Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.0.1497.376 12.00%
8.0.1489.300 20.67%
8.0.1488.286 0.33%
8.0.1483.72 7.67%
8.0.1482.45 4.67%
7.0.1474.765 42.33%
7.0.1473.755 1.33%
7.0.1466.549 5.33%
7.0.1456.418 1.00%
7.0.1455.186 0.33%
7.0.1451.402 0.33%
7.0.1426.0 1.67%
7.0.1407.0 0.67%
6.0.1367.0 0.67%
6.0.1125.0 0.33%
6, 0, 999, 0 0.67%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, OpenThreadToken
ashbase.dll
_basGetProcAddress@8, _basCreatePath@16, _basA2U@16, _basGetLanguage@4, _basGetBaseLang@0, _basSubmitFile@36, _basU2A@16, _basTime2String@20, _basCreateFriendFileName@16, _basGetProfileString@20, _basShouldSubmit@4, _basAdjustBuffer@12, _notEventId@8, _basGetErrorString@12, _basGetErrorType@4, _basFormatNumber@16, _basGetMoveFolder@0, _basFreeMoveFolder@4, _basChangeSubStr@16, _basFriendlyShieldName@12, _basLogEvent2@24, _basVPS2Label@28, _basFriendlyTaskName@8, _basCreateURL@12, _basGetProfileInt@12, _basFreeLibrary@0, _basInitLibrary@4, _basGetPhysMemoryStatus@8, _basGetComputerName@0, _basNetAlert@16, _basValidatePath@8, _notEvent@4, _strDecode@12, _basResPwdCheck@4, _basWriteProfileString@12
aswcmnbs.dll
fsGetAvastSumpPath, secCreateSharedMutex, fsIsCriticalSystemFile, fsGetAvastReportPath, fsGetDriveStrings, DSA_FileVerifyWithSigCompare, DSA_FileGetSig, fsGetAvastProgramPath, StreamHashClose, usnCloseTracker, usnCreateFileCheckpoint, StreamHashGet, fsGetAvastTempFileName, StreamHashAdd, StreamHashInit, usnValidateFileCheckpoint, usnOpenTracker
aswcmnis.dll
crcGenerate32c, cyphSimpleCode
aswcmnos.dll
dep_fsOpenFileX, dep_fsGetFileSizeHandle, dep_fsReadFile, dep_fsCloseFile, dep_strNormalToNewUnicode, dep_strFreeString, dep_fsGetFileSize, dep_fsDeleteFile, dep_osIsWin2kOrBetter, dep_osIsValidAddress, dep_fsReadBR, dep_fsExistFileX, dep_fsEnableWow64FsRedirection, dep_fsDeleteFileX, dep_fsDeleteFileLaterX, dep_strCurrToNewUtf8, dep_fsWriteFile, dep_fsSetFilePointer, dep_strUnicodeToNormal
aswengldr.dll
avscanCheckPrivileges, avfilesScanAdd, avfilesScanRealMulti, avfilesScanResult, avfilesScanClear, avworkClose, avfilesGetStatistics, avfilesGetStatisticsTest, avscanShowCleaner, avldrLoadEngineAuxModule, avscanIsCriticalSystemFile, avfilesDeleteO, avscanEnableCloudServices, avfilesFileExistsExO, avfilesFileExistsExS, avfilesRepairO, avfilesRepairS, avfilesCreateObjectName, avfilesMoveO, avfilesMoveS, avfilesFreeObjectName, avfilesScanFileO, avfilesScanFile, avfilesDuplicateObjectName, avscanSetFindAllViruses, avscanSetFilePublisherChecking, avscanSetScanProgressParams, avscanSetImpersonification, avscanSetHashCalc, avscanSetCrashCallback, avscanSetHeuristicsCallback, avscanSetPriority, avscanSetSensitivity, avscanSetPackersRestriction, avscanSetPackersCallback, avworkInitialize, avworkSetCustomAlgoCallback, avldrCloseModule, avldrLoadModule, avldrCreateHandle, avfilesFreeObjectNameBuffer, avfilesGetObjectNameW, avscanGetScanProgress, avfilesSetExclude, avfilesDeleteS, avldrGetEngineInformation, avscanSetPackerBombRanges, avscanSetScanTaskGuid
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, RaiseException, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedExchange, LocalAlloc, ReadFile, GetFileSize, CreateFileW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetFileAttributesW, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, GetVolumeInformationW, CloseHandle, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, CreateMutexW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, CopyFileW, GetDriveTypeW, GetLogicalDrives, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetLastError, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, GetCurrentThread, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetTempFileNameW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, MultiByteToWideChar, GetPrivateProfileIntW, DeleteFileW, FindNextFileW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, SetLastError, GetLocalTime
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
rpcrt4.dll
NdrConformantArrayMarshall, NdrPointerFree, NdrConformantStringUnmarshall, NdrServerInitializeNew, NdrAllocate, I_RpcGetBuffer, RpcStringBindingParseW, RpcBindingToStringBindingW, RpcBindingServerFromClient, NdrConformantStringMarshall, NdrConvert, NdrSendReceive, NdrConformantArrayUnmarshall, NdrConformantStringBufferSize, NdrGetBuffer, NdrFreeBuffer, NdrConformantArrayBufferSize, NdrClientInitializeNew, RpcRaiseException, RpcStringBindingComposeW, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, RpcStringFreeW, RpcBindingFree
user32.dll
wsprintfW, LoadStringW, GetSystemMetrics
Export table
_ARConstructListFromString@8
_ARConstructStringFromList@4
_ARDeconstructListFromString@4
_FreeARList@4
_tskAddArea@8
_tskAddAreaEx@16
_tskAddNetAlert@8
_tskAdjustReportName@8
_tskAllocResultA@28
_tskAllocResultO@28
_tskAllocResultW@28
_tskARDeleteFile@12
_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
_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
_tskLaunchCleaner@8
_tskLaunchRepair@8
_tskLaunchSyncer@20
_tskLaunchSyncerWithRemediationServer@24
_tskLoadAntirootkit@4
_tskLogEvent@20
_tskLogResult@12
_tskLogStats@52
_tskLogSuspiciousAction@32
_tskPackerBits@8
_tskPrepareFalsePositiveSubmit@8
_tskProcessAreas@20
_tskProcessData@8
_tskProcessShieldNetAlertAndReport@12
_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 (Signed)

Remove ashtask.dll
Version:   8.0.1488.286
MD5:   5ff1382716ded97328800acf723735f1
SHA1:   f1e2d2d5e9195ec623b8e8bdbba0c79ab92ceda6

What is ashtask.dll?

Task Handling Module - 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 ashtask.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: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:8.0.1488.286
Size:152.84 KB (156,512 bytes)
Build date:5/2/2013 10:24 AM
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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.50%
Windows 7 Professional 13.00%
Windows 8 4.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro 3.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
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 N 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 32.83% of avast! Antivirus.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.09%
Hewlett-Packard 15.53%
Acer 13.24%
ASUS 11.87%
Toshiba 11.87%
Intel 7.31%
Lenovo 5.48%
Samsung 2.74%
GIGABYTE 2.74%
American Megatrends 2.28%
Sony 1.83%
Compaq 1.83%
MSI 0.91%
Medion 0.91%
Gateway 0.91%
Packard Bell 0.46%
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