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
8d113c7490621ff50f9ba46c7d8c423e
EXE
81921b750cfe6deb008cc985d092c76b
DLL
e67f6199a9ae98ab4a53150a6eb6dac3
DLL
8074fb74d7e599bafea3691dc1381e2f
EXE
4d27eb64c438c1661c0e502941896b4c
DLL
dc347956ddf005392fcbf7a426bf7a9e
DLL
351116d622ba080071a1cf6ed6af1e99
EXE
3e45ad4c21f77dca5abf3fb1de9a9dc0
DLL
12b437cad5fc07b3b33ce1c1355bbcc6
DLL
e1292587da6b205eb4aac8d58b3c2f9e