The avkcl.exe file is the process G DATA AntiVirus Client that is used by the application G DATA Antivirus that is created by G DATA Software AG. It is a non-system process that originates from the installed application on your computer system. The location for this process file is in the subfolder C:\Program Files. Known sizes for the avkcl.exe file include 776,016 bytes, 739,152 bytes with 29% occurrence and 4 other variants. It is not a core file for Windows. The program does not use a visible window. This executable program loads when you start up your Windows. The registry key for this process is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. The program utilizes ports to establish connection to the Internet or LAN. It is a legitimate process. It has a digital signature from G DATA Software AG with certificate issued by VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer. Automatic startup locations for this process include services installed, running processes and the local machine for autorun registry entries.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as G DATA AntiVirus, 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 avkcl.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 avkcl.exe, belongs to, in this case G DATA AntiVirus