Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
Adguard.exe
Adguard Ad Blocker by Insoft LLC (Signed)
| Version: | 5.5.590.3465 |
| MD5: | 3bdc58b9b566e012b7cbf12d03629f1f |
| SHA1: | a8a15f901372b963e13eb78941653c0c72dc2ada |
| SHA256: | d1d3d38f4cb316e9d9cbc52fc12246035411ae0763735e36c5d56fc71373646d |
Overview
adguard.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Adguard published by Performix. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Insoft LLC which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0).
Details
| File name: | adguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Insoft LLC |
| Product name: | Adguard Ad Blocker |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\adguard\adguard.exe |
| File version: | 5.5.590.3465 |
| Size: | 1.56 MB (1,635,824 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Insoft LLC |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Adguard was developed using sophisticated heuristic algorithms and a wide range of filters that work perfectly in removing ads and popups. Once installed, Adguard silently works in the background and automatically protects you from ads and malicious websites. Though ad-blocking plugins are able to hide a part of advertisements, Adguards removes it completely, saving both Internet traffic and nerves. We created this program around three ...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Adguard' → C:\Program Files\Adguard\Adguard.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01840245% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00016285% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01823960% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 7,129 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 135.37 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 105.69 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 25.54 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 135.37 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 380.11 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 416.11 MB | |
| Working set: | 102.59 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 123.8 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 43 | |
| Handles: | 806 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 33 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 37 | |
| GUI USER count: | 25 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 26 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| Adguard.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.62445513% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.05112498% | |
| User CPU: | 0.57333015% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,152,037/sec | |
| Context switches: | 19/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.58 MB | |
| clr.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.05847441% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02018519% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03828923% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,919,666/sec | |
| Context switches: | 39/sec | |
| Memory: | 6.43 MB | |
| wpfgfx_v0400.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00372532% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00372532% | |
| CPU cycles: | 43,412/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.6 MB | |
| WS2_32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00123929% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00123929% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 525/sec | |
| Memory: | 212 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
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