Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. The setup package generally installs about 74 files and is usually about 514.31 KB (526,656 bytes). It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The programs's main executable is avastui.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 13.1 MB of memory. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly.

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background.

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted.

The most common release is, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Avast! Premier is a software program developed by AVAST Software.

Uninstall avast premier component