Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8, 3, 1, 0 50.00%
8, 0, 0, 0 50.00%

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Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorSacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetUserNameW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
gdi32.dll
SetTextColor, SetBkMode, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps, StretchBlt, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePen, Rectangle, GetStockObject, CreateCompatibleDC, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateFontW, GetObjectW, BitBlt, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
HeapSetInformation, LocalFree, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, CreateProcessW, SetErrorMode, CreateMutexW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapAlloc, LoadLibraryW, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcessId, SetConsoleScreenBufferSize, GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, CloseHandle, SetConsoleTitleW, AllocConsole, GetStdHandle, FormatMessageW, OutputDebugStringW, GetProcessHeap, GetCurrentThreadId, IsDebuggerPresent, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileExW, GetFileAttributesW, GetModuleFileNameW, FindClose, SearchPathW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, InterlockedExchange, CreateFileW, WaitNamedPipeW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, CancelIo, WriteFile, ReadFile, GetOverlappedResult, GetLocalTime, WaitForMultipleObjects, ResetEvent, InterlockedIncrement, WaitForSingleObject, GetTickCount, SetEvent, CreateEventW, TerminateThread, GetModuleHandleW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, GetCurrentProcess, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, ReleaseMutex, GetLastError
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
psapi.dll
GetModuleBaseNameW
rpcrt4.dll
UuidCreate
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW
user32.dll
EnumDisplayMonitors, ReleaseDC, SendMessageW, SetWindowTextW, GetWindowDC, DrawTextExW, UpdateWindow, ShowWindow, SetTimer, GetSystemMetrics, FindWindowW, SetWindowPos, SetForegroundWindow, IsWindowVisible, DestroyWindow, KillTimer, GetParent, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetDC, OffsetRect, EndPaint, GetForegroundWindow, PtInRect, TrackMouseEvent, RegisterWindowMessageW, wsprintfW, DestroyIcon, GetDesktopWindow, InsertMenuItemW, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuW, PostMessageW, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, LoadImageW, GetLastInputInfo, SystemParametersInfoW, FindWindowExW, GetWindowTextW, BeginPaint, GetWindowRect, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, DrawTextW, DefWindowProcW, PostQuitMessage, RegisterClassExW, LoadCursorW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, MessageBoxW, GetCursorPos, CreateWindowExW

AAWTray.exe

Ad-Aware Tray Application by Lavasoft AB (Signed)

Remove AAWTray.exe
Version:   8, 3, 1, 0
MD5:   e0911890a95d6b3572f65d747efdcdb6
SHA1:   06a931e62543159d51e8a3974c09b3696a02bd22
SHA256:   11c312e32d9abeb0b711c03f5f046a702771972135421601017c52906f436729

Overview

aawtray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent aawservice.exe (Ad-Aware Service Application by Lavasoft AB). This is typically installed with the program Ad-Aware published by Lavasoft. The file is digitally signed by Lavasoft AB which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:aawtray.exe
Publisher:Lavasoft
Product name:Ad-Aware Tray Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware\aawtray.exe
File version:8, 3, 1, 0
Size:906.73 KB (928,496 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Lavasoft AB
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, October 9, 2008
Expiration date:Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Lavasoft
9% remove
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, computer viruses, dialers, Trojans, bots, rootkits, data miners, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00038876%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001171%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00037705%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:21,411/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.97 MB
Private (minimum):532 KB
Non-paged memory:2.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:68.48 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.51 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.97 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.3 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,893/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:7.57 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:251 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:63
600
GUI GDI count:44
103
GUI GDI peak:45
142
GUI USER count:11
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware\aawtray.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:aawservice.exe (Ad-Aware Service Application by Lavasoft AB)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of Ad-Aware Tray Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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