Avira Free Antivirus

Avira Free Antivirus

by Avira GmbH

What is Avira Free Antivirus?

Avira Free Antivirus is software application developed by Avira GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.49% of installations running this operating system. Avira Free Antivirus's installer is typically 296.00 MB in size and installs around 168 files. The most common release is 14.0.3.350 with 11.20% of all installations currently using this version.

Avira Free Antivirus is most popular in Germany with 24.63% of installations residing in this country.

Avira Free Antivirus adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Avira Free Antivirus is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Avira Free Antivirus?

Avira AntiVir Personal features a branded version of the Ask.com Toolbar, a web browser extension that offers search advertising and results. During installation, users have the opportunity to include the Ask toolbar. If selected, the toolbar will be added to the user's web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox) and will adjust the home page and search settings.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • avguard.exe runs as a service named 'Avira Realtime Protection' (AntiVirService) "Offers permanent protection against viruses and malware with the Avira search engine.".
Firewall:
  • avcenter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avcenter.exe'.
  • avguard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe'.
  • apnstub.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ApnStub.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • avcenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{29A995E5-061F-45AB-A3C8-91CF133AD7F9}' (runs on registration).
  • avconfig.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CD5D2A25-9B5A-4A97-9995-4162792A0404}' (runs on registration).
  • avadmin.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B79E2B87-8561-4424-9213-5BDC2FC335E1}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • avgnt.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named avgnt.
  • avcenter.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Start Avira Free Antivirus.
Registry entries:
  • avgnt.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'avgnt' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe" /min.
  • avguard.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'avguard.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.avira.com/free-av
Support:
https://www.avira.com/personal-support
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\setup.exe /REMOVE
Size:
296.00 MB
Language:
English

Avira Free Antivirus Executable Details

Primary executable:
avguard.exe
Name:
Avira Free Antivirus
Path:
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Avira Free Antivirus
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
5cad5792bb209694db6e36baa2ca83ea
EXE
44f3246c08d26ea6ba77e91066bfa6de
EXE
dacfb9024b69cac51dc7a97a1a022b12
DLL
afab8e22db3b291dc38cecf5419346a0
DLL
7b1f04ecaf30602838bb0c4393320123
DLL
74d1d61ef1079d3b1d7980f0f8a45498
DLL
6400aae5fc2755289593abb9925e5dda
EXE
f94e87d6a8b3a12491b17f0d399c01a2
DLL
c62c86bdf5eaedf5dd858f95ab0ca1a9
DLL
aca1784812f25b477aa28a5d9a14d4f0