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Tip from the PitCrew

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.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

aavgapi.exe (AVG Security Toolbar)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

aAvgApi.exe, known as AVG API, is loaded every time the browser is launched.


Recommendation

Win Patrol

aavgapi.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 a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.



Identification

In addition to the file name, aavgapi.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 is not specified
Product is not specified
File name contains:\AVG\AVG8\

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


MD5 Hashes

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 aavgapi.exe, we have detected 13 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
aavgapi.exe13
#MD5Size
10x2be5c22bf48bccae477d2a5be053d5de527616 bytes
20x419472043079e140f336ae7b936c4442526592 bytes
30x1b67cf022f2e9eb70f9d34766e5f7664532736 bytes
40xe8631824fac6eaf937c579ec1c2c916e531200 bytes
50x34a121727f491f57a8d6f99a67e8f899532736 bytes
60x4ab054f8005b841515d10aaf918c284b521216 bytes
70x191562bbf5670fb4e06bd3e9ff639799540440 bytes
80xb1c71b3aa8ed2f63316a5274b072b7e0535040 bytes
90x1d6a910ab072fd0a782e228cea2c4b84532736 bytes
100xd8c57b6ed78f4fc37c29b7ad6926ea90555800 bytes
110x9dcc8d6d853eb15d0c265ea5b5c52fbe672024 bytes
120x978de0e1f0362e76d10d8bdfc23cc225733664 bytes
130xdafb0b49a86eacca8ccd8282a528489b672000 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. aavgapi.exe (AVG Security Toolbar) has been seen on 0.03% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 6 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=triaav

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?12,122103,122103

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. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.