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
EXE
67bf104cf9214085003a5fc3c023306a
DLL
d22880c8d5588f2820fe9b93f8dece5d
DLL
c7e4814323df6554a1e4dc56598bfae3
EXE
fc65f838742739ad5944de9167f16b54
DLL
0ade07bc0e067752a0766c5713184a7b
DLL
d0d115a0149f1aeccf36d2c82dc322d9
DLL
ec93d08c1f41401c24ac7186ce5694d0
DLL
6f20616296d9f1dc9301b5a2ff80936a
DLL
4571370b5574fe832501120309d3694f
DLL
0aeeea59a4ec6c4c89dce5b619b48e79