What is AVGBrowser.exe?

AVGBrowser.exe is part of AVG Secure Browser and developed by AVG Technologies according to the AVGBrowser.exe version information.

AVGBrowser.exe's description is "AVG Secure Browser"

AVGBrowser.exe is digitally signed by AVG Technologies USA, Inc..

AVGBrowser.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\Browser\Application\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AVGBrowser.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG Secure Browser
Company nameAVG Technologies
File descriptionAVG Secure Browser
Internal nameAVGBrowser_exe
Original filenameAVGBrowser.exe
Legal copyright(c) 2018 AVG Technologies
Product version71.0.693.100
File version71.0.693.100

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

Product nameAVG Secure Browser
Company nameAVG Technologies
File descriptionAVG Secure Browser
Internal nameAVGBrowser_exe
Original filenameAVGBrowser.exe
Legal copyright(c) 2018 AVG Technologies
Product version71.0.693.100
File version71.0.693.100

Digital signatures [?]

AVGBrowser.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVG Technologies USA, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0557955e02a6b53dd1d574ede15f310e

VirusTotal report

None of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AVGBrowser.exe file.

None of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the AVGBrowser.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1605282786.515625,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "AVGBrowser.exe.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 3,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".00cfg",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "CPADinfo",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "prot",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "GOOGLEUPDATEAPPLICATIONCOMMANDS",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 982,
            "time": 1.0208940505981445,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1310,
            "time": 1.6428868770599365,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1638,
            "time": -0.10109806060791016,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1966,
            "time": 1.5792858600616455,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3058,
            "time": 1.0542550086975098,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "b92dd6109b5a38a5eaf4f63fc6c4402ede828d29fe719fb8d7708686faf4c33b",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "595c60467dc7577937b93d1fcd4efba8c218dee171c12cdbe2f3910a1dcfd871",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

TCP/UDP Listening Ports [?]

AVGBrowser.exe has been reported to listen on the following TCP/UDP ports.

PortProtocol# Occurrences
5353UDP v41
5353UDP v61

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e62ffa8b267a43c2b0e13dbcca1b9a0a
SHA256060b2b53a91772a84138b2b66dd9d6a5576f32e7c78a1f8072c8673684fdcbd5

Error Messages

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

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

avgbrowser.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 Secure Browser has stopped working.

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

avgbrowser.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with AVGBrowser.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AVGBrowser.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 3 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 AVGBrowser.exe. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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