Should I remove Anvi Smart Defender?

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1.8	100.00%

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Remove Anvi Smart Defender 1.8 by Anvisoft

Anvi Smart Defender 1.8 is a program developed by Anvisoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is asd.exe. The software installer includes 16 files and is usually about 76.38 MB (80,091,731 bytes). AutoUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 54% of users of Anvi Smart Defender come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Brazil.

URL: www.anvisoft.com/smart-defender.html

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Anvisoft\Anvi Smart Defender

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Anvisoft\Anvi Smart Defender\UnInstall.exe

Estimated size: 76.38 MB

ASDSrv.exe
Memory:	97.14 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0410017288%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.02503205%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.01596968%	0.015104% average
ASDTray.exe
Memory:	3.99 MB
Total CPU:	0.0107155950%
Kernel CPU:	0.00437371%
User CPU:	0.00634188%

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Anvi Smart Defender 1.8, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Anvi Smart Defender.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 71% Win XP 1%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 55% Keep it 45%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	53.89%
United Kingdom	8.33%
Brazil	5.00%
Canada	2.78%
Taiwan	2.22%
United Arab Emirates	1.67%
Australia	1.67%
Belgium	1.67%
Spain	1.67%
France	1.67%
Greece	1.67%
Netherlands	1.67%
Poland	1.67%
Croatia	1.11%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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