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avgwdsvc.exe (AVG Watchdog)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 7.50%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, avgwdsvc.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.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.grisoft.com/



Win Patrol

avgwdsvc.exe is part of AVG Internet Security.

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

Program Name MD5 Count
avgwdsvc.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xd6320cc11021419d249d1271459e33f2 282904 bytes
2 0x4ae6c392f9146805ea03fdafc338ca30 282904 bytes
3 0xd90bd4b5b32617638e272f08084579d0 282904 bytes
4 0x7d353044c095a3cc3287076228ac4b45 232216 bytes
5 0x6e6c06898e722282c48a80d2ba5dbddf 232216 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xf43c8fcc7fdb984fd06fe29baa741947 231192 bytes
7 0x9b40d378d4e521464212e878be8216a4 231704 bytes
8 0x24967081faefc062bc38b782de372b3f 231192 bytes
9 0x1757675ea0784066f103813c34d4fd04 231192 bytes
10 0x33aecaa70fb21f3b29d78ba9b965671f 231704 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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