sched.exe
Avira Free Antivirus by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)
Overview
There are 27 versions of sched.exe in the wild, the latest version being 13.6.20.2100. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Avira Agendamento' with the name 'AntiVirSchedulerService' and described as “Serviço para programar tarefas e atualizações do Avira Free Antivirus.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 83.5 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0039% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.93 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 44.22 KB per minute for reads and 415 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is sched.exe?
Avira Scheduler. This edition of Avira Antivirus is free of charge and 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 PC for malware in order to remove them. It updates its virus definitions automatically everyday by default using the Internet.
About sched.exe (from Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG)
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Details |
File name: | sched.exe |
Publisher: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
Product name: | Avira Free Antivirus |
Description: | Avira Scheduler |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avira\antivir desktop\sched.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | AntiVirSchedulerService |
Display name: | Avira Agendamento |
Description: | “Serviço para programar tarefas e atualizações do Avira Free Antivirus.” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sched.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of sched.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
34.64% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
27.45% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.99% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.76% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.61% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.96% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
1.31% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.31% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.31% |
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Windows Vista Business |
0.65% |
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Distribution by country
Malaysia installs about 14.00% of Avira Free Antivirus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
27.42% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.97% |
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Toshiba |
11.29% |
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Intel |
9.68% |
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Acer |
7.26% |
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Lenovo |
6.45% |
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Dell |
6.45% |
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Compaq |
3.23% |
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Samsung |
1.61% |
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MSI |
1.61% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.61% |
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Sahara |
1.61% |
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American Megatrends |
0.81% |
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