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?
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Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- avguard.exe runs as a service named 'Avira Realtime Protection' (AntiVirService) "Offers permanent protection against viruses and malware with the Avira search engine.".
- Firewall:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- SHA-1:
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- SHA-256:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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EXE
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36858acc7520237c4928f9025346e663 | |
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DLL
|
cad1c8177bf4d192bba7c380fa57f5d0 | |
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DLL
|
42b7cb04109d418a7fc1f9008df969f4 | |
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DLL
|
396aef28f54f79911e19416835cf172b | |
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DLL
|
621402dbef4f00fc02abab75b82188f6 | |
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DLL
|
a104f2b854e63951b19d48f4afe3acd6 | |
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DLL
|
758ec9962ef7068b1d862baf44d4a797 | |
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DLL
|
7c33128de5125724e86dec3d98d98da2 | |
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DLL
|
066692f9b611b9eb1666339f4f68a1bb | |
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DLL
|
140cffba9a45da93d8ab50d2dce5e2b2 |