Most anti-virus software have classified the avr.exe file as malware. Kaspersky identifies it as Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abzv or Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abel. It is found in the subfolder C:\Program Files or in C:\Documents and Settings. It is not a visible program. The program loads when you boot Windows. The registry key for the process is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. It is not a core file for Windows. A Trojan or Trojan Horse is a type of malware that is not self-replicating. It can provide the hacker with remote access to the computer system by usually using a backdoor. It can steal information such as credit card details and passwords. It can use the system to perform automated spamming as part of botnet. It may also distribute service denial attacks. It can upload or download files from the user computer. It can delete or modify files. It can remotely control the computer system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avr.exe. is used by Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abzv or Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abel, If you shut down avr.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avr.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abzv or Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abel, 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 avr.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abzv or Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abel, 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 avr.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 avr.exe, belongs to, in this case Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abzv or Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.abel