Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

10,5,3,4405 43.75%
10,5,2,4379 6.25%
10,5,1,4369 6.25%
10,5,0,4339 6.25%
10,4,49,4168 12.50%
10,4,47,4163 6.25%
10,2,21,3698 18.75%

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advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegDeleteValueW, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, CryptGetHashParam, CryptHashData, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyKey, CryptEncrypt, CryptDecrypt, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGenKey, CryptExportKey, CryptImportKey, InitiateSystemShutdownExW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, CryptCreateHash, RegEnumKeyExW, SetSecurityInfo, RegQueryValueExW, QueryServiceStatusEx, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, MakeSelfRelativeSD, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, CryptDestroyHash
comctl32.dll
ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Draw
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameW
dbghelp.dll
MiniDumpWriteDump
gdi32.dll
CombineRgn, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateRectRgn, CreateDCA, DeleteDC, GetBitmapBits, BitBlt, GetObjectA, SelectObject, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleDC, DeleteObject
htmlayout.dll
HTMLayoutScrollToView, HTMLayoutSetCallback, HTMLayoutWindowAttachEventHandler, HTMLayoutLoadHtmlEx, HTMLayoutLoadFile, HTMLayoutFindElement, _HTMLayoutSetMediaVars@8, ValueSetValueToKey, HTMLayoutDataReady, HTMLayoutProcND, HTMLayoutGetMinHeight, HTMLayoutGetMinWidth, HTMLayoutUpdateWindow, HTMLayoutUpdateElement, HTMLayout_UnuseElement, HTMLayoutSelectParent, HTMLayoutGetElementState, ValueInit, ValueClear, ValueCopy, ValueIntDataSet, HTMLayoutControlGetValue, HTMLayoutControlSetValue, ValueFloatDataSet, ValueIntData, HTMLayoutGetAttributeByName, HTMLayoutSetElementState, ValueStringDataSet, ValueStringData, ValueToString, HTMLayoutGetElementInnerTextCB, ValueNthElementValue, HTMLayoutCallBehaviorMethod, HTMLayoutParseValue, ValueElementsCount, ValueNthElementValueSet, HTMLayoutGetElementHwnd, HTMLayoutGetElementByUID, HTMLayoutGetRootElement, HTMLayoutCloneElement, HTMLayoutGetParentElement, HTMLayoutGetElementIndex, HTMLayoutGetStyleAttribute, HTMLayoutGetChildrenCount, HTMLayoutGetNthChild, HTMLayoutPostEvent, HTMLayoutInsertElement, HTMLayoutDetachElement, ValueInt64DataSet, ValueInt64Data, HTMLayoutSetElementInnerText16, HTMLayoutSetElementHtml, HTMLayoutGetElementHtmlCB, HTMLayoutUpdateElementEx, HTMLayoutSetAttributeByName, HTMLayoutSetStyleAttribute, HTMLayoutCreateElement, HTMLayoutSelectElements, HTMLayoutTrackPopupAt, HTMLayout_UseElement
iphlpapi.dll
GetNumberOfInterfaces, GetAdaptersInfo, GetIfEntry, GetIfTable
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoResumeClassObjects, CoAddRefServerProcess, StringFromGUID2, CoInitialize, OleRun, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoUninitialize, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoInitializeEx
rpcrt4.dll
NdrOleAllocate, NdrStubCall2, NdrDllUnregisterProxy, NdrDllRegisterProxy, NdrCStdStubBuffer2_Release, NdrCStdStubBuffer_Release, NdrDllCanUnloadNow, NdrDllGetClassObject, NdrOleFree, IUnknown_QueryInterface_Proxy, IUnknown_Release_Proxy, NdrStubForwardingFunction, IUnknown_AddRef_Proxy
secur32.dll
GetUserNameExW
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFileInfoW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHBrowseForFolderW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, StrRetToStrW
user32.dll
DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, GetClientRect, MapWindowPoints, PeekMessageW, CreatePopupMenu, LoadStringW, LoadStringA, AppendMenuW, PostQuitMessage, DestroyMenu, GetSystemMenu, ScreenToClient, IntersectRect, EnumDisplayMonitors, SetWindowPlacement, GetWindowPlacement, InflateRect, PtInRect, SetWindowRgn, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassExW, GetClassInfoExW, SendMessageW, ExitWindowsEx, IsWindowVisible, CharNextW, CharUpperW, PostThreadMessageW, GetMonitorInfoW, LoadIconW, GetSystemMetrics, SetWindowPos, ShowWindowAsync, IsWindow, PostMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetWindow, GetParent, SetWindowTextW, SetParent, EndDialog, DialogBoxIndirectParamW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetUserObjectInformationW, GetProcessWindowStation, MessageBoxA, DestroyIcon, LoadImageW, UpdateWindow, TrackPopupMenu, MonitorFromWindow, wsprintfW, IsZoomed, GetCursorPos, SystemParametersInfoW, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowRect, IsIconic, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow
wininet.dll
InternetCheckConnectionW, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetOpenW, InternetSetOptionW, InternetConnectW, InternetReadFile, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetCloseHandle
ws2_32.dll
freeaddrinfo, getaddrinfo

AdAware.exe

Ad-Aware Antivirus by Lavasoft Limited (Signed)

Remove AdAware.exe
Version:   10,5,2,4379
MD5:   c01cd80cf8c572bce243dde1b3eb986b
SHA1:   9edbe0b28e15252f032c454527b1bc8f318054b6
SHA256:   6f935dbdb1940fd239a7f7c41ad61a5e8e9b01409054f1c884db17637a729f19

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:10,5,2,4379
Size:17.96 MB (18,828,128 bytes)
Build date:3/18/2013 11:24 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Lavasoft Limited
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00018542%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008524%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010018%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:27,768,178 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1,066/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:34.72 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):53.91 MB
Private (minimum):13.78 MB
Non-paged memory:34.72 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:208.15 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):229.04 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:53.78 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):53.91 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:307
600
GUI GDI count:495
103
GUI GDI peak:499
142
GUI USER count:101
49
GUI USER peak:173
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

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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