saHook.dll
McAfee SiteAdvisor by McAfee (Signed)
Overview
There are 26 versions of sahook.dll in the wild, the latest version being 3,7,0,190. sahook.dll is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. The average file size is about 18.13 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to McAfee by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.81 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 10.45 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 181 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is sahook.dll?
SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. The functionality of SiteAdvisor can be accessed either through a Browser Plugin or by submitting a URL to the website. SiteAdvisor only rates sites based on the risk of malware or spam.
About sahook.dll (from McAfee)
“McAfee SiteAdvisor software is a free browser plug-in that provides simple Web site safety ratings and a Secure Search box so you can surf, search and shop more safely. With SiteAdvisor software insta”
Details |
File name: | sahook.dll |
Publisher: | McAfee, Inc. |
Product name: | McAfee SiteAdvisor |
Description: | SiteAdvisor |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\sahook.dll |
Certificate |
Issued to: | McAfee |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of McAfee SiteAdvisor.)
SiteAdvisor is a service that reports on the safety of web sites by crawling the web and testing the sites it finds for malware and spam. A paid version of McAfee SiteAdvisor, McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus,...
All file variations of sahook.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.07% |
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Windows 8 |
14.89% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
5.59% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.79% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
3.99% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
3.99% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.46% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.93% |
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Windows 8.1 |
2.66% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
2.66% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
2.13% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.60% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.33% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.33% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.80% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
0.53% |
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Windows 8 Release Preview |
0.27% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 51.73% of McAfee SiteAdvisor.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
26.63% |
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Acer |
19.06% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
16.71% |
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Sony |
12.01% |
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Toshiba |
8.88% |
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ASUS |
5.74% |
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NEC |
4.18% |
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Lenovo |
3.66% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.31% |
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Alienware |
1.31% |
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American Megatrends |
0.52% |
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