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avgw.exe file information

The process AVG or AVG 7.1 Launcher or AVG 7.5 Launcher belongs to the software AVG Anti-Virus System or Acoustica Effects Pack or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System by GRISOFT, s.r.o (www.grisoft.com).

Description: File avgw.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (typically C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Free\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 145920 bytes (24% of all occurrence), 155136 bytes, 154112 bytes, 151552 bytes, 146432 bytes, 219136 bytes, 148992 bytes, 77358 bytes, 77870 bytes, 74286 bytes, 147968 bytes, 70190 bytes, 642048 bytes, 58926 bytes, 65582 bytes, 64558 bytes.
The program has a visible window. File avgw.exe is not a Windows core file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 22% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "AVG7_Run" must run at start up. AVG Anti-Virus 7.0 related

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as avgw.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the avgw.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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it is meant to protect your system, however the free version is horrible
  DB  
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its Anti-virus-guard , harmless
  Oracle   (further information)
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AVG AntiVirus process
  Pepe  
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This process can cause performance degradation. It is harmless by itself, but you may find that it eats up a LOT of CPU cycles, and forces your computer to constantly it the Virtual Memory Cache.
  Kyle Maxwell  
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Not Dangerous
   
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AVG Antivirus, runs in the background. Should be the resident shield, based on constant cpu usage.
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takes up loads of CPU at startup, but a good reliable little app
   
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avg is a great product
   
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good antivirus software
  P.Hristov  
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AVG Harmless
  Eduardo  
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AVG Anti-virus
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Grisoft Antivirus
  Gries  
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It is an internal anti-virus monitoring program in Grisoft's AVG 7.1. There are several versions of AVG, one free and others for a fee.
  John Lewis Highsmith   (further information)
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AVG Anti-virus.. don't worry!
  Dunmaster  
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Summary: 26 users think avgw.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade avgw.exe ("not sure about it").

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