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AvastSvc.exe and outbound tcp port
« on: April 19, 2012, 04:11:24 PM »
Hi,

I believe that AvastSvc.exe is an avast process/service or something like that.
I found it opens a lot of outbound tcp connections, about 50-150.
What is the reason for that?
And, what are all those outbound tcp connections used for?

Thanks

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Re: AvastSvc.exe and outbound tcp port
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 05:10:38 PM »
It works like a local proxy: Internet > avast! service (avastsvc.exe) > Computer.
It just scans the traffic between the Internet and your computer.
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