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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:   10,4,47,4163
MD5:   e930567427c3d8739234e832fbff7005
SHA1:   e3a74714f56db020364414725b4b9e96fbb3d3ce
SHA256:   cdcbaaa03fc14d04045a86027467a4113d7ee88f5972af1b3d0e8417459bc90f

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:10,4,47,4163
Size:18.01 MB (18,880,392 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:0.00008835%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00005078%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00003756%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:3,338 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:41.31 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):60.58 MB
    Private (minimum):59.74 MB
    Non-paged memory:41.31 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:209.59 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):230.39 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:60.49 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):60.58 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:13
    12
    Handles:326
    600
    GUI GDI count:480
    103
    GUI GDI peak:481
    142
    GUI USER count:99
    49
    GUI USER peak:172
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\progra~2\ad-aware antivirus\adaware.exe" --run-from-service --silent
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    AdAware.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00120143%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00030310%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00089834%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:2,550,140/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:170/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:18.06 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00003750%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002812%
    User CPU:0.00000937%
    CPU cycles:648/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    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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