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Avast

ApplicationGen

Dem still dey call am avast antivirus, avast free, avast one

GenSecurity

Long-running free antivirus wey now dey under Gen Digital. Di service na AvastSvc.exe. No be AVG, even though dem share di same parent.

Wetin you need know

Avast na AvastSvc.exe. AVG na sister Gen product, no be dis install.

Avast na di older free brand wey now dey under Gen Digital. AVG na di other Gen suite. To install both na same-parent double. Avast suppose own realtime so dat Defender go dey passive.

Wetin e be?
Free AV wey now dey under Gen Digital
Di same as AVG?
No. Sister suite, different exe
Make I run both?
No. Pick one Gen product
Feex tok say
If I see AvastSvc.exe and AVGSvc.exe on top di same PC, I go uninstall one Gen suite. Dem na sister products, no be backup pair. I go also check Windows Security make sure say Defender no dey live still.

Wetin be Avast?

Avast na Gen Digital long-running free antivirus. AvastSvc.exe na di service. AVG na sister product, no be dis exe.

If you never use am before

If di tray fox or orange ball na Avast, dis na Avast, no be AVG. Download am from avast.com. Gen Digital get both brands after di merger. AvastSvc.exe na dis product. AVGSvc.exe na di sister suite. No install both of dem. Avast suppose take di antivirus slot so dat Windows Security go dey passive. Avast plus live Defender na two-engine fight.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Resident free antivirus

Di free Windows install dey register as di active engine. Dat na Avast, no be AVGSvc.exe.

Avast One extras

VPN minutes and identity extras dey inside One. Classic Free Antivirus na thinner SKU.

Browser cleanup offers

Di installer fit offer secure browser. Dat checkbox na Avast marketing, no be Windows update.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey don use the free Avast tray for years
  • Users wey still collect AVG download and now get two Gen suites
  • Anybody wey im AvastSvc.exe dey sit down near MsMpEng.exe

Current status

Dey actively develop am under Gen Digital. Dis article na for consumer Avast on Windows, no be Avast Business.

How old e be?

ALWIL ship Avast for 1988. AVG and Avast combine, dat time NortonLifeLock and Avast con turn Gen Digital. Avast One na di current consumer branding. Di 2004 Avast Professional box don turn history.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Avast One
Avast Free Antivirus
Avast Business (anoda product)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, based on current Avast consumer installs
RAM PC wey get 2 GB fit install am. Gen suites dey run better with 4 GB and above

Resource profile

CPU demand
Idle shield plus scans
Network demand
Definitions and account extras

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
AvastSvc.exe Avast service
AvastUI.exe Desktop window on many builds

Startup components

AvastSvc.exe dey start with Windows while Avast hold di protection.

File locations

Common Avast locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\

Common wahala dem

Avast plus AVG

Same parent, two engines. Pick one Gen suite. AvastSvc.exe and AVGSvc.exe no suppose share di same PC.

Avast plus live Defender

Avast suppose take di space. If MsMpEng.exe still dey scan, both products dey watch di same files be dat.

How to get unstuck

Uninstall AVG if na Avast you plan to keep

Settings > Apps. AVG na di sister. Leaving both na di Gen double-install wey people dey do from two download ads.

Check Windows Security to see di owner

E suppose call Avast name after di install work well. If Defender still dey active, e mean say di slot fail.

Install from avast.com, no be from AVG mirror

avg.com na di oda product. Any bundle wey dey install di two na wrong way.

Alternatives

Use AVG if you don already standardize on dat sister. Windows Security if you no want third-party suite at all. No run Avast and Norton as two live engines too.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download www.avast.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help support.avast.com/ Vendor support
Official site www.avast.com/ Start here, no be random exe host
Avast One product www.avast.com/en-us/avast-one Current consumer branding

Related hardware

Resident AV cost dey follow di scan. HDD full scan dey make AvastSvc.exe heavy pass di same work ontop SSD.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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