Avast Free Antivirus

Avast Free Antivirus

by AVAST Software

What is Avast Free Antivirus?

Avast Free Antivirus is software application developed by AVAST Software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 48.89% of installations running this operating system. Avast Free Antivirus's installer is typically 171.00 MB in size and installs around 189 files. The most common release is 12.3.2280 with 6.83% of all installations currently using this version.

Avast Free Antivirus is most popular in the United States with 39.80% of installations residing in this country.

Avast Free Antivirus adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Avast Free Antivirus is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • ashUpd.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ashUpd.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • ashUpd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Update Avast Database' (runs daily at 1:00 AM).
  • ashQuick.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Avast Scan' (runs weekly on Fridays at 8:00 PM).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.avast.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\Setup\Instup.exe /control_panel /instoC:uninstall
Size:
171.00 MB
Language:
English

Avast Free Antivirus Executable Details

Primary executable:
AvastUI.exe
Name:
Avast Free Antivirus
Path:
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastUI.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Avast Free Antivirus
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
c475200d33371046fa94eb38b26af73c
DLL
7c0a88f84e2f331295bba7d98ea9f2c4
DLL
970356d0ddabf690a0ed4ee89033a1f6
DLL
573d066c549ca0d9060b8d2feebdc016
DLL
51b33ab0c5c7f1adcc5489c3a4ddfea9
DLL
0cc5e26aab0ca6ff34d2a874427e7c91
EXE
2b0f21aa67d77351d0579b320667f602
DLL
00522d8471fb9aab4899ff8cb2ad6704
DLL
858c8f23b66e9048b5f742a27a3fe6d6
EXE
6bebdae2113b70b1e8782ec8029b5984