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
b16c7bacfe94f4a3e4bc44075606d506
DLL
c9206b908906fa81b6d4ff4d17e04527
DLL
476215a432744bf57ed809efe3d021d3
DLL
eb52129672846079d113a1c843fce5ee
DLL
15e9135d0723baf379394d444e0b8e52
DLL
f8cc69539009eff20556303f48b5301a
DLL
2fcd7fdcbb1987ecca9b85afc6d3c4ee
DLL
d444a0abdd7a720a01b368237bba0f61
DLL
c785ae3f2d28e91d03a9f7b747d3e11c
DLL
29346384fb52b7cd0d849f4c236e7e45