Information about avupdate.exe
avupdate.exe
avupdate.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Avira Product Updater. The reported company name is Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. The current detection status is Clean, based on the latest analysis from 2025-03-29 23:01:31 (a year ago).
This record is currently marked as clean, but file reputation can depend on the exact path, hash, and source. Compare the MD5 and publisher data below with the file on your system.
File Details
| Product Name: | Avira Product Updater |
| Company Name: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| MD5: | 81840bb67e139a6cae1c9fb5404dbc8a |
| Size: | 2 MB |
| First Published: | 2021-11-03 21:36:22 (4 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-03-29 23:01:31 (a year ago) |
| Status: | Clean (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-03-29 23:01:31 (a year ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG |
| Status: | Trusted Publisher |
ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record, but the file hash and source should still match the expected software distribution.
Common Places:
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
| %appdata%\cyber privacy suite\cyber privacy suite 4.1.4\install\ba47fbe\localappdatafolder\cyberprivacysuite |
| %appdata%\shield antivirus |
ThreatInfo has observed avupdate.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
Geography:
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| 7.1% | ||
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Algeria with 14.3% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 85.7% | |
| Windows 7 | 14.3% |
The most common operating system signal for avupdate.exe is Windows 10 with 85.7% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
avupdate.exe is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows CUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows CUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x00400000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x001eb554 |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 2180608 | 4290b3267d3999fb6bb6186271893766 |
| .rdata | 508928 | 27c25874fcb6585ee152e4f2c41c4a1b |
| .data | 43008 | 4b194ba41517cf38a658e37503985d7d |
| .rsrc | 25600 | bdaedd88abbe6bdc953bf58927368849 |
| .reloc | 79360 | 5a46c3406391f27478fbfbd72cbbf192 |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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