Versions

10,5,3,4405	24.24%
10,5,2,4379	3.03%
10,5,1,4369	15.15%
10,5,0,4339	30.30%
10,4,49,4168	15.15%
10,2,21,3698	12.12%

There are 6 versions of adawareservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 10,5,3,4405. It is started as a Windows Service with the name '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 1.18 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Lavasoft Limited by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0004% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.78 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.03 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 17 Bytes per minute for reads and 9 Bytes per minute for writes.

Ad-Aware Antivirus Service 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.