What is avast! Antivirus?

avast! Antivirus is software application developed by AVAST Software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.22% of installations running this operating system. avast! Antivirus's installer is typically 116.00 MB in size and installs around 53 files. The most common release is 4.8 with 93.58% of all installations currently using this version.

avast! Antivirus is most popular in the United States with 16.62% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, avast! Antivirus is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About avast! Antivirus?

Avast Antivirus is a comprehensive security solution that includes antivirus and anti-spyware scanning and removal capabilities. It also offers a web-reputation browser extension and virtualization technology to protect users from online threats. The software delivers accurate threat updates through automatic PUSH update technology.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

ashAvast.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashAvast.exe'.

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

ashDisp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TVnoop363589.exe' and executes as "C:\DOCUME~1\user\LocalS~1\Temp\TVnoop363589.exe" /XML="C:\DOCUME~1\user\LocalS~1\Temp\317.tmp" /ROS /STP=0:2.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.avast.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files1\ALWILS~1\Avast4

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswRunDll.exe "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Setup\setiface.dll",RunSetup

Size:

116.00 MB

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