Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.0.1497.376 11.83%
8.0.1489.300 19.71%
8.0.1488.286 0.36%
8.0.1483.72 7.89%
8.0.1482.45 4.66%
7.0.1474.765 43.37%
7.0.1473.755 1.43%
7.0.1466.549 5.02%
7.0.1456.418 1.08%
7.0.1455.186 0.36%
7.0.1451.402 0.36%
7.0.1426.0 1.43%
7.0.1407.0 0.72%
6.0.1367.0 0.72%
6.0.1125.0 0.36%
6, 0, 999, 0 0.72%

Relationships

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
aavm4h.dll
AavmProviderRegister, AavmProviderStatusChanged
advapi32.dll
InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
aswcmnbs.dll
secCreateSharedEvent, fsGetAvastProgramPath, secOpenSharedEvent
aswproperty.dll
aswGetProperty, aswGetProviderPropertyInt, aswPropertyFreeLibrary, aswPropertyInitLibrary, aswGetPropertyInt, aswGetProviderProperty, aswGetProviderPropertyInt2, aswGetProperty2, aswGetProviderProperty2, aswGetPropertyInt2
kernel32.dll
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, FreeLibrary, HeapAlloc, LoadLibraryExW, HeapFree, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GetProcessHeap, TerminateThread, Sleep, GetModuleFileNameW, GetProcAddress, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, CreateThread, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedExchange, OpenEventW, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetLastError, EnterCriticalSection, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetExitCodeThread, DeleteCriticalSection, ResumeThread
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
Export table
AvResDeinitialize
AvResGetConfiguration
AvResGetHProvider
AvResInitialize
AvResPause
AvResResume
AvResRun
AvResStop
AvResUpdateConfiguration
x_SetServiceStateDirect

ahresws.dll

avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software (Signed)

Remove ahresws.dll
Version:   8.0.1482.45
MD5:   85e5a16c39986e73cd24c87fd442cbf8
SHA1:   755faaf432c3e52468713a92ecb3d1f377692918

What is ahresws.dll?

avast! HTTP 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 ahresws.dll (from AVAST Software)

“Free antivirus with anti-spyware protection for Windows. AVAST Software leads the security software industry – protecting 160 million PCs, Macs and Mobiles around the globe – by distributing FREE anti”

DetailsDetails

File name:ahresws.dll
Publisher:AVAST Software
Product name:avast! Antivirus
Description:avast! HTTP Scanner AAVM Provider Library
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\ahresws.dll
Original name:AvResWs.dll
File version:8.0.1482.45
Size:76.38 KB (78,208 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVAST 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

ResourcesPrograms

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! Pro Antivirus
 AVAST Software
7% remove
“Avast Pro Antivirus is for individuals or companies that want customizable computer security that will integrate easily with an existing firewall. It has all the features of Avast Free Antivirus, plus a command-line scanner, full-scale virtualization, and the new Avast SafeZone (a clean, isolated desktop, so that other applications--even keyloggers--cannot see what's happening), designed specifically for secure online shopping or bankin...”
avast! Internet Security
 AVAST Software
5% remove
“avast! Internet Security provides complete antivirus, anti-spyware, antispam, and firewall protection, complemented by avast! SafeZone™ and new hybrid cloud technologies, for best protection against viruses, spyware, and other types of malware. SafeZone creates a private and isolated virtual window on your desktop for safely making your sensitive financial transactions when shopping or banking online.”
avast! Premier
 AVAST Software
4% remove
“Puts all the latest security technology at your fingertips. Comes with advanced privacy tools, full remote access, and a software update manager, to keep your most important programs updated. avast! Premier goes beyond our already comprehensive Internet Security to offer our new Data Shredder, for very permanently deleting sensitive data from the hard drive; remote capability improvements that – at the request of our users – allow autom...”

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 22.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.50%
Windows 7 Professional 13.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
Windows 8 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.50%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 31.82% of avast! Antivirus.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 22.45%
Hewlett-Packard 15.82%
Acer 13.27%
ASUS 11.22%
Toshiba 8.16%
Intel 7.14%
Lenovo 6.12%
Samsung 3.06%
American Megatrends 2.55%
GIGABYTE 2.55%
Sony 2.04%
Compaq 2.04%
MSI 1.02%
Medion 1.02%
Gateway 1.02%
Packard Bell 0.51%
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