The avgtcpsv.exe file belongs to the process AVG TCP Server that is used by the application AVG Anti-Virus system that is authored by GRISOFT, s.r.o. [now AVG Technologies]. The avgtcpsv.exe file is located in C:\Program Files subfolder. Known sizes for this file are 1,798,144 bytes and 1,957,888 bytes with 50% occurrence. It is not a visible program. It is not a system file for Windows. The program sends or receives data through ports to the Internet or LAN. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition offers basic anti-spyware and anti-virus protection with surf technology and full safe search by AVG LinkScanner. It has limitations though such as infrequent updates unlike the commercial version, no E-mail or telephone technical support, limited options for scheduling updates and no server support. The file has no digital signature. Devices installed and running processes are the automatic startup locations for this process.

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