Estimated safety rating

avastsvc.exe is a program which is probably legit. So, if avastsvc.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is virus-free, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your PC against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Usually, the default filename and folder where this application is stored is
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvastSvc.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is ee5315059f4f7af1e0e2082cf914839c.

Is running as a service

This program is a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing 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 executable uses the net to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the entire power of current computer processors. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description extracted from the program is Avast Service.

File version

File version stored as a property 17.1.3394.0.

Manufacturer

Producer AVAST Software.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright (c) 2014 AVAST Software.

Digitally signed

A digital certificate is missing from this program. The publisher did not bother to sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

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