Estimated safety rating

avastsvc.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus. So, if avastsvc.exe is on your PC, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is virus-free, it is still recommended to use a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

The default name and directory where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is f4e0580b5789474385e7acb189c4af2c.

Is running as a service

This program is set up as a Windows service. This means it runs on your PC in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which perform useful features to other programs or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It does not exploit the full set of features of modern computer processors. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description extracted from the exe is avast! Service.

File version

File version 12.3.3154.0.

Manufacturer

Maker AVAST Software.

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright (c) 2014 AVAST Software.

Digitally signed

avastsvc.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most virus-free software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in avastsvc.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: AVAST Software a.s.

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.