What is avast.setup?

avast.setup is part of avast! Antivirus according to the avast.setup version information.

avast.setup's description is "avast! antivirus Update"

avast.setup is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\setup\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avast.setup:

PropertyValue
Product nameavast! Antivirus
File descriptionavast! antivirus Update
Internal nameavast.setup
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 ALWIL Software
Product version4, 8, 0, 0
File version4, 8, 0, 0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameavast! Antivirus
File descriptionavast! antivirus Update
Internal nameavast.setup
Original filenamesetup.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2008 ALWIL Software
Product version4, 8, 0, 0
File version4, 8, 0, 0

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5be8929718b85a7e6b44276f15ea9d21e
SHA256aa502f98f2832ba747767cc6760f037b30d7e80f1e480d6a73f26645b342a30c

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