AdAware.exe

Ad-Aware Antivirus by Lavasoft Limited (Signed)

Remove AdAware.exe
Version:   10,2,21,3698
MD5:   5e57eab47e565bf754bcf99a410c3354
SHA1:   03fa77a6cbd2c6dfa06438fc2785a76dc9d48e7d
SHA256:   23e64dedbd2546fd84a14eb533c059bec21866b51c3fd186287894e590247f40

What is AdAware.exe?

Ad-Aware Antivirus is part of Ad-Aware, an anti-spyware and anti-virus program developed by Lavasoft that detects and removes malware, spyware and adware on a user's computer. According to Lavasoft, Ad-Aware detects spyware, computer viruses, dialers, Trojans, bots, rootkits, data miners, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components.

About AdAware.exe (from Lavasoft Limited)

Built upon our legendary anti-spyware and antivirus protection, Ad-Aware real-time web-filtering technology safeguards your PC against phishing attacks and online scams, allowing you to stay protected

DetailsDetails

File name:AdAware.exe
Publisher:Lavasoft Limited
Product name:Ad-Aware Antivirus
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\Ad-Aware Antivirus\AdAware.exe
Original name:Ad-Aware Antivirus.exe
File version:10,2,21,3698
Size:17.96 MB (18,832,264 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Lavasoft Limited
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [TCP] 50.56.48.215:80

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01733795%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00057976%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01675819%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:1,803 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:11,970,422/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:657/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:32.87 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):31.14 MB
    Private (minimum):9.81 MB
    Non-paged memory:32.87 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:193.59 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):204.81 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:30.6 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):50.19 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:27,174/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:516 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:12 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:3.21 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:16/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:13
    12
    Handles:330
    600
    GUI GDI count:531
    103
    GUI GDI peak:536
    142
    GUI USER count:99
    49
    GUI USER peak:170
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • C:\progra~2\ad-awa~1\adaware.exe --run-from-service --silent
    • C:\progra~2\ad-awa~1\adaware.exe --run-from-service
    Owner:User
    Parent process:adawareservice.exe (Ad-Aware Antivirus Service by Lavasoft Limited)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    AdAware.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.02799729%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01107550%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.01692179%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:3,138,332/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:146/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:18.02 MB
    1.16 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00230783%
    Kernel CPU:0.00153855%
    User CPU:0.00076928%
    CPU cycles:19,279/sec
    Memory:252 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 31.25%
    Windows 7 Professional 25.00%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 18.75%
    Windows 8 Pro 12.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 81.25% of Ad-Aware Antivirus.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
    Dell 33.33%
    Acer 16.67%
    GIGABYTE 16.67%
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