Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.0.2020.505 1.61%
9.0.2018.391 37.10%
9.0.2013.292 4.84%
9.0.2011.263 6.45%
9.0.2008.177 12.90%
9.0.2007.172 6.45%
9.0.2006.159 30.65%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, OpenThreadToken, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegCloseKey
ashbase.dll
_basGetErrorType@4, _basAdjustBuffer@12, _strDecode@12, _notEventId@8, _basGetLanguage@4, _basResPwdCheck@4, _basShouldSubmit@4, _basGetProcAddress@8, _basCreatePath@16, _basU2A@16, _basTime2String@20, _basCreateFriendFileName@16, _basGetErrorString@12, _basA2U@16, _basLogEvent2@24, _basValidatePath@8, _basNetAlert@16, _basGetComputerName@0, _basFriendlyShieldName@12, _basChangeSubStr@16, _basVPS2Label@28, _basFriendlyTaskName@8, _basGetBaseLang@0, _basCreateURL@12, _basFreeLibrary@0, _basInitLibrary@4, _basGetPhysMemoryStatus@8, _basFreeMoveFolder@4, _basGetMoveFolder@0, _basSubmitFile@36, _basFormatNumber@16
aswcmnbs.dll
fsGetAvastSumpPath, usnOpenTracker, usnValidateFileCheckpoint, StreamHashInit, StreamHashAdd, StreamHashGet, usnCreateFileCheckpoint, StreamHashClose, fsGetAvastProgramPath, strMatchesWildcards, fsGetDriveStrings, fsGetAvastReportPath, fsIsCriticalSystemFile, fsGetAvastTempFileName, secCreateSharedMutex, usnCloseTracker
aswcmnis.dll
cyphSimpleCode, crcGenerate32c
aswcmnos.dll
dep_fsReadFile, dep_osGetID, dep_osIsWin64, dep_osCloseThread, dep_osWaitForThread, dep_osBeginThread, dep_osIsWow64, dep_fsFindClose, dep_fsFindNextFile, dep_fsFindFirstFile, dep_osGetSystemDir, dep_fsMoveFile, dep_fsCopyFile, dep_fsExistFile, dep_fsOpenFile, dep_fsWriteFile, dep_strCurrToNewUtf8, dep_fsDeleteFileLaterX, dep_fsDeleteFileX, dep_fsEnableWow64FsRedirection, dep_fsReadBR, dep_osIsValidAddress, dep_fsRemoveFolderRecursive, dep_fsExistFileX, dep_osIsWin2kOrBetter, dep_fsDeleteFile, dep_fsOpenFileX, dep_fsGetFileSize, dep_strFreeString, dep_strNormalToNewUnicode, dep_fsCloseFile, dep_fsGetFileSizeHandle, dep_fsSetFilePointer, dep_strUnicodeToNormal, dep_strNormalToUnicode
aswengldr.dll
avscanSetHashCalc, avscanSetCrashCallback, avscanSetHeuristicsCallback, avscanSetPriority, avscanSetSensitivity, avscanSetImpersonification, avscanSetPackerBombRanges, avscanSetScanProgressParams, avscanSetFilePublisherChecking, avfilesUnpackArchiveS, avscanSetFindAllViruses, avscanEnableCloudServices, avscanSetScanTaskGuid, avscanCheckPrivileges, avfilesScanAdd, avfilesScanRealMulti, avfilesScanResult, avfilesScanClear, avworkClose, avscanSetPackersRestriction, avscanSetPackersCallback, avworkInitialize, avworkSetCustomAlgoCallback, avldrCloseModule, avldrLoadModule, avldrCreateHandle, avfilesFreeObjectNameBuffer, avscanGetScanProgress, avfilesGetStatistics, avfilesGetStatisticsTest, avscanShowCleaner, avldrLoadEngineAuxModule, avscanIsCriticalSystemFile, avscanObjectSupportsAction, avfilesDeleteO, avfilesDeleteS, avfilesFileExistsExO, avfilesFileExistsExS, avfilesRepairO, avfilesRepairS, avfilesCreateObjectName, avfilesMoveO, avfilesMoveS, avfilesFreeObjectName, avfilesGetObjectNameW, avfilesSetExclude, avldrGetEngineInformation, avfilesScanFileO, avfilesScanFile, avfilesCleaningOffer, avldrGetDefinitionsFolder, avfilesDuplicateObjectName
kernel32.dll
GetLogicalDriveStringsW, GetDriveTypeW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, CreateFileW, GetFileSize, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, CloseHandle, GetLocalTime, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, GetCurrentThread, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetVolumeInformationW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, MultiByteToWideChar, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, ReleaseMutex, HeapAlloc, SetLastError, LoadLibraryExA, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException, WaitForSingleObject, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessW, ResumeThread, GetPrivateProfileIntW, CopyFileW, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetTempFileNameW, GetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, ResetEvent, SetEvent, OpenEventA, CreateEventA, FormatMessageA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, LoadLibraryW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, DisconnectNamedPipe, ConnectNamedPipe, CallNamedPipeW, CreateNamedPipeW, DeviceIoControl, LocalFree, FormatMessageW, GetModuleFileNameW, FindNextFileW, GetModuleHandleW, DeleteFileW, GetPrivateProfileStringW
msvcp110.dll
DllMain
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
rpcrt4.dll
NdrGetBuffer, NdrFreeBuffer, NdrConformantArrayBufferSize, NdrClientInitializeNew, RpcRaiseException, NdrConformantArrayMarshall, RpcBindingFree, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, RpcStringBindingComposeW, RpcStringFreeW, UuidToStringW, UuidCreate, NdrConformantArrayUnmarshall, NdrSendReceive, NdrConvert, NdrConformantStringMarshall, NdrConformantStringBufferSize, RpcBindingServerFromClient, RpcBindingToStringBindingW, RpcStringBindingParseW, I_RpcGetBuffer, NdrAllocate, NdrServerInitializeNew, NdrPointerFree, NdrConformantStringUnmarshall
user32.dll
wsprintfW, LoadStringW, AllowSetForegroundWindow, GetSystemMetrics
Export table
_ARConstructListFromString@8
_ARConstructStringFromList@4
_ARDeconstructListFromString@4
_FreeARList@4
_tskAddArea@12
_tskAddAreaEx@20
_tskAddNetAlert@8
_tskAdjustReportName@8
_tskAllocResultA@28
_tskAllocResultO@28
_tskAllocResultW@28
_tskARDeleteFile@12
_tskChangeExcludedHash@16
_tskCheckDeleteFile@12
_tskCheckResult@4
_tskCheckVPSTime@4
_tskClearResult@16
_tskConstructVirusInfoStringW@4
_tskCopyResult@8
_tskCopyResultChangeName@12
_tskCreateReport@8
_tskCreateReportFileName@12
_tskDefTask@8
_tskDestructFalsePositiveSubmit@4
_tskDestructVirusInfoString@4
_tskDoAntiRootkitScan@20
_tskExecData@16
_tskFileAutoFix@20
_tskFileCleanOffer@12
_tskFileDelete@16
_tskFileMove@16
_tskFileRepair@20
_tskFileScan@12
_tskFileTrezor@16
_tskFreeActionContext@4
_tskFreeAntirootkit@8
_tskFreeAreas@4
_tskFreeData@4
_tskFreeLibrary@0
_tskFreeNetAlert@4
_tskFreeResult@8
_tskFreeResultFileName@16
_tskFriendlyTaskName@12
_tskGetCrashCallback@0
_tskGetFileUrlAndHash@36
_tskGetHeurCallback@0
_tskGetReportFileName@12
_tskGetResultFileName@20
_tskGetVirusURL@12
_tskGetVPSInfo@20
_tskGetVPSLabel@16
_tskInitActionContext@8
_tskInitActionContextImpers@4
_tskInitLibrary@8
_tskInitResultA@36
_tskInitResultO@36
_tskInitResultW@36
_tskIsFileHashExcluded@16
_tskLaunchCleaner@8
_tskLaunchRepair@8
_tskLaunchRescueDisc@8
_tskLaunchSyncer@20
_tskLaunchSyncerWithRemediationServer@24
_tskLoadAntirootkit@4
_tskLogEvent@20
_tskLogResult@12
_tskLogStats@52
_tskLogSuspiciousAction@32
_tskPackerBits@8
_tskPrepareFalsePositiveSubmit@8
_tskProcessAreas@20
_tskProcessData@8
_tskProcessShieldNetAlertAndReport@16
_tskProp2VA@12
_tskReleaseReport@4
_tskRepairDisketteBootSector@16
_tskSaveFileUrlAndHash@28
_tskSetActionContextImpers@8
_tskSetActions@12
_tskSetScanAreas@12
_tskUpdateReport@12
_tskUpdateStatistics@4
_tskVA2Prop@12
_tskVirusAction@4
_UpdateProgram@16
_UpdateVps@16

ashtask.dll

avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software a.s. (Signed)

Remove ashtask.dll
Version:   9.0.2008.177
MD5:   55280b128df9b3054d11407ec2e1efa9
SHA1:   0d51e88b8f6c54c6df57bbdbced9a8f302f7526f

Overview

ashtask.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including avast! Free Antivirus published by AVAST Software, avast! Internet Security from AVAST Software and avast! Internet Security by AVAST Software. The file is digitally signed by AVAST Software a.s. which was issued by the DigiCert Inc certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:ashtask.dll
Publisher:AVAST Software
Product name:avast! Antivirus
Description:Task Handling Module
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\ashtask.dll
Original name:aswTask.dll
File version:9.0.2008.177
Size:344.9 KB (353,176 bytes)
Build date:11/6/2013 9:39 AM
Certificate
Issued to:AVAST Software a.s.
Authority (CA):DigiCert Inc
Effective date:Thursday, July 11, 2013
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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 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 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 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...
AVAST Software
7% remove
AVAST Software
6% remove
AVAST Software
4% remove

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.75%
Windows 8.1 11.48%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.56%
Windows 7 Professional 4.92%
Windows 8 4.92%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.92%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.28%
Windows 8 Pro 3.28%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.28%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.64%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.64%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.64%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 1.64%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.64%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 31.15% of avast! Antivirus.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 16.87%
ASUS 16.87%
Dell 16.87%
Toshiba 14.46%
Lenovo 12.05%
Acer 10.84%
GIGABYTE 4.82%
Intel 2.41%
Samsung 2.41%
Sahara 1.20%
Alienware 1.20%
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