AAWService.exe
Ad-Aware Service Application by Lavasoft AB (Signed)
Overview
aawservice.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 9, 0, 1, 0. It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service' and described as “Ad-Aware Service”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.26 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Lavasoft AB by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Ad-Aware from Lavasoft. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0013% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 111.27 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.3 MB per minute for reads and 110.27 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | aawservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Lavasoft |
| Product name: | Ad-Aware Service Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware\aawservice.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Lavasoft AB |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, October 9, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service |
| Description: | “Ad-Aware Service” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Ad-Aware Service Application.)
Ad-Aware is an anti-spyware and anti-virus program developed by Lavasoft that detects and removes malware, spyware and adware on a user's computer. According to Lavasoft, Ad-Aware detects spyware, com...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of aawservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service'
All file variations of aawservice.exe
