The avg7core.sys file pertains to the process called AVG Scanning Engine that belongs to the application AVG Anti-Virus system developed by GRISOFT, s.r.o that is now AVG Technologies. The file path of avg7core.sys is C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known sizes for the file are 776,096 bytes, 821,856 bytes with 20% occurrence and 16 other variants on Windows 7 or Windows XP operating system. There is no visible window for this program. The avg7core.sys file is not a core file for Windows. It may be a compressed file. The file does not have a digital signature. Automatic startup locations for this process include installed drivers and installed devices. AVG Anti-Virus software provides protection for your computer system from malicious applications including Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, Web Shield, Anti-Rootkit and Security Toolbar. AVG or Anti-Virus Guard is a family of Internet Security and anti-virus software for various platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD platforms.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avg7core.sys. is used by AVG Anti-Virus System, If you shut down avg7core.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avg7core.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AVG Anti-Virus System, 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 avg7core.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AVG Anti-Virus System, 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 avg7core.sys. 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 avg7core.sys, belongs to, in this case AVG Anti-Virus System