The executable process file, avk.exe (version 23.0.12100.965), has a product name of GData Internet Security, further described to be as GData AntiVirusKit UI that is part of the software, AntiVirusKit (version 2006) or AntiVirusKit 2007 as created by GDATA Software AG. The process file, avk.exe does not have a visible window, not considered as CPU intensive, nor is it a Windows core file. However, it is a Verisign signed file in which the signer of the certificate is GData Software AG. The process file is found to be running in the Task Manager as the process avk.exe, located in subfolder of C:\Program Files or Program Files\gdata internet security\avk folder with the directory of %PROGRAMFILE%\GDATA\AntiVirus\AVK. The file sizes on Windows 7 or XP are 341,064 bytes on 25% of all incidences, 2,592,768 bytes and 4 other variants namely, 342,008 bytes, 1,224,704 bytes 1,265,664 bytes or 1,251,568 bytes. The process file also functions having the ability to record inputs.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Anti Virus Kit, 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 avk.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 avk.exe, belongs to, in this case Anti Virus Kit