AntiVir License Manager is part of Avira Antivirus Software, and is installed with the file licmgr.exe, together with the AV software. The License Manager provides you with a license code to activate your software. The code covers the type of AV software you will install, the features that are included with the software and the time validity of the antivirus service. The license code will also allow you to renew your AV software before it expires. Apart from this AntiVir License Manager provides you with the option to upgrade your AV service, i.e. from Personal to Premium. With the use of your license code, the upgrade will be automatically downloaded and installed. You do not need to do it manually. The file installs in C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\licmgr.exe. It has a file size of 106,344 bytes. The file is also associated with another application, F-Secure Automatic Update Agent for F-Secure Internet Security suite. The file serves as an auto updater for the AV software.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AntiVir License Manager, 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 licmgr.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 licmgr.exe, belongs to, in this case AntiVir License Manager