name:	Kaspersky Koruma Hizmeti
Description:	“Protegge il computer da virus, software pericolosi, attacchi provenienti dalla rete, frodi via Internet e spam.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (by Microsoft)

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