Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

14.0.4.620	34.21%
14.0.3.336	13.16%
14.0.2.180	7.89%
14.0.0.335	44.74%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

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

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

DeleteService, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, AdjustTokenPrivileges, SetServiceStatus, LookupPrivilegeValueW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenProcessToken

kernel32.dll

VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, GetVersionExW, GetModuleHandleW, DeviceIoControl, LoadLibraryA, GetTickCount, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, DeleteFileW, ReadConsoleInputW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetStdHandle, lstrlenW, CreateFileW, SetConsoleMode, FreeConsole, Sleep, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSection, WriteFile, SetConsoleScreenBufferSize, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents, AllocConsole, SetFilePointer, LocalFree, GetCurrentProcessId, CloseHandle, GetCurrentThreadId, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateEventW, InterlockedExchangeAdd, EnterCriticalSection, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, LeaveCriticalSection, FormatMessageW, FreeLibrary, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryW, OutputDebugStringW, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoW, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedExchange

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

user32.dll

GetSystemMetrics

sched.exe

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

Remove sched.exe

Version:	14.0.0.335
MD5:	3478f48b23a0d9f6eadd4a2405ba70ef
SHA1:	89fbc5f0fc5854517b5da41fd6508c63dd859d4e

Overview

sched.exe runs as a service under the name Avira Planificateur (AntiVirSchedulerService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program 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).

Details

File name:	sched.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\sched.exe
Original name:	avguard.exe
File version:	14.0.0.335
Size:	430.07 KB (440,392 bytes)
Build date:	9/20/2013 2:31 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 program 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.

Behaviors

Services

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

'AntiVirSchedulerService' (Avira Planificateur)

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00255311%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00119958%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00135353%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,439,326 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	24,680/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.22 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.52 MB
Private (minimum):	717.33 KB
Non-paged memory:	3.22 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	56.96 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	65.29 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.52 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.36 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	111,813/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	22.99 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	4/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	358 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	43 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	5/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	9	12
Handles:	154	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\sched.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	AntiVirSchedulerService
Display name:	Avira Planificateur
Description:	“Service de commande des tâches de contrôle et mises à jour Avira Free Antivirus.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

wow64.dll
Total CPU:	0.00278512%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00129681%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00148831%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	42,102/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	252 KB	1.16 MB
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00260896%
Kernel CPU:	0.00100992%
User CPU:	0.00159903%
Memory:	764 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:	0.00151485%
Kernel CPU:	0.00067326%
User CPU:	0.00084158%
Memory:	620 KB
sched.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00129572%
Kernel CPU:	0.00070518%
User CPU:	0.00059054%
CPU cycles:	22,689/sec
Memory:	440 KB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.00023369%
Kernel CPU:	0.00009759%
User CPU:	0.00013609%
CPU cycles:	5,295/sec
Memory:	100 KB

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 Home Premium	28.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate	23.68%
Microsoft Windows XP	13.16%
Windows 8 Single Language	10.53%
Windows 8 Pro	10.53%
Windows 7 Starter	5.26%
Windows 7 Professional	5.26%
Windows 8.1	2.63%

Distribution by country

Philippines installs about 26.32% of Avira Product Family.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Lenovo	23.73%
Toshiba	20.34%
Sony	13.56%
GIGABYTE	10.17%
Acer	10.17%
Compaq	6.78%
ASUS	6.78%
Dell	3.39%
Medion	3.39%
Samsung	1.69%

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