The avgrssvc.exe file is known as the process AVG Resident Shield Service that is used by the software AVG Anti-Virus system that is developed by GRISOFT, s.r.o. , the company now known as AVG Technologies. This executable file is found in the subfolder C:\PROGRAM FILES\Grisoft\AVG7\avgrssvc.exe. Known sizes for this file are 253,952 bytes, 200,704 bytes and 192,512 bytes with 89% occurrence. There is no visible window for this program. It is not a core file for Windows. It can hide itself. It is a valid software. It should run upon startup for the process to work. The command is C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgrssvc.exe. This process is the real time protection for AVG7 Anti-Virus program. It is installed as a service for Windows. There is no digital signature for avgrssvc.exe file. Automatic startup locations for this process file are services installed and running processes.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avgrssvc.exe. is used by AVG Anti-Virus system, If you shut down avgrssvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avgrssvc.exe, 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 avgrssvc.exe

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 avgrssvc.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 avgrssvc.exe, belongs to, in this case AVG Anti-Virus system