adawarelauncher.exe
Ad-Aware Antivirus Launcher by Lavasoft Limited (Signed)
Overview
There are 7 versions of adawarelauncher.exe in the wild, the latest version being 10,5,3,4405. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 1.96 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Lavasoft Limited by VeriSign.
What is adawarelauncher.exe?
Ad-Aware Antivirus Launcher is part of Ad-Aware, 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.
About adawarelauncher.exe (from Lavasoft Limited)
“Built upon our legendary anti-spyware and antivirus protection, Ad-Aware real-time web-filtering technology safeguards your PC against phishing attacks and online scams, allowing you to stay protected”
 Details
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| File name: | adawarelauncher.exe |
| Publisher: | Lavasoft Limited |
| Product name: | Ad-Aware Antivirus Launcher |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\ad-aware antivirus\adawarelauncher.exe |
| Original name: | Ad-Aware Antivirus Launcher.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Lavasoft Limited |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of adawarelauncher.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Ad-Aware Antivirus Scheduled Scan' runs daily in the path '\Ad-Aware Antivirus Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Ad-Aware Antivirus Scheduled Scan.job'
- Entry path '\Ad-Aware Antivirus Scheduled Scan'
All file variations of adawarelauncher.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.78% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
11.11% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
5.56% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
5.56% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.11% of Ad-Aware Antivirus Launcher.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
46.67% |
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| Dell |
26.67% |
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| Acer |
13.33% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.67% |
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| Samsung |
6.67% |
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