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avastsvc.exe (Avast Antivirus)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 3.90%
Average CPU use for this program: 1%
Average RAM for this program: 28 MB


In addition to the file name, avastsvc.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Software
Product contains:avast! Antivirus
File name contains:Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.avast.com/index



Win Patrol

AvastSvc.exe is part of Avast antivirus. Avast is a popular free antivirus software.

avastsvc.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called avastsvc.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
avastsvc.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x0bdd72ba9009ef4914cdea08107a8262 40384 bytes
2 0x61d3b90c1600165110470502835fb646 40384 bytes
3 0xd9b051cb58c052c29f9584bad86baa1e 40384 bytes
4 0x8f52d2a74e412a4ba18ebd332312b994 40384 bytes
5 0x8aaa93cd13e379eb76fbef56ac77d4d4 40384 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x57e6d33e74c6d3f198890db4933644a7 40384 bytes
7 0x7e6212c75ffbd4b55d76cfa6fcef0f0a 40384 bytes
8 0xc7fb8036839631d955f5ca5315db9bfc 40384 bytes
9 0xae28ba1361d8040d8850f21cacfccce9 40384 bytes
10 0xb2386a8e66891f7cfec9f5a03f0f1210 40384 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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