avshadow.exe
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| The avshadow.exe process is a part of the AntiVir Desktop used to protect your desktop PCs securely and efficiently. It belongs to Avira's antivirus program to scan files that are locked by creating a shadow copy of the file. It enables the antivirus process to scan the file but does not interfere with any process still modifying the orignal file. | |||
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| The avshadow.exe process is not an essential file to the computer system performance. Disabling it or enabling it depends on whether you use AntiVir Desktop or not. | |||
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| AvShadow.exe is Avira’s own enhanced implementation of the Shadow Copy feature present in Windows Vista and 7. This service allows the Avira's antivirus program to scan files that are locked by creating a shadow copy of the file. This allows the antivirus process to scan the file but does not interfere with any process still modifying the orignal file. More information | |||
