How to remove an avgamsvr error

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Avgamsvr.exe file information

The process known as AVG Alert Manager belongs to software AVG Anti-Virus system or AVG Anti-Virus System or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System or Actualtests.com (version 70-290) or AVG7 Alert Manager Server by GRISOFT, s.r.o (www.grisoft.com).

Description: avgamsvr.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ or in C:\ - common is c:\program files\grisoft\avg free\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 336,896 bytes (38% of all occurrences), 418,816 bytes and 16 more variants.
The program has no visible window. File avgamsvr.exe is not a Windows system file. avgamsvr.exe is able to hide itself and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you experience any issues with installation of avgamsvr.exe, you may want to completely remove AVG Free Edition or AVG (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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If avgamsvr.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 78% dangerous. The file size is 418,816 bytes. The program has no visible window. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. The file is not a Windows system file. avgamsvr.exe is able to hide itself and monitor applications.

If avgamsvr.exe is located in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder, the security rating is 92% dangerous. The file size is 353,280 bytes. The program is not visible. Avgamsvr.exe is able to record keyboard inputs. Avgamsvr.exe is not a Windows core file. avgamsvr.exe is able to hide itself and monitor applications.
If you experience any issues with installation of avgamsvr.exe, you may want to completely remove AVG (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

If avgamsvr.exe is located in the folder "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 68% dangerous. The file size is 336,896 bytes.

External information from Paul Collins:

"avgamsvr.exe" must run at start up. AVG antivirus related

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as avgamsvr.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the avgamsvr.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

It is part of AVG's antivirus programs and it is impossible to remove even using AVG's removal tool. It is dangerous because it can interfere with the functioning of other anti-virus programs like McAfee. Due to it being hard to completely uninstall AVG, I advise others to never ever use their software. Ever.
Anthony Barnes

Recommended to me by professional computer repairer
Granpa

It slows down my computer during the update process. You can avoid the slowdown by rebooting as soon as the update file is 100% downloaded.
dave

It is loaded on my computer and blocks my SMTP server. If I use the task manager to stop it from running, my email (Outlook 2003) works great.
Daniel L. McGrew

safe, part of AVG, uses a lot of OS paged pool memory though, can cause crashes with source based games
Dan (further information)

It make momery problem. its file size is directly propertional to time. I am using Adobe Illustrator 10, which required some memory spaces. Thats why it makes problem while we want to load any other program like Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, Corel Draw and so on. Because they required memeory but avgamsvr.exe occupy too much memory spaces continuously.
Chandresh Kesri

It chugs system. Wish my company didn't make us have it installed with current configuration. When used with Outlook it drains performance, often consuming 45-50% of CPU cycles (XP, Dual 2.66 GHx Xeon, 2GB RAM)
RandomAccess

It would only be using a lot of the CPU if the scanner was currently running. If it says 98% and the scanner isn't running, check that it's not another file NAMED the same as AVG
Nancy

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Summary: Average user rating of avgamsvr.exe: based on 47 votes with 9 reviews.

40 users think avgamsvr.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 1 user think avgamsvr.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 6 users doesn't grade avgamsvr.exe ("not sure about it").

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