How to remove avp error

avp.exe file information

The process Kaspersky Anti-Virus or Active Virus Shield or AVP - spyware removal module or The Shield Deluxe or Viricide belongs to the software Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2006 Beta or Kaspersky Internet Security or avp.exe" -r or Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec or Relentless Spyder v or Active Virus Shield or ATI MCE Transcode or Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 Beta or Audio Adapter or Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 Beta or Anti-Virus Project (AVP) spyware removal module or The Shield Deluxe or Defender Pro Internet Security or Antivirus Project (AVP) spyware removal module or Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 SOS or Whizzo by Kaspersky Lab (www.kaspersky.com) or AOL or MskSoftStudy Corp or PCSecurityShield or Defender Pro or MskVip Ltd or Whizzo Technologies.

Description: File avp.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 139367 bytes (41% of all occurrence), 200768 bytes, 155751 bytes, 218376 bytes, 227856 bytes, 218640 bytes, 941120 bytes, 151655 bytes, 135271 bytes, 163904 bytes, 231952 bytes, 114791 bytes, 114279 bytes, 200704 bytes.
It is not a Windows system file. The program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. The program has no visible window. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). avp.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 42% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If avp.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 63% dangerous. File size is 21504 bytes (29% of all occurrence), 20992 bytes, 34816 bytes, 19456 bytes, 18944 bytes, 18432 bytes, 20480 bytes. It is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. File avp.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The application starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). avp.exe is able to monitor applications.

If avp.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 82% dangerous. File size is 590336 bytes (64% of all occurrence), 17408 bytes, 1583104 bytes, 186370 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices). File avp.exe is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. avp.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. avp.exe is able to monitor applications, record inputs, hide itself.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as avp.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the avp.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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wird von kaspersky genutzt
   

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It is an anti-virus. Tends to not like to interact well with other firewalls though, and like all anti-virus you shouldn't have 2 different types installed or else they'll conflict.
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Kaspersky Security ist mehr als gut.
  EThaNol  

er kommt in der taskliste 2 mal vor: 1 mal als systemtask und 1 mal als benutzertask
   

its not kaspersky when its in root
  cgc  

Found in the "system32" but I do not have any McAfee antivirus products... i "found" it when Kerio started shouting something like avp.exe is connecting somewhere "outgoing connection"
   

the best AV program Kaspersky
   

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  MasterM  

If in Windows or Windows\system32 folder then it's a Trogan; If in a Kaspersky folder then it's OK.
  kikugi  

could be a trojan or kaspersky anti-virus, cuz it don't make sence that it would be using 95% of my cpu (an am running 2 simotanioius scans)
  Alex Roy  

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