Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

5, 1, 864, 0	20.00%
5, 1, 822, 0	20.00%
5, 0, 677, 0	20.00%
5, 0, 594, 0	40.00%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

aavm4h.dll

aavmFltIsPresent, aavmFltCheckOS, aavmFltCheckMgrService, FilterComm_Send, AavmProviderRegister

advapi32.dll

SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor

ashbase.dll

_basGetProfileInt@12, _basIsOtherAVInstalled@4, _basLogEvent2@24

aswproperty.dll

aswPropertyFreeLibrary, aswPropertyInitLibrary, aswGetPropertyInt2, aswGetPropertyInt

kernel32.dll

GetCurrentProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, GetVersionExW, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, CreateFileW, Sleep, GetModuleFileNameW, CloseHandle, GetLogicalDrives, GetDriveTypeW, GetProcAddress, DeviceIoControl, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange

msvcr90.dll

DllMain

user32.dll

wsprintfW

Export table

AvResDeinitialize

AvResGetHProvider

AvResGetVersion

AvResInitialize

AvResPause

AvResResume

AvResRun

AvResStop

AvResUpdateConfiguration

x_SetServiceStateDirect

ahresmes.dll

avast! Antivirus by ALWIL Software (Signed)

Remove ahresmes.dll

Version:	5, 0, 594, 0
MD5:	f0afdce17708f94d4675dd09f00f7cd1
SHA1:	3118e5f9eec717c15f19f46843f271191e7e6327
SHA256:	987d345d6d7c8d07dbcbcad87e72a11aed55c2241e0149abdc8bd979794bd5b6

What is ahresmes.dll?

avast! Messenger scanner AAVM Provider Library - Avast Antivirus is a full-featured antivirus and anti-spyware scanning and removal product. Avast offers a web-reputation browser extension as well as virtualization technology. Accurate threat updates via avast updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology in Avast! Antivirus.

About ahresmes.dll (from ALWIL Software)

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Details

File name:	ahresmes.dll
Publisher:	AVAST Software
Product name:	avast! Antivirus
Description:	avast! Messenger scanner AAVM Provider Library
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\alwil software\avast5\ahresmes.dll
Original name:	AvResMes.dll
File version:	5, 0, 594, 0
Product version:	5, 0, 0, 0
Size:	35.44 KB (36,288 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	ALWIL Software
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

avast! Free Antivirus

AVAST Software

9% remove

Avast! Free Antivirus is a full-featured antivirus and anti-spyware scanning and removal product that offers a web-reputation browser extension as well as virtualization technology. Accurate threat updates via Avast updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology.

Avast Free Antivirus

AVAST Software

6% remove