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
2599c08bc2d33351f18df72b89d18b61
DLL
59311b70aca5070d1413cbf7a77385fc
DLL
9df8eb95cb95ef311803edcbd695ed46
DLL
4e7e62246a7690ece46f4899514fc798
DLL
a5b18d6952a53375bde146417cacd865
DLL
fd2b6a6667f93375bc2d367c3296847f
DLL
64cf3109e99af65a0e86e41577da73b7
EXE
c305f0e63fd4788583021731d02cd297
EXE
7ed54c8c381659a3c32158fc8c7ea312
DLL
620635dd142bc86a947af9b34b432fcf