The avgidsagent.exe process is also known as the AVG IDS application and is created by AVG Technologies. AVG Technologies is a globally known company in security software, and is reported to protect over 110 million small business users and consumers in various countries. Amongst the reports include that the company has one of the most extensive self-help communities around the Internet and has an established technology credentials amongst “techie” costumers. It has been said that AVG has a heavy focus upon community building to help participants online to support each other regarding their computer system’s security issues so that they are able to contribute to AVG’s research efforts. The avgidsagent.exe process gives real-time protection when shopping, banking, surfing and social networking within the Internet. AVG IDS also provides easy downloading, an improved firewall protection, quick and painless scanning within the market. This program is up to date regarding its security protection and ensures consumers to get optimal use of their security systems.
How can I stop avgidsagent.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avgidsagent.exe. is used by AVG IDS, If you shut down avgidsagent.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avgidsagent.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AVG IDS, 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.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as AVG IDS, 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.
Is avgidsagent.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if avgidsagent.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if avgidsagent.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 avgidsagent.exe, belongs to, in this case AVG IDS