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VersionsAdditional versions

14.0.4.642 22.22%
14.0.2.292 5.56%
14.0.2.180 5.56%
14.0.2.180 16.67%
14.0.0.225 27.78%
14.0.0.225 22.22%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenProcessToken
kernel32.dll
IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleW, OpenProcess, GetVersionExW, ReadFile, CreateFileW, GetOverlappedResult, GetLastError, GetProcAddress, Process32FirstW, CreateEventW, Module32FirstW, WaitForMultipleObjects, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, DuplicateHandle, Module32NextW, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcessId, FreeLibrary, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, InterlockedExchangeAdd, InterlockedIncrement, InitializeCriticalSection, FormatMessageW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, LocalFree, GetModuleFileNameW, DeviceIoControl, LoadLibraryA, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, InterlockedExchange
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize

avshadow.exe

Avira Product Family by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove avshadow.exe
Version:   14.0.0.225
MD5:   6a2f29c5423200cfc5377992615fee33
SHA1:   4416e0c653ef3869e22f37c585179d510e739e32

Overview

avshadow.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent avguard.exe (Avira Product Family by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Avira Free Antivirus published by Avira GmbH and Avira Free Antivirus published by Avira GmbH. The file is digitally signed by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:avshadow.exe
Publisher:Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Product name:Avira Product Family
Description:AntiVir shadow copy service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe
File version:14.0.0.225
Size:421.57 KB (431,688 bytes)
Build date:9/5/2013 5:42 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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Avira Free Antivirus
 Avira GmbH
25% remove
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.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00015460%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008115%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007345%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31,213 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:908 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.52 MB
Private (minimum):1.85 MB
Non-paged memory:908 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:21.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):24.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.05 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:846/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:615 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:122 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:52
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe" avshadowcontrol0_00000154
  • "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe" avshadowcontrol0_000007cc
  • "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe" avshadowcontrol0_00000604
  • "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe" avshadowcontrol0_00000698
  • "C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\avshadow.exe" avshadowcontrol0_00000070
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:avguard.exe (Avira Product Family by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
avshadow.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00050897%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00033932%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00016966%
0.165382%
Memory:432 KB
1.16 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00004004%
Kernel CPU:0.00004004%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:275/sec
Memory:764 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 27.78%
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.56%
Windows 8 Pro 5.56%
Windows 8.1 5.56%
Windows 7 Starter 5.56%
Windows 7 Professional 5.56%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Philippines installs about 22.22% of Avira Product Family.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 21.43%
Toshiba 21.43%
Acer 10.71%
Sony 7.14%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
Dell 7.14%
Compaq 7.14%
ASUS 7.14%
Medion 7.14%
Samsung 3.57%
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