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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



avgui.exe (avgui.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.06%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


In addition to the file name, avgui.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:AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product contains:AVG Internet Security
File name contains:\Programmi\AVG\AVG9\avgui.exe

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




Win Patrol

avgui.exe -

avgui.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



avgui.exe (AVG Internet Security)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 1%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


In addition to the file name, avgui.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:AVG
Product contains:AVG

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



Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.avg.com/product-avg-internet-security?type=ps3925e


Win Patrol

avgui.exe is a process belonging to AVG Internet Security from AVG Technologies.

avgui.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 avgui.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
avgui.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x3e611e48f91f33a6d37d839a8431cf70 2813720 bytes
2 0x60466541229c83f4f8f8b8492201e4e7 2636568 bytes
3 0xcd7e737f64add1bb650b50710db4d536 2749720 bytes
4 0x220148877f9da820494e0c1a01636b6c 2618648 bytes
5 0x9d31f8fd7b6d89c527a72ffc53b10744 2614552 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xa42fc7ae8468fcf725ac6a21112063ec 2891544 bytes
7 0x8a7f02f784375de1431836c452e8b6e5 2769176 bytes
8 0xd71693c6bab46524fa0bef2758ba5c4c 2769688 bytes
9 0x9eb9b8f46e5f94b76e7c5c6fdb8dd90f 3344152 bytes
10 0x4cd04b28aabe09826c03b2281480403f 3394328 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

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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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