What is Avencast?

Avencast is software application developed by ClockStone Software GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 54.95% of installations running this operating system. Avencast's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 39 files.

Avencast is most popular in the United States with 65.13% of installations residing in this country.

Avencast 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, Avencast is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0A7CD642-755B-4352-BD9E-064734827C0D}' (runs on registration).
  • GameOverlayUI.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98D22EE8-FBCE-4B0A-A638-4A27C81582F5}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7D265B4-59BF-47D6-AE89-982082F40E03}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
Registry entries:
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\steam\steam.exe.
  • SteamTmp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.avencast.com
Support:
https://support.steampowered.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\avencast
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/46410
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Avencast Executable Details

Primary executable:
video.dll
Name:
Avencast
Path:
C:\Program Files\steam\steamapps\common\avencast\video.dll
MD5:
9b6f9a04d919869ff45f703d8f8c1938
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Avencast
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
6ded3e81d8524f8d466a6a8c5273d0de
DLL
f961a671738ee369c96abcf8bde9a613
DLL
008d93e0844a0c71277eabc1f6e2a67f
DLL
fba45e993ce862d7c1bc459b66b3f2fc
DLL
3f899c1cf1d9e426e418a12aecfd5595
DLL
8f83e1a2b5d40f34b243347e1b378fdd
DLL
89e01c77c7b4c9bdf8ca91411c60a5d3
EXE
9c8c321332b1799e58b6267c2325deb7
EXE
e1f71a29a27382ac253d34edaf646f9b