What is avgwdsvc.exe?

avgwdsvc.exe is part of AVG Internet Security and developed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. according to the avgwdsvc.exe version information.

avgwdsvc.exe's description is "AVG Watchdog Service"

avgwdsvc.exe is digitally signed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o..

avgwdsvc.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\avg\avg2014\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about avgwdsvc.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avgwdsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG Internet Security
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG Watchdog Service
Internal nameavgwdsvc.exe
Original filenameavgwdsvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Private buildWin32 Release_Unicode_DLS
Product version14.0.0.4813
File version14.0.0.4813
Special buildAvgVC10_2015_0612_113243(4813), SVNRev a7e9fbfc3a1671dea92add987d761d7fbef0d6cc (release/HotFix2014-10), av

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

Product nameAVG Internet Security
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG Watchdog Service
Internal nameavgwdsvc.exe
Original filenameavgwdsvc.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 AVG Technologies ..
Private buildWin32 Release_Unicode_DLS
Product version14.0.0.4813
File version14.0.0.4813
Special buildAvgVC10_2015_0612_113243(4813), SVNR..

Digital signatures [?]

avgwdsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number266d333ede17a8b472053e4fa3934572

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the avgwdsvc.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the avgwdsvc.exe file.

Other files also named avgwdsvc.exe

avgwdsvc.exe (30 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f39694ecc32d23fd0dff8b578adbe7c6
SHA256c59523b22e162932a17ae5e374ae275cc03a115e2e5d1d30a099b69a28d2f97c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to avgwdsvc.exe:

avgwdsvc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

avgwdsvc.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

AVG Watchdog Service has stopped working.

End Program - avgwdsvc.exe. This program is not responding.

avgwdsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

avgwdsvc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with avgwdsvc.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with avgwdsvc.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

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Remove100 %
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