What is avgidshx.sys?

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

avgidshx.sys's description is "AVG Application Activity Monitor Helper Driver"

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

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected avgidshx.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avgidshx.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameAVG Internet Security
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG Application Activity Monitor Helper Driver
Internal nameavgidshx.sys
Original filenameavgidshx.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
Private buildWin32 Release_Unicode_DRIVER
Product version15.0.0.5957
File version15.0.0.5957
Special buildAvCompile_2015_0507_134328(5957), SVNRev bcddc515e1405c8e35481b16de334020e451ec3e (release/HotFix2015-05), av

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

Product nameAVG Internet Security
Company nameAVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.
File descriptionAVG Application Activity Monitor Hel..
Internal nameavgidshx.sys
Original filenameavgidshx.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 AVG Technologies ..
Private buildWin32 Release_Unicode_DRIVER
Product version15.0.0.5957
File version15.0.0.5957
Special buildAvCompile_2015_0507_134328(5957), SV..

Digital signatures [?]

avgidshx.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

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the avgidshx.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Tencent Trojan.Win32.YY.Gen.9
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the avgidshx.sys file.

Other files also named avgidshx.sys

avgidshx.sys (53 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5df2ef00415fbd1ac2115f9b643a4be49
SHA256755b1b39cedc12afc36dbc35ee5afdcc7522129f6163b034e68c1ac456138c65

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