What is avgBoot.exe?

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

avgBoot.exe's description is "AVG start-up scanner"

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

avgBoot.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avgBoot.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG Internet Security System
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG start-up scanner
Internal nameaswBoot
Original filenameaswBoot.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product version17.1.3354.0
File version17.1.3354.0

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

Product nameAVG Internet Security System
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG start-up scanner
Internal nameaswBoot
Original filenameaswBoot.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies ..
Product version17.1.3354.0
File version17.1.3354.0

Digital signatures [?]

avgBoot.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 avgBoot.exe file.

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

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f4e4d5a7c0e442fd58b359b23fae7d65
SHA25689701f5103e0ed806ae9bec677eb2010cb5e57f0397769bcfd4a2089760d66da

Error Messages

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

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

avgboot.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 start-up scanner has stopped working.

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

avgboot.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with avgBoot.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with avgBoot.exe. 73% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with avgBoot.exe. Only 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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