What is avgboota.sys?
avgboota.sys is part of AVG Internet Security and developed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. according to the avgboota.sys version information.
avgboota.sys's description is "AVG Early Launch Anti-Malware Driver"
avgboota.sys is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher.
avgboota.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about avgboota.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on avgboota.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | AVG Internet Security |
| Company name | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| File description | AVG Early Launch Anti-Malware Driver |
| Internal name | avgboot |
| Original filename | avgbootx.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| Private build | x64 Release_Unicode_DRIVER_w7 |
| Product version | 13.0.0.3402 |
| File version | 13.0.0.3402 |
| Special build | AvgVC10_2013_0820_234953(3402), SVNRev db29f25 (release/SmallUpdate2013-05) |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | AVG Internet Security |
| Company name | AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. |
| File description | AVG Early Launch Anti-Malware Driver |
| Internal name | avgboot |
| Original filename | avgbootx.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2013 AVG Technologies .. |
| Private build | x64 Release_Unicode_DRIVER_w7 |
| Product version | 13.0.0.3402 |
| File version | 13.0.0.3402 |
| Special build | AvgVC10_2013_0820_234953(3402), SVNR.. |
Digital signatures [?]
avgboota.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher |
| Certificate issuer name | Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010 |
| Certificate serial number | 33000000148e97bfe6c9f875ab000000000014 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the avgboota.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 4eb2e8ee8ba47b58e08b67139c31cb41 |
| SHA256 | 196f759a2bc3e978c3fdb1e37e0d40d56d43cb0004d5333e787cd4727a46f06c |
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Malware or legitimate?
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