What is avgsp.sys?

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

avgsp.sys's description is "AVG self protection module"

avgsp.sys is digitally signed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o..

avgsp.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about avgsp.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avgsp.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG Internet Security System
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG self protection module
Internal nameaswSP.sys
Original filenameaswSP.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Product version17.4.3482.0
File version17.4.3482.0

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 self protection module
Internal nameaswSP.sys
Original filenameaswSP.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014 AVG Technologies ..
Product version17.4.3482.0
File version17.4.3482.0

Digital signatures [?]

avgsp.sys 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 62 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the avgsp.sys file.

None of the 62 anti-virus programs detected the avgsp.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f65863676d846fe699bd96623f996c4d
SHA2565a47dc73650b63fc23b7cf65e393c593e6efe443361a01252f49b733d8083508

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with avgsp.sys. 88% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.

User vote results: There were 15 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with avgsp.sys. Only 17 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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