Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

13.6.0.1550 25.00%
13.6.0.778 25.00%
13.6.0.652 25.00%
13.6.0.400 25.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

sched.exe

Avira Antivirus Premium by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove sched.exe
Version:   13.6.0.778
MD5:   33743728f131cfee5cdb8991ef27a1e2
SHA1:   ab236b47e26ac945fb135ad1d395e7759089e4f1
SHA256:   8b0b256871ea0a3606c508b9de19051f70001ec5a2da19b3dd88f10ac65b7c9d

What is sched.exe?

Avira Scheduler is part of Avira Antivirus Premium which includes all features of the Free edition plus it runs as a background process which checks every file opened or downloaded. Like many antivirus programs, it can run a full or custom scan to check the computer for malware in order to remove them. It updates its virus definitions automatically everyday by default and includes Email scanning and WebGuard to block access to malicious sites.

About sched.exe (from Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)

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DetailsDetails

File name:sched.exe
Publisher:Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Product name:Avira Antivirus Premium
Description:Avira Scheduler
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\sched.exe
File version:13.6.0.778
Size:84.72 KB (86,752 bytes)
Build date:2/15/2013 10:04 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, July 20, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00019018%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00012852%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00006166%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:421 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:56,311/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.91 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.88 MB
Private (minimum):1.18 MB
Non-paged memory:3.91 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:56.16 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.73 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.07 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:186,464/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:38.85 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:8/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:771 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:61 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:15/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:138
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\sched.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:AntiVirSchedulerService
Display name:Avira Agendamento
Description:“Serviço para programar tarefas e atualizações do Avira Antivirus Premium.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sched.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00068524%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00047586%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00020938%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:19,336/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:92 KB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00015228%
Kernel CPU:0.00007614%
User CPU:0.00007614%
CPU cycles:4,387/sec
Memory:252 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 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 25.00% of Avira Antivirus Premium.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Acer 25.00%
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