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Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe file information
The process known as Avira Security belongs to software Avira Security or Avira Operations GmbH by Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG or Avira Operations GmbH.
Description: Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—for instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\Security\.
Known file sizes on Windows 11/10/7 are 266,936 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 270,848 bytes and 14 more variants. 
It is a background process, and the service name is AviraSecurity: Avira Security.
Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe is digitally signed. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows system file. The process uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet.
Therefore the technical security rating is 28% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
If you have any problems with Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe, you can do the following:
1) uninstall
Avira Security or
Avira Operations GmbH software via Windows Control Panel/
Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or
Programs and Features (Windows 10/8/7)
2) turn to the software company,
Avira, for advice
3)
update the program to the latest version.
Recommended: Identify Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Avira.Spotlight.Service.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.
Best practices for resolving Avira issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Avira. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe: based on 1 vote with 1 user comment. One user thinks Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.