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
42912ac87321c830aade6d06ddf08027
DLL
fee14f5fd8aa7aa232d9736dcd8d289e
DLL
d248e10de35a0b8899398660aefd50c1
DLL
ee6b83a11e2936551766680b2a1f4fbb
EXE
8c2cd9b85f73e02029f5b030a6a20ec0
DLL
541ad8681b5953950fdc609c978e6878
EXE
4c334ee76fc42470a3429d11b6fc2bfa
EXE
bffd07ce252d144d23447f2992fad3d1
EXE
8a48506b0593f622136d9aa34538b302
EXE
8ccdb836841835d8d9d750ad01da2ec0