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Question about an Avast-File
« on: March 19, 2018, 05:29:10 PM »
Hello,

can someone please explain  the purpose of the file "aswChLic.exe" in the C:\Programms\Avast Software\Avast  folder?

I can't figure it out from the threads here in this forum and I can't find any information about this file on the Internet either.

I'm using  AVAST Free Antivirus 11.2.2261 and Windows XP & SP 3

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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2018, 05:57:03 PM »
From the name it seems related to license, if i should guess ChLic = Check License or something like that





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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2018, 09:43:35 PM »
From the name it seems related to license

That's strange.

I didn't have any Avast Software installed that requires a "License", not even a Trial version.

I'm only using Avast Free 11.2.2261 and I didn't install anything else.
The last time I "registered" Avast Free was in August 2017.

So why is there now a "License related" Software on my PC ?

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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2018, 10:00:24 PM »
Probably the file that see what license you have .... free / payed ...

Do you have a problem with it?


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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2018, 07:33:35 AM »
Pondus, thanks for your reply, I appreciate your help, but it seems you didn't know the answer to my question.

I don't want to play a "guessing game"
I asked a straight simple question and I want a straight simple answer, but it seems that nobody can give me one, saying "aswChLic.exe" is doing this or "aswChLic.exe" is doing that.


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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2018, 10:29:48 AM »
That's a file that opens the legacy license files if you double-click them in Windows explorer to insert license to program

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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2018, 10:51:17 AM »
@MartinZ

Thanks, your answer helped me a lot.

But why is there such a file on my PC when I didn't have any Avast-Software installed which required a "License file" ?
I only use Avast Free and as far as I know you don’t need a "License (File)" for this software.


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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2018, 12:42:52 PM »
Because you can still insert the license to free version and it will upgrade the product ;-)

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Re: Question about an Avast-File
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2018, 02:34:38 PM »
@MartinZ

OK, I understand this
Thanks again for your help  :)