Estimated safety rating

avastsvc.exe is a application which is most likely legit. So, if avastsvc.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your PC against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

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

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 8ef7c84bb20329d6dcac09cf6b19345a.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which perform useful functions to other applications or to the Windows Operating System.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the entire power of modern computer chips. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the program is avast! Service.

File version

File version extracted from the file 12.1.3076.0.

Manufacturer

Author AVAST Software.

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright (c) 2014 AVAST Software.

Digitally signed

avastsvc.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to avastsvc.exe verifies as ok. 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 routine, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.