Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.5.0.9 20.00%
1.4.5.83 60.00%
1.3.0.34 20.00%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, MakeAbsoluteSD, InitializeAcl, AddAce, GetAclInformation, GetSidLengthRequired, InitializeSid, GetSidSubAuthority, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup
kernel32.dll
GetLocaleInfoW, GetShortPathNameW, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapSize, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, GetVersionExW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetFileAttributesW, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, ReleaseMutex, LoadLibraryW, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, SetThreadPriority, GetModuleFileNameW, GetTickCount, WaitForMultipleObjects, ResetEvent, VirtualAlloc, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, FlushInstructionCache, VirtualFree, lstrlenW, GetCommandLineW, SetEvent, ExitProcess, CreateEventW, GetLastError, CloseHandle, WideCharToMultiByte, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, HeapReAlloc, SizeofResource, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, CreateFileA, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExA, RaiseException, Sleep, GetLocalTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, OutputDebugStringW, WriteFile, CreateFileW, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, FlushFileBuffers, GetSystemInfo, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW, TerminateProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, ExitThread, CreateThread, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCommandLineA, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, GetModuleHandleA, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapCreate, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetSystemTime, InterlockedCompareExchange
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, StringFromCLSID, CLSIDFromString, CoTaskMemFree
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathAddBackslashW
user32.dll
CharLowerBuffW, UnregisterClassA
Export table
GetCCAppObjectID
GetFactory
GetObjectCount

AlertEng.dll

LiveUpdate Notice by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove AlertEng.dll
Version:   1.4.5.83
MD5:   81a1312ccf521cfa56fb28b097e0c722
SHA1:   90163524f382a707c968c293e0bd63f8d54a4bce
SHA256:   f85fd13f8e57ba31ccc3d6afcb4f08327dd5d967ef5e53bb953f39a5f161e459

Overview

alerteng.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:alerteng.dll
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:LiveUpdate Notice
Description:Alert Engine
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\symantec shared\pif\{b8e1dd85-8582-4c61-b58f-2f227fca9a08}\alerteng.dll
File version:1.4.5.83
Product version:1.4
Size:389.38 KB (398,728 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Expiration date:Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 40.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 20.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of LiveUpdate Notice.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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