Avast Internet Security has a firewall application that the file afwserv.exe installs, when you install the software for the Internet Security program. The firewall monitors inbound and outbound activities on the Internet, keeping an eye out for threats that could put the system at risk. The firewall service is often located in the folder, C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\afwserv.exe. The file’s average paged memory is 6 MB. It also has an average committed memory usage of 88.05 MB, and this can go up to 92.81 MB. There were reports made by some users that the file takes up too memory, resulting in PC freezes, or hangs. There were also occasions cited where the file takes precedence over other processes running alongside the application. Consequently, a number of users decided to disable the file, and only utilize the firewall service that came with their OS. The file is considered harmless, owing to the fact that it has not been connected to any malicious software, or virus.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. afwserv.exe. is used by Avast Firewall Service, If you shut down afwserv.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop afwserv.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Avast Firewall Service, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed afwserv.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Avast Firewall Service, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if afwserv.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that afwserv.exe, belongs to, in this case Avast Firewall Service